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Sierra Nevada Brown Ale

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3693.25/5.03.24/5.05.5%74.8Dimpled mug
Commercial Description:
A traditional brown ale brewed using the renowned British aromatic hop East Kent Golding. Medium bodied with nice malt character. This is a dark and flavorful ale.
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 Rciesla (3750), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a brown body with a tan head. Caramel malts, and some drier earth character, sweet a bit nutty with a hint of chocolate malt. Decent.


 baraciisch (140), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Light brown in color... Aroma is nutty with hints of hops, flavor is smooth and nutty with a surprisingly bitter finish... A hoppy brown ale... One of my favorites of the style


 Theis (3763), Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Draught at Brogatan, Malmø. Clear brown - offwhite head. Butterscotch, roasted, nutty, bitterness, high malty, light hoppy, sweetness, berries. Too much butterscotch.


 jumpjet2k (161), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 9, 2009  
2006 bottle... Picked up a sixer of these for $4.99, out of pure curiousity. It pours a dark molasses-like brown, surely darker than its original color. Hints of dark amber peek through at the edges, and a nice foamy head sits atop this one for quite a good while. Smells reminiscent of a normal caramelly brown ale but slightly mustier and definitely a bit boozier. Flavor is pretty much the same - slightly toasty, caramelly English malt throughout and a little light bitterness at the (moderately dry) finish. I’m surprised at how well this beer has held up for 3 years, considering its comparatively low ABV. Don’t expect it’ll improve much beyond now, if at all, but at this price it’s a fine experiment and a pleasant surprise.


 finol (512), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Draught at Sorbon, Stockholm. Clear brown. Caramell and malty flavour. Nice session beer or acompained with a burger.


 hirigalzkar (584), Stockholm, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Draft@Sorbon. Sweet caramel/choclate taste. Some hops. Some roasted tones. Small bitterness in the aftertaste.


 Joakgust (337), Stockholm, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 5, 2009  
Draft at Sorbon - Clear red brown beer with a large frothy head. Aroma is sweet with notes of caramel, roasted malt and hops. Flavor is malty sweet with hints of caramel, grapefruit and grass. Unusual brown ale, and one of the better ones I’ve had.


 Tmoney99 (4769), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
May 31, 2009  
Draft at Pazzo’s Pizza. Poured a clear brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate toasted malt, nut and chocolate aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Solid balanced toasted bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good complex brew.



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