The Nut On The Hill
Still Hill Brewery

 

Rating based on first batch in 4Q17 strong nut and roasted malts notes. 2017 batch tended to be overpowering with yeast overall, can be a solid brown ale if more of the toffee and nutty notes from the malt come thru more

 

 

 

 

Sampling a cool growler poured into a snifter. I picked up the growler at the brewery on a recent visit. The beer pours a slightly hazy copper to chestnut hue with a creamy beige head of 2 cm foaming u p and it fades to a sturdy edge layer, with only the faintest spotty lattice on my glass. the aroma is sweet malt with caramel and brown sugar and just a bit of cereal and toasted malt. A nice straightforward and appealing malty aroma on this beer.
The first sip reveals an average body with a slightly syrupy texture and very fine tingly carbonation. Very easy drinking physical traits on this beer.
Flavor is all malt on this beer with caramel and some grainy cereal malt. A little bit of sweetness and some toasted notes linger long after each sip. I dont get any booze and the hop profile on this beer is limited as well. Seems to be a pretty good example of the style. Definitely worth a shot if you stop by the brewery.