Sierra Nevada Brown Ale

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

ruby brown with a large off-white head. slight nutty malt aroma. bitter and nutty. a bitter brown with not a lot of flavor. very light bodied.

Bottle Clear dark amber brown with a puffy tan head and sticky lacing. The aroma is bourbon barrel, brown sugar, alcohol, and caramel. It has a bitter, astringent initial flavor to it, but then it is followed by some sweetness. The body is thin and it leaves a dry feel. Thanks Indiana_Red!

Bottle pours a clear deep brown with slight redish hues. nice full light tan head. Aroma is mild woody malt. Flavor is a bit bitter and astringent with the usual woody, malt flavors as well. Hopped a bit more than Im use to for the style. Finishes a bit thin and dry. Average.

12 oz Bottle Pours out dark amber. Topped with a light tan head. I do like this but still nothing will top the ROGUE HazelNut Brown. thanks to Indiana_Red

2006 Bottle. At last! As a fan of Sierra Nevada, I was stoked to see that their Brown Ale has made it to Jacksonville, and it is in 6 packs no less. Brown ale was my passion before developing my buds on IPA. Pours a cola like brown with a fading white head. Taste is a bit different from the usual brown ales. Not over powering with chocolate or nuts, but just right. Kudos to Sierra Nevada.

Pours a dark brown/amber with little head formation. Aroma is slightly sour with bready malts. Flavor is subdued with a delicate balance between doughy sweetness and mellow British hoppiness. Finish is sweet and lingering. Good beer but nothing special.

Deep roasted aroma. Toasted malt, some chocolate and nutty flavors, semi sweet with a dry hop finish. I enjoyed this one.

pours a very pretty, coca-cola-ish brown, with definate deep red notes, and a tan head that retains well and leaves good lace. chocolatey nose with a nice herbal overlay. perhaps a bit of toffee. not overly pungent, but nice. very pleasing beer starts with a dry chocolate flavor, picks up a bit of caramelly sweetness, then finishes with a nice balanced wash of hop flavor and bitterness. another very nice english-style ale, following the IPA, from a brewery much better known for their distinctly American-style ales. Joe Bob says 2 thumbs up! note - this seems quite different from the tap version I had last year, that seemed both hoppier and sweeter.