Southern Pecan - Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company, Kiln
Style:
Brown Ale with Pecans
Serving Type:
Bottle
Alcohol by Volume:
4.25%
Aroma:
Malty and a little nutty, doesn't smell specifically like pecans though. Hints of sweet caramel and perhaps a little honey
Appearance:
Brown body with a miniscule head. Body is clear and quite red around the edges
Flavor:
Soft, well balanced Brown Ale starting point with some nutty flavors accentuating the sweet malt
Mouthfeel:
Creamy, but not all that thick. Medium bodied and incredibly smooth
I've had a pecan flavored ale before and it didn't go all that well. That beer, Abita's Pecan Harvest, was a bit too pecany for my tastes. I took note of nearly burnt malt flavor and over all bitterness of the Brown Ale and pecans. What I'd hoped for was a sweeter, more balanced beer that would allow the pecans to compliment the ale rather than just cranking up the bitterness... The Abita Pecan Harvest left a bad taste in my mouth though (literally), so I was little hesitant to jump into this glass of Southern Pecan from Lazy Magnolia.
It's worth noting that I'm not a southern boy so I don't have an affinity for pecans like some people. I do like my beers malty, sweet and nutty, so I'm not ideologically opposed to putting pecans in my beer. As I went in for the first sip of Lazy Magnolia's Southern Pecan Brown Ale I couldn't help but think, "Fool me once..."
I feel like a bit of a fool after drinking half a glass of this beer because it's almost a complete 180 from the Abita Pecan Harvest. The Southern Pecan is not bitter at all, it's very sweet and only slightly pecany. It's everything I was hoping the Abita would be. Actually, that sounds a bit demeaning to Lazy Magnolia... but you get the idea. This beer doesn't have a stellar aroma so you won't be blown away when you pour a glass of the Southern Pecan. The aroma is pleasing but it doesn't do anything you can't find in any other Brown Ale.
Where the Southern Pecan got my attention is about 10 or 15 seconds after the finish. It wasn't until after I took a drink, swallowed and realized how balanced everything was that I thought, "Man, that was pretty good." The malts are sweet, the pecans are shy and there is practically not bitterness at all. It's a fantastic combination of flavors and it all goes down amazingly fast.
If you're on the look out of beers brewed with pecans, this beer shouldn't be missed. Be sure to grab more than a couple bottles though because at four and quarter percent you'll fly through them.
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