Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale

Reviewed By: Rick S.
Style: English Brown Ale
State/Country: England
ABV: 5.0%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 9.5
Deep copper color, thick creamy head with great lacing.

Smell: 10
Toffee, caramel, sweet malt, butterscotch, apples and hay


Taste: 9.5
Up Front: Mild hops and caramel, with  nuts and sweet malt in the middle, and a mineral character in the long finish

Mouthfeel: 9
Medium body with low-medium carbonation, and a dry finish

Drinkability: 10
Amazingly smooth and mellow!

Overall Score: 9.6

Value: 10
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.96

Overall Impression:
This is the classic Norther English Brown Ale!  It is smooth, warm nutty, and it has the signature butterscotch and mineral character that Samuel Smith beers are known for.  It simply does not get better than this!  As it was with their Taddy Porter, this was like revisiting a long lost friend.  I love Samuel Smith beers and I will be drinking them often.