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Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale
Tröegs Brewing Company
- From:
- Tröegs Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
Ranked #58 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,669 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 11.29%
- Reviews:
- 445
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 05, 2022
- Added:
- May 13, 2002
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 26
Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale is back on tap in our Tasting Room for a limited time. Originally released as “Nut Brown Ale,” Rugged Trail was eventually given a makeover and became one of our first year-round beers. Rugged Trail boasts a deep bronze hue, rocky head, and subtle hop aroma. Toasted Amber and Chocolate malts impart a rich nutty character and creamy texture, making Rugged Trail an obvious quaffing delight! 5.0% ABV and 33 IBU. 2014 Availability: draft and growler fills only.
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Ratings by blitheringidiot:
Reviewed by blitheringidiot from Pennsylvania
3.4/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
3.4/5 rDev -8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
From a 12 oz. browner with no Freshness date info, Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale pours a deep brown, almost mahagony color into me pilsner glass, under an impressive tight tan cake like head, and a flow of carbonation bubbles streaming up the glass.
Strong sweet malts pervade the nose, almost like an a nutmeg & ice cream aroma.
First swigs: A delicately roasted caramel dry malt greeting, almost like a thin stout. Hops are squeaking out but barely. A bit of cocoa, pepper & mixed spice tastes blend, then lead to a lingering malt aftertaste.
Soft carbonation and a pillowy head make for a smooth drink. Gets a bit cloying to be a gulper, but I could have maybe one more until it's too much.
Last swigs: Brown Ale is kind of a type that is not really well defined. This is a flavorful Nut Brown. Malts overwhelm the taste, but not to a fault. An interesting and creative beer ofering, especially since this is from German influenced mid-PA Yuenglingville.
Beer is good. Happy local beering.
Jul 31, 2004Strong sweet malts pervade the nose, almost like an a nutmeg & ice cream aroma.
First swigs: A delicately roasted caramel dry malt greeting, almost like a thin stout. Hops are squeaking out but barely. A bit of cocoa, pepper & mixed spice tastes blend, then lead to a lingering malt aftertaste.
Soft carbonation and a pillowy head make for a smooth drink. Gets a bit cloying to be a gulper, but I could have maybe one more until it's too much.
Last swigs: Brown Ale is kind of a type that is not really well defined. This is a flavorful Nut Brown. Malts overwhelm the taste, but not to a fault. An interesting and creative beer ofering, especially since this is from German influenced mid-PA Yuenglingville.
Beer is good. Happy local beering.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by RozzieBoy from Rhode Island
4.04/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Freshest by 12/27/22.
L - dark copper/near brown with thick two-finger head. Decent lacing.
S - malty, mild roast.
T - roasty/smoky mix. Really nice.
F - near medium mouthfeel. Fairly smooth.
O - a really good beer. Can’t wait to have this by the fire pit.
Nov 05, 2022L - dark copper/near brown with thick two-finger head. Decent lacing.
S - malty, mild roast.
T - roasty/smoky mix. Really nice.
F - near medium mouthfeel. Fairly smooth.
O - a really good beer. Can’t wait to have this by the fire pit.
Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey
4.04/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
(12 oz can, freshest by 12/27/2022; purchased a cold single at the brewery last night... poured into a 14 oz mug)
L: crystal-clear, chestnut brown liquid; tall stand of open-build tan foam, collapsing all chunky... barely a collar by the end, little lace
S: nutty chocolate with some roasted barley accenting... leafy, piney hop overtones... nice expressiveness overall, potency moderate
T: relatively earthy hop-forward, dry biscuity malt foundation... hop static and toasty grain flavors humming in the aftertaste... is that a mild phenolic (band aid) note building over time? - this in addition to the increasing intensity of thoroughly-roasted graininess
F: rich, near medium-bodied slow flow; little bit of residual viscosity... roasted malts leave a slight smoky warmth at the back of the palate... dry and smooth enough for slugging
O: before having this on draft (a tall glass, over 20 oz?!) at the brewery last night, I hadn't seen nor drank this since maybe the mid-aughts??; minor thrill to partake in it again... the draft version tasted slightly different (see below)
NOTES from draft pour last night: grape and toasted dark dried fruit?!... nutty, latently roasty aftertaste... herbal root beer undertones??... deliberate attempt to make this stand out against their 'Nator?... thin, slow, smooth-bodied... subtle chocolate chip cookie malt notes (2015)
Sep 12, 2022L: crystal-clear, chestnut brown liquid; tall stand of open-build tan foam, collapsing all chunky... barely a collar by the end, little lace
S: nutty chocolate with some roasted barley accenting... leafy, piney hop overtones... nice expressiveness overall, potency moderate
T: relatively earthy hop-forward, dry biscuity malt foundation... hop static and toasty grain flavors humming in the aftertaste... is that a mild phenolic (band aid) note building over time? - this in addition to the increasing intensity of thoroughly-roasted graininess
F: rich, near medium-bodied slow flow; little bit of residual viscosity... roasted malts leave a slight smoky warmth at the back of the palate... dry and smooth enough for slugging
O: before having this on draft (a tall glass, over 20 oz?!) at the brewery last night, I hadn't seen nor drank this since maybe the mid-aughts??; minor thrill to partake in it again... the draft version tasted slightly different (see below)
NOTES from draft pour last night: grape and toasted dark dried fruit?!... nutty, latently roasty aftertaste... herbal root beer undertones??... deliberate attempt to make this stand out against their 'Nator?... thin, slow, smooth-bodied... subtle chocolate chip cookie malt notes (2015)
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours reddish brown with a small light brown head. Smells of darker roasted grain with slight fruitiness. Tastes of dark roasted grain with fruitiness and nuttiness. Beer is light bodied and very easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Jan 01, 2019Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.96/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
on tap at the brewery this afternoon.
clear dark brown with a reddish hue body. good off white head which persists throughout and leaves nice lacing.
not too much on the nose except malts
solid tasting English brown ale. good and malty, a little nutty, and none of that slight sourness you get from time to time.
medium on the mouth, slightly sweet and malty on the finish.
Another very good offering from Troegs, who show quality in their diversity of brews almost every time.
Sep 17, 2017clear dark brown with a reddish hue body. good off white head which persists throughout and leaves nice lacing.
not too much on the nose except malts
solid tasting English brown ale. good and malty, a little nutty, and none of that slight sourness you get from time to time.
medium on the mouth, slightly sweet and malty on the finish.
Another very good offering from Troegs, who show quality in their diversity of brews almost every time.
Rugged Trail Nut Brown Ale from Tröegs Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
567 ratings
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