Buster Nut Brown Ale
Ska Brewing Co.

Buster Nut Brown AleBuster Nut Brown Ale
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From:
Ska Brewing Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
5.15%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 12.72%
Reviews:
126
Ratings:
278
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 03, 2019
Added:
Apr 07, 2002
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  32
Malts: Victory & Munich
Hops: Northern Brewer, Cascade, & Willamette
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Ratings by DavoleBomb:
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Reviewed by DavoleBomb from Pennsylvania

2.54/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Poured into a pint glass. Thanks to LusciousJackson for this.

4.0 A: Clear deep amber mahogany color. One finger of beige, creamy head with average retention and a nice ring of lacing.

2.5 S: The nose is weak overall, but the worst part is how weak the nuttiness is. It is too weak to be pleasant and I'd actually prefer it to not be there at all. It's about as satisfying as a Coca-Cola that has sat in a glass with ice for too long. Grainy overall, with a touch of breadiness. Not impressed.

2.5 T: Taste is pretty much the same of the nose. Grainy backbone with watered down nuttiness and toastiness. Doubly not impressed.

2.0 M: Water body. Good moderate carbonation. Smooth because it is akin to water.

2.5 D: Certainly worse that average. They need to throw in some more malt and mash a lot higher. Too light and watery to appreciate.
Jun 03, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Nov 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

May 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kolb from Montana

Apr 26, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by dankabier1 from Colorado

Feb 14, 2019
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Reviewed by ZenAgnostic from Texas

4.18/5  rDev +20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - Big tan head with decent stick and decent retention. Head readily returns with a gentle swirl of the glass. Clear, deep to medium-deep brown body. 4

Smell - Coffee, nut, caramel. 4

Taste - Nutty. Coffee. 4.25

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Almost creamy but also effervescent enough to cut through that and leave a clean finish. 4.25

Overall - Delicious, appetizing. Smooth. 4.25
Jan 04, 2019
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.79/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Chestnut; bread crust + Frangellico; toasted front, tart bite, some caramel nut sweetness, and a bitter cut; medium + chewy; dry finish.

4 4 3.75 4 3.75

Very English. Simple to a fault, if still better than Nukey. Sessionable, but as these come into vogue there are better examples.
Sep 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by Knobs303 from Colorado

Jul 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.54 by WDJersey from Colorado

May 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.13 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Apr 05, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a semi-burnt dark orange almost brown color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Some light lace.
The aroma had some sweet to roasty nuts, somewhat like pecans and then a gentle roasted coffee bean backdrop. Slight earthy hops.
The flavor leaned into the sweetness initially and then developed a little bit of roast from the coffee bean. Earthiness seemed barely there. Aftertaste of nuts, somewhat sweet and roasty.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good, somewhat low, but I didn't mind. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nicely done English brown ale that I would have again if I could get it.
Jun 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.11 by mancavebeercouch from Colorado

May 04, 2017
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3.43/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Light brown color; light easily passes through.

Nice offwhite head; decent lacing.

Nuts & coffee in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Not a ton of flavor here, hints of coffee & nuts but mostly on the watery side. Smells better than it tastes.
Dec 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by bnes09 from Illinois

Dec 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by ColoradoRich from Colorado

Oct 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by Determined_021 from New Mexico

Oct 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.22 by telescifly from Colorado

Sep 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jodio from Texas

Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by 10Crumra from Texas

Jul 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Jcarriglio from Florida

May 08, 2016
Buster Nut Brown Ale from Ska Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 278 ratings