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Samuel Adams Hazel Brown

Boston Beer Company
Boston, MA, United States of America


Vital Statistics

Type: Brown Ale
Release: Limited Rotating
ABV: 5.2%
Bitterness: 20 IBU
Color: 28 SRM

From the brewer

This flavorful dark brown ale has a distinct hazelnut aroma and taste. Slightly sweet caramel and toffee malt notes accentuate the pleasant roasted hazelnut character. This medium-bodied brew finished smooth with an underlying spiciness from the hops.

Average Scores

Overall: 52 (logged 5 times)
Bottle: 52 (logged 5 times)

Who's been drinking this

Look, I don't know if the flavor is fake or what, but they sure got me. A very drinkable, smooth brown ale with a believable hazelnut sheen, nut-buttery and slightly savory. The rest of the beer character was sweet, so after-dinner -- but yum.
Smells nutty, guess like hazelnuts. Tastes pretty strongly of them too. Problem is, I don't trust what "natural flavors added" means.
The timid beer taste lets the hazelnuts shine.
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