beer_name: Sierra Nevada Brown Ale
text: Off tap at the Map Room in Chicago. The beer came to me a rubied brown color with a small head that fell to coat the beer. The nose was sweet grapefruity hop, with a caramel and roasted malt behind the hop. The flavor was as expected from SN. A nice hop and roasted maltiness with some brown sugar sweetness. I liked it, but its pretty hoppy for a brown ale. The feel was moderate to thick with a very healthy carb to keep it from being syrupy or too thick. In the end, the hop dominated the qualities I associate with a brown ale. I would liked to see a little more balance in the force. This was a pretty good beer, but not a fantastic brown ale.