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Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
4pk-12oz Btls$11.99
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
England- English Brown Ale- This ale pours a walnut-like colour with a palate suggesting hazelnuts. It has a wonderful balance of roasted Crystal malt and aromatic hops and a long clean finish. Confirmed vegan by The Vegan Society.
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Product Details
OVERVIEW
Subtype / Style
English Brown Ales originated as bottled versions of Mild Ales, with two primary types. Southern English Brown Ale, or London Brown Ale, is dark in color, sweet and fruity and not well-known in the United States, as few examples are brewed today, and none is exported across the pond. Northern English Brown Ale, on the other hand, is the style most consumed across England today, as well as in other countries, due to the wide exportation of Newcastle Brown Ale. Another version widely available in the United States is Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale. Many American craft breweries offer an English Brown Ale-style beer as well. A reddish copper-brown brew, most English Brown Ale is certainly considered malty, yet it has a more balancing bitterness from Noble and English hops than its Southern English counterpart. Malt character casts a perceived nutty note in the aroma and flavor along with light caramel. The beer typically has a dry finish, and some versions may exhibit a toasty personality. ABV range is generally a bit higher in modern versions of this style than in Mild Ales.
Producer Story
Founded in 1758 in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England, Samuel Smith – also known as The Old Brewery – is indeed the oldest brewery in Yorkshire. With traditional brewing methods used since its founding, the brewery still makes its own barrels and repairs all of its oak casks. The original well, sunk in 1758, is still in use, with its gypsum-rich hard brewing water drawn from 85 feet underground.
Samuel Smith’s ales and stouts are fermented in stone Yorkshire squares made of solid slabs of slate, which give the beers a fuller-bodied taste. The yeast is of the same strain used in the 19th century. Samuel Smith beers are brewed solely from natural ingredients without any chemical additives, raw-material adjuncts, artificial sweeteners, colorings, flavorings or preservatives.
The little town of Tadcaster is home to three breweries, and the Samuel Smith brewery produces less than 5 percent of the beer made there. Fortunately, some of their beer is exported to the United States, including Samuel Smith’s Pure Brewed Lager, Pale Ale, India Ale, Organic Lager, Organic Ale, Organic Cherry, Raspberry and Strawberry fruit beers, Nut Brown Ale, Taddy Porter, Oatmeal Stout and Imperial Stout.
Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal and Imperial Stouts are classic examples of Old World British Stouts. The Oatmeal Stout has an almost opaque, wonderfully silky and smooth texture with a complex medium-dry palate and bittersweet finish. The Imperial Stout, at 7 percent ABV, is a rich, flavorful brew that pours a deep chocolate color with a roasted barley nose and delivers a complex flavor from malt, hops, alcohol and yeast.
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