Sierra Nevada Brown Ale

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Chico, California USA

Dark brown color – quickly dissipating off-white head - nose of burnt coffee , nutty , hay , cobwebs , and malts - taste of sour red cherries , orange peels , malts , roasted coffee , and chocolate - medium creamy body - aftertaste of sour acidic red fruit , malts and roasted nuts Dark gold – thick

Pours walnut brown with a soapy uneven head. Aroma is lightly nutty with roasted malt and a little bit of hops. There is a light amount of tin as well. Medium mouthfeel with very soft carbonation. Starts out with light nut and roasted malt. There is a bit of metallic medicinal taste in the background. The finish has some spicy hops come in, unfortunately it doesn’t completely mask the metallicness. This struck me as a rather plain beer - a bit of a letdown from what I was expecting.

from the bottle. poured a reddish brown with a small beige head. aroma, brown sugar, malts with just a hint of hops, some sourness, citrus. flavor, nutty, molasses. a nice dry bitterness at the finish. not too bad of a beer

Surprisinly authentic, considering SN’s tendency toward overhopping. Nice medium body, nice English hop aroma, nice all around. Very enjoyable.

Walnut brown with an average head. Looks great in the glass. Little nose, and not a lot of aroma right off the bat. But opens nicely with that distinctive S.N. hoppiness (but WAY understated for these guys!). Finishes clean and quaffable....wanting you to want some more. Not a bad effort.

2006 bottle. Clear brown appearance with a large, white head. Aroma of brown sugar and faint chocolate. Has a crystal hop like body with a little vanilla and a bit of malt in the back. Finish is a bit thin and dry. Tastes like a sweeter version of the pale ale.

One beautiful looking beer. Unfortunately, the appearance is better than the rest of its attributes. Still a pretty tasty beer, though. Nice roasted malty flavors propped up with astringent hops. Not the kind of thing you can pound down, but it does pair well with food.

mild brown, brown shoe colour with mocha bubbly head. Alcohol and sugar and molasses aroma. Medium to lighter body. Easy drink not bold tastes, malted down bitterness, with balance. Hopped English style understated Above average carbonation.