Great Notion: Peanut Brother

Great first beer. PB very strong on the nose. Tastes of PB and bitter chocolate. I love PB stouts and this is a good one. Very well balanced. Great start to the box.

 

Right fine effort here! Rich, very tasty, great burp.,

 

After hearing so much about the Peanut Brother I cracked that one open for the game. No regrets, really, really good. "Only 9%" so might try one more for the second half if anyone has recommendations.

 

I don't want to like peanut butter beer dammit but god help me, I do. And this is a good one.



So this does taste great, like a liquid peanut butter cup as advertised, but peanut butter isn't listed on the can and natural and artificial flavor are. What I'm smelling and tasting sure come across like peanut butter though. No denying that this is a delicious novelty at least.

 

Take home points: great beer- not as sweet as PB fusion but also doesn't taste quite as high-end. The overall balance of this beer gives it an edge over PB fusion for us though. Both are great beers!

Overall score 4.39- Full Review

Pours a dark brown nearly black with a foamy tan head that sticks down the glass.

Nose is extremely strong of rich chunky peanut butter. Some mild roasted malt in the background but peanut butter is definitely the showcase.

Flavor is similar to the nose. Upfront is a hint of chocolate with a roasted malt backbone. The peanut butter comes in the middle and hits hard until the end. Left to linger is a hint of roasted malt and a ton of peanut butter.

Mouthfeel is good. Rich and thick, medium carbonation. Good but could be smoother.

Overall this is a great stout. Definitely highlights peanut butter. Has a nice roasted malt backbone so there is a nice balance- it doesn't get too sweet.

 

Ventured into the extreme box of big stouts,peanut brother stout was excellent.
Paired it with homemade peanut butter cookies and it worked really well. This made for an excellent dessert beer with it coming off as peanut butter and chocolate without tasting artificial.
Sorry I have to work tomorrow or else I would try another big stout.
Again,many thanks @Todd

 

This was the first beer out of my extreme box. I’m still looking for the peanut butter stout that knocks my socks off. That could be because peanut butter cups are my favorite chocolate bar. That said, this is one of the better ones I’ve tried. You definitely get the peanut butter aroma. It does taste better if you let it warm up to room temperature.

 

idk why, and i couldn’t tell you the rest of my planned order, but this was always going to be my first stout of this box.

really good peanut butter and chocolate flavors on it. i got a little less peanut butter and more roasted peanuts on the nose, but either way this was a real treat. quite easy to drink too for 9% and such a rich flavor profile. cheers!!

 

2nd of EBB: Big Stouts. 3rd year of amazing Great Notion Stouts. Ruby-brown w/ a thick brown head. Amazing peanut butter aroma. Creamy mouthfeel. Dark chocolate & fresh ground peanut butter. It’s bitter in the finish, so you know it’s an Imperial Stout. I’m really impressed with Great Notion’s Stouts so far.

 

Really liked this Peanut brew!

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Motor oil black pour. Head takes a minute but then is bold. Aroma is almost all peanut butter. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Taste is heavy on the peanut butter with some chocolate and a little bitterness on the finish. As it warms up, the chocolate is more prevalent. Overall, a very good brew.

 

My 3rd from the Peanut Butter/Dessert/PastryBeer Box. A very nice looking beer, dark brown, thick, no light passes thru it, frothy brown head is gone in a flash. Nose says peanuts and chocolate, I get some milk sugar along with the peanuts and chocolate. Thick'n smooth, not much carbonation. Finishes way too sweet. IMHO, the dessert/pastry stouts should come in 8oz glasses. I'll put the unfinished can in fridge, maybe I can choke the rest down later.

 

A great dessert style beer. I drank it second simply because sweet isn't always my thing. The peanut butter is definitely at the front but the warmer it drank, the sweeter and more chocolatey it got, but not in a bad way. I'm definitely not putting away two or more of these in a night just because of the sweetness. I tend to prefer a bitter, stronger stout but this was a really fun drink. I dug it out and I really appreciated the info video above from Great Notion, a really nice addition.

 

Halfway through the box! Wow, this is really a drinkable peanut butter cup. It’s not as complex as some of the other stouts, but damn is it tasty. The aroma is straight up PB and chocolate, the taste follows suit, there’s a little bitterness. I wouldn’t want to drink this all the time, but this kind of dessert beer is right up my alley. It’s not over the top and it’s just a pleasure to drink.

 

I've seen a lot of positive notes in these Extreme Stout threads on each beer. I have to admit, though, that combining my skepticism of pastry stouts and after having a fair amount of Great Notion beers on visits to Portland, I wasn't expecting much. Add the fact that the GF and I shared a pastry stout from the brewer that was distributed here recently and it fell short of worth the price, and I was a bit skeptical.

However, I am pleasantly surprised. The peanut butter wafted towards my nose on the pour with a metallic note, and while that unexpected tinge didn't disappear with closer inspection, I think its the cacao and hops that are disrupting the pure PB aromas.

The taste is not as sweet as I'd feared, and has an impression of a blend of coffee and chocolate liqueur laced with fresh ground peanut butter. On the down side, the metallic note does come through in the taste in varying degrees. Much more dark chocolate than I'd expect from a peanut butter cup, but that works better in the beer form.

This one seems on a teeter-totter for me, a handful of good things, with some off-kilter aspects that stand out more than I'd like. Overall, a positive experience, however.