Village Nut Brown Ale
Oak Creek Brewery and Grill

Village Nut Brown AleVillage Nut Brown Ale
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From:
Oak Creek Brewery and Grill
 
Arizona, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 10.14%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 02, 2020
Added:
Sep 06, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
This northern Arizona favorite has a consistent nutty flavor with just a hint of spice in its depths. A slowly emerging bitterness crops up along the way and is unobtrusively incorporated into the smooth flow. It finishes with a gentle nuttiness and spiciness. Excellent with steaks, chops and ribs!
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Ratings by mactrail:
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.22/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
I can't fault the general sudsiness, but the head does dissipate rapidly. The color is quite attractive, and I'd call it more coppery than brown. The aroma does have a bit of coffee and

In the nut family, this make me think of piñon nuts. But it's more of the bitter shells than that rich sweetness. There is a dishwater sort of backwash to this. Buttery and quite mineral flavored. Some malty sugars finally emerge along with the woody taste. A slight bitter aftertaste.

This is kind of uninspired, even for the English style of Brown Ales. It seems technically alright, but that flat vegetable flavor is not so nice. If this was just 4% ABV, I'd be more charitable. From the 12 oz bottle bought at AJ's Fine Foods in Chandler.
Apr 19, 2013
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.58/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A: The beer is brown when viewed from afar—when held up to the light it is clear and very dark red in color with a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short bright white head that died down, leaving a narrow collar of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of nutty malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has a subtle bit of associated sweetness along with faint hints of caramel. There is a slight amount of bitterness.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied and a bit thin on the palate and with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is quite nutty and has just enough underlying malts to mask most of the sweetness.

Serving type: bottle
Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.58 by smithj4 from New York

Dec 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.45 by TripleBXpress from Texas

Nov 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by EMV from Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by Dougwillhike from New Jersey

Oct 11, 2015
 
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Oct 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by GraduatedCashew from California

Sep 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.53 by crobinso from Colorado

Jul 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.28 by OCMutt from New York

Nov 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by yemenmocha from Arizona

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.52 by Rjk1954 from California

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Rated: 3.5 by LXIXME from New Mexico

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Village Nut Brown Ale from Oak Creek Brewery and Grill
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 50 ratings