Half-Nuts Rye
Draught Works

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From:
Draught Works
 
Montana, United States
Style:
American Brown Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 3.02%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Dec 21, 2013
Added:
Jan 08, 2012
Wants:
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Gots:
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A tribute beer from Milestown Brewing of Miles City, MT, the brewery that Draught Works Brewer and Co-Owner, Jeff Grant’s father owned and operated for over ten years. The recipe is a play-off of Milestown’s original “Half-nuts Rye”, with a few minor tweaks and an increased gravity to achieve the desirable “winter warming” effect. What a great time to commemorate and show appreciation for the upbringing that helped inspire Draught Works! Half-Nuts Rye is a full bodied Brown Ale brewed with Pale, Crystal, Chocolate and Munich malts, along with a portion of malted rye to create a slightly spicy, nutty rye character to further add to the complexity. There is also an addition of natural hazelnut, further enhancing the subtle nutty-character. Half-nuts Rye is hopped with traditional English hop verities lending an earthy aroma, blending well with the malt and nut character.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.75 by elektronen from Montana

Dec 21, 2013
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Reviewed by EricCioe from Montana

3.53/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is the first Draught Works seasonal, a rye brown with hazelnuts.

This pours a murky brown with a small head that sticks around well and leaves good lace all the way down. It seems like all of their beers look good. On the nose there is a melding a nuts and spice. Without the rye and hazelnut, this would have been a very nutty nut brown. The rye adds a nice fuzzy spiciness, sharper than wheat, and the hazelnuts sort of sit on top of the mix. In the mouth, the nuttiness is huge and compliments the rye very well. For me, the hazelnuts are almost superfluous and I'd be really interested to try this beer without them. The body is medium or maybe a little thinner, with a medium finish where the rye sticks around longest.

Overall, this is a decent brew, but certainly not my favorite from Draught Works. I'd be really curious to try a version of this without the hazelnuts.
Jan 08, 2012