![]() ![]() To tie it all together, is a nice mild roasted hop bitterness. Then you pick up on the roasted grains an malts. The smell is rich with sweetness, lots of caramel notes,mixed with peanuts at first. The lacing sticks to the side of the glass well. There is also a nice white head, with a nice amount of lacing. Color is a nice light brown color with red copper notes. This American Brown Ale has an ABV of 8.00% The brew pours out of a 16oz can into a pint beer glass. Sep 01, 2021Ĭrunch Bot brewed by Rusty Rail Brewing Company. The label looks similar to Clank from Ratchet and clank as a random throw out. The 8.0% abv feels right at home and never interferes with the flavor. If you a big fan of peanut butter you will no doubt love this beer. Very impressed with the aroma with its strength and natural elements. O: Overall as a fan of peanut butter I am of course going to be either very judgmental and disappointed or a bit over enthusiastic. M: Medium mouthful, not as full as the flavor with a light mention of carbonation. Some back-end alcohol appears post swallow. The backbone of peanut butter and caramel is very sturdy here and really shines making a difference. ![]() Some walnut nuttiness, tons of creamy peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies as well dark baked brownies. T: Deep caramel-fudge and peanut butter richness on the flavor just as with the nose. Roasted peanuts, warm chocolate chip cookie dough straight from the oven along with some walnuts and brownies. A high level of awareness and authenticity. S: Dark rich peanut butter really stands out, mixes with sweet caramel just as described. Long streaks of milky thin lacing remains. Tiny carbonation bubbles about with a good rush sensation. Light ice tea colored pour sits a bit darker in the vessel with some rich caramel tones. It's not something you'd drink all of the time but every once in a while you feel like having something sweet and this would do the trick.Ī: Light tan/beige and bready textured head is 1.5 inches and is well retaining. All in all I've enjoyed this beer and I'd go for it again. Going back to the aroma, it's interesting that when I first put my noes in it I get a lot of peanut butter, but if I then put it down and quickly pick it back up I get more of the caramel. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. There's no lacing left and I'm about halfway through it at this point. The head held up OK for a peanut butter beer although they didn't actually use peanut butter which has oils that kill the head I'm not sure how much credit they should get. That's not to say that this isn't a "one trick pony" of a beer because it is, but it's not exactly one-sided as some beers can be (I'm thinking fruited sours, some golden lagers without hop character, some schwartzbiers. What else? There's a little bit of an apple -like fruitiness that gives it just a little bit more character and keeps it from being to cardboard-like - meaning basic and dull. There's a stiff bitterness to it that helps it to dry in the finish. I expect a little bit in a strong beer, and what's here is just perfect. The alchol has a restrained presence which is good. There are no hops, nor would I expect there to be. So, what's in the flavor? Sweet malt loaded with caramel and peanut butter flavors. Ahh, I shouldn't have said that until I get further into it as it could become cloying I doubt it but you never know until you get there. It could also be used as an ingredient in a dessert, but it also works just as a beer for drinking. ![]() ![]() Is it a dessert beer? I definitely think it could be. the aroma suggests a lot of sweetness, and there's a lot of sweetness here as well so that works. There's definitely caramel in the aroma as well, and I don't care what it's made with, it smells great! On to the tasting though. Just an aside on that, when t says "natural flavors" it usually takes more chemicals to derive the flavoring from natural ingredients than it does to just make artifical flavorings although I completely understand why people want to buy "natural flavorings". Did they use real peanut butter, or one of the dried peanut butters out there? Nope, sorry, the label reads "ale with natural flavors & caramel color". It's poured a very hazy deep amber/copper colored body beneath a finger's width of "antique white" foam. It's also got caramel in it, and it's an Imperial at 8% ABV. Notes via stream of consciousness: I have to admit that the label was part of what led me to try this beer, but I also found it interesting that they were doing a peanut beer as a brown ale rather than a stout. ![]()
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