Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Tumbler

Tumbler

 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Brown Ale - American Autumn Out of Production
Score
6.76
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 37 Ticks: 165
Autumn Brown Ale

Sierra Nevada uses malt within days of roasting at the peak of its flavor to give Tumbler a gracefully smooth malt character. Two-row pale, crystal 40, chocolate and smoked malts give it a malty complexity. Challenger hops in the boil add balancing bitterness, while more Challengers and some Goldings give just enough hop flavor in the finish to balance all that malt.
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Poured Brown, mild head, a bit watery. Malty and nutty aroma and pretty standard for a brown ale.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:02

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Excellent beer. Taste is dark, malty with just the right balance of hops that is not overpowering. Aroma is toasty, coffee with some source. Nice dark brown color and tan head.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:09

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried on 28 Sep 2021 at 17:33

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at Cactus. Nice, caramel, light hop bitterness, bit of light spice. Nice and easy drinking. Soy sauce.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottles upon debut however long ago it was.
Clear, dark chestnut with a dark beige head that recedes fairly quickly to a light cover.
Nose is malty with a good mix of base malt and lightly toasted, lightly roasty dark malts creating a light coffee-caramel character as bits of molasses and dark fruit are noted, as well. Hops are quite present, though not overbearing, adding wintergreen, spruce, light pine and grapefruit. Almost approaching black IPA-like, though not quite that hoppy or roasty. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's a bit sweeter than expected, with lots of caramel-like malt character, light roast/toast to bring balance and citrusy, lightly piney hops. Soft texture with moderate carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Yeah, it's a hoppy brown ale and gets a little too sweet to drink too many of them, even with the hop bitterness. But it's pretty solid; far better than your average bore-you-to-death brown ale.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2019 at 21:58

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Decent hybrid brown ale, with the roasted malt char and moderate bitterness of an American version of the style, and more traditional English deep nuttiness and mild yeast and apple notes. Hints of unsweetened chocolate and floral bitterness closes out the fade. Not particularly deep in any of its parts, but a nice alternative to sweet marzen malt bombs.
Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2018 at 17:10

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at ecbf 2017... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.... Dry toffee fruit... Light sweet woody toffee malts
Tried on 28 May 2017 at 05:07

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Keg at ecbf 2017. Pours deep brown, nose is caramel, malty, berries, taste is dry, cold, sweet
Tried on 28 May 2017 at 02:31

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Kwg at the Kings Arms. A clear ruby red brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is subdued, little brown bread, sugars, light floral hop, pollen. . Flavour is composed of Base malts, light toasted malts, faint pine, floral hop, brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, semi crisp, medium bodied. Easy going brown ale.
Tried on 18 Jan 2017 at 12:35

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a rich black with an off-white head from a bottle. Aroma of rich malts, mostly chocolate, with some faint cola. Flavor similar, rich and malty but not overly sweet, well-balanced. Pretty good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2016 at 22:52