Brown Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brown Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.53
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Hard to believe I never rated this until today, yikes - slightly embarrassing, wow. Okay, well here’s the rest.
The appearance was semi-clear brown color with some carbonation rising at a decent pace to hit a nice level finger’s worth of white foamy head. Dissipated fairly slow, some light stringy lace.
The aroma had a super nice blend of nuts, coffee, cocoa powder, bread, cereal grains, and caramel/toffee malts. Light grassy hops with a touch herbal to earthiness shining through.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side initially and then develops some of that bitterness from the hops. But not too much as the malts take the lead in the aftertaste and run into the finish in the same nice way.
The feel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Hop abrasiveness wants to collide with the carbonation but clicks with the projected ABV to create an exceptionally smooth yet balanced intrinsic quality on my tongue.
Overall, what’s not to love with a classic style by a classic brewery. Cheers to whatever time of the year one decides to drink this in.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Old rating. Bottle from old town . Aromas of caramel, almond, toffee and pine resin. Tastes fairly well-balanced: between sweet and bitter. Piney hops stand out more than in most Browns but still pairs well. Nice bittersweet finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
On tap @ Tap and Handle Foco during another massive Sierra Nevada tap takeover. Pours a burnt orange/brown appearance with a light brown head. Biscuity, caramel, slightly nutty, bready aroma. Medium light body. A touch of fruit, pecan, caramel flavor. Moderate high sweetness. Some biscuity notes. Drinks fine but nothing special.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery/restaurant. Pours a deep brown with a dark tan head. Aroma of caramel malt and chocolate. Flavors of earth, biscuit and caramel malt.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at BSF GBBF 2012 ... deep brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft woody toffee roats ... light bitter woody hop ... soft fruits ... juicy and sweet
Drake (22934) reviewed Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Served on draft at Capital Alehouse Downtown. Pours a clear brown color with a medium sized tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of chocolate, nuts and faint hops. The taste is fruity with herbal hops, chocolate and nutty malts. Medium bodied.
Kyotolefty (15912) ticked Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
on tap-pours a tight light tan head and copper/brown color. Aroma is roasty medium malt-some toffee. Taste is sweet roasty medium malt-toffee, some earthy hops. Easy.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Standings, NYC. Pours a semi-clear brown with a medium, white head. Lightly roasted malt aroma with some brown sugar. Nicely sweet flavor, malty, some caramel. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Finishes with modest roast and bitters. Very good.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at Birreria Paradiso in Georgetown. Chestnut color, thick small head. Aroma of nuts and caramel. Taste of butterscotch with a bitter finish. Nice enough.