Irish Style Nut Brown Ale
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub

Irish Style Nut Brown AleIrish Style Nut Brown Ale
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From:
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub
 
Washington, United States
Style:
English Brown Ale
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 12.46%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
26
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 01, 2018
Added:
Jan 31, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  3
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Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 01, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle to mug, the appearance was a semi-dark murky brown color with a one finger's white foamy head that settled to leave a collar of white foamy lace.
The aroma had some soft sweet nuts, somewhat roasty and sweet with a smooth caramel/toffee malt breadiness.
The flavor was mostly sweet underscored by a light breadiness and then the roast came in ever so slightly. Aftertaste was quick and malty sweet.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation actually felt just a tickle under but didn't seem to distract any "off" sort of feels about it. ABV felt spot on.
Overall, not a bad English brown ale. I'd come back to if I ever had the chance.
Jun 26, 2017
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Reviewed by MartyMaltose from Washington

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
(2015 12oz bottle in pint glass) Refreshing in many ways: feels full and cold; nice antidote to sweeter, richer beers without having zero taste; sane ABV; and finally a brown ale that doesn't totally disappoint (they all *look* like they might be Samuel Smith's...but then...). It's currently making a great combination with a meaty pizza.
May 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by RHVC59 from Oregon

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Wiz99 from Minnesota

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Jul 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by TTTBeer from Massachusetts

May 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by memphischas from Tennessee

Apr 03, 2014
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Reviewed by RoamingGnome from Wisconsin

2.98/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Hale's Ales Nut Brown Ale

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into an English dimpled pint. Served chilled.

A) Rich brown brew with a pretty small tan head, which settled to a wispy dusting, and eventually a thin collar. No lacing...

S) Dark malt, roasty, very faint chocolate and a bit of a nutty aroma.

T) A fair amount of medium roast. This is earthy and has some grassy hop bitterness. For a nut brown, I expected this to have a little more of a nutty flavor. It did pick up a bit with some warmth. Not the best aftertaste for a brown ale as far as I'm concerned.

M) Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. A less than desirable lingering aftertaste disrupts the mouthfeel on this beer from my perspective.

O) Not terrible, but not a brown ale I would revisit.
May 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Laklimell from Washington

May 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by jnoelani from Washington

Aug 16, 2012
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Reviewed by sukwonee from Washington

3.44/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Great looking beer. Cloudy dark brown with half a finger head with spotty lacing.

S: Not much... just some caramel malt

T: It kind of tastes like a typical wee heavy, except, it's unnessarily bitter at the end. All malt, no hop flavor detected.

M: It feels a bit too thin and a bit too much carbonation.

O: I wouldn't seek our for this. I tried it because it was local and buddy of mine gave me a bottle to try. Nothing special here.
May 20, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 25, 2012
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Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati

3.63/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served in straight pint glass. Poured a clean, clear brown with 3/4 inch of medium brown head that had good retention and moderate lacing.

The aroma was typically malty, earthy and a bit sweet.The flavors were also pretty typical, not as sweet as the aroma and had just a bit of a hop tickle on the finish.

The body was about average, medium and smooth. Drinkability was very good, you could easily have several of these in a session. Overall a nice beer that's worth shot if you see it.
Feb 11, 2011
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Reviewed by Bookseeb from Washington

3.1/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Appearance is a dark brown in color with a thin head and nill lace. Smell of lightly roasted malt, nutty with mild hop. Taste has a nutty roasted maltiness with a good spike of hop. Mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. A little roasty for my buds, but overall not too bad.
Jan 15, 2011
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.52/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This is a decent, solid brown ale, very much in the mould of an English brown ale (despite similarities and shared history and commonality between English and Irish ales, this definitely leans to me more to the English side) but a little unbalanced and too overpowering on the sweet-sour side. It is, though, one of the better Hale's beers I've had, but I need to try more.

Very dark brown, almost black, it has a medium creamy tan head slowly shrinking to a foamy ring and leaving some lace.

Aroma is very malty, toasty with moist & rich whole wheat bread and breadcrust, earhty with hints of wood, nut, dark toasty barley, and a hint of caramel. The aroma is quite strong and quite good, rich and fairly complex.

Taste has similarities to the aroma and is strong, but, as noted, is a bit unbalanced and too intense on the sweet-sour quality, which thoroughly dominates the drink and leaves it rather one-dimensional, instead of being a part of a complex whole. It has a strong winey-toasty barley and bread up front with sour, turned plums and cherry, before a toasty, dry, woody bitterness joins in at the dry finish, dominated otherwise by . The sweet-sour woody-nutty-turned fruit quality thoroughly dominates it, except for the finish. It has some great elements, but needs restraint and better integration and balance of the elements. Dirnkability is, as a result, not high, although it is not bad.
Sep 24, 2010
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Reviewed by jkdrummer from Washington

3.88/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
If you pour it right, a nice foamy head forms but soon dissipates into a good rim lace. Dark dark brown. Not much for aroma. Creamy texture. Really strong nutty taste and some hints of smoky peat. The mild bite of hops are present but keeps its place and doesn't overpower. Great Spring time warmer and is a good session ale for sure. I'd recommend it.
Mar 21, 2010
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Reviewed by RedDiamond from Oregon

3.55/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
This late winter brown ale features explosive lace and modest portions of targeted flavor. It is glowing mahogany and tastes nutty, woody, with a note of the wet cardboard oxidation blues. It is thin but workable with forward bittering in the northern English style. It's not clear to me why Hale's dubs it "Irish".
Mar 28, 2008
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Reviewed by 1whiskey from Oregon

4.47/5  rDev +26.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
12 oz bottle with a twisty cap. Nice label. Pours out a deep garnet color with very little in the way of a head.

Smells a little bit spicy with an herbal character, balanced well by some malt. Appealing.

Very dry on the palate...more herbal spice up front, followed by a biscuit malt backbone. Perhaps more "toasty" than "nutty", but really very pleasant. Well balanced and easy to drink...not overly malty or sweet. What's not to like? This is great.

It's so dry it makes my mouth pucker. I love that. Carbonation level is low overall, but fits the overall feel of the beer well. Drinkability is superb, it's limited only by the beer's seasonal status. I'd drink this all year if I could.

Very nice beer and a pleasant surprise. This is a nice departure from the usual mediocre brown ales. Highly recommended.
Mar 16, 2008
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho

3.83/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
12 oz picked up today from the Boise Coop for $1.40.. poured into my New Belgium snifter.

Short lasting 1" light tan head left behind touches of lacing .. brew is fairly clear brown with deep red highlites when held to a light.

Toasty malts and big whiffs of yeastiness esters ... when it combines with the light aroma it sorta strikes me as metallic smelling... light caramel.

Toasty biscuity ... finally getting the "nutty" .. not very sweet at all.. more dry than expected .. not bad in any way ...but not too great either... drinkability is key... but no doubt I would get bored after 1-2. Fairly light viscosity ... and lower carbonation.
Feb 14, 2008
Irish Style Nut Brown Ale from Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 26 ratings