Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale
12 oz bottle poured into Allagash fluted chalice. A: Pours like any other brown ale; deep, rich brown with copper highlights. Two finger head, leaves a good amount of lacing on the glass. It looks nice. S: I smell autumn leaves, roasted barley, caramel and a slight hoppy presence. Smells like a cross between a brown ale and a marzen lager. T: Quite rich and malty, with a slightly metallic aftertaste. There's really not a lot going on here, and the taste is rather thin with a lack of complexity. M: The mouthfeel is actually quite nice; carbonation is quick upfront and transitions into a creamy finish. This goes down quite nicely. D: Although I've had far better brown ales, I can't help but admit that the drinkabiity of this through the roof. What this means, however, is that it goes down easy, mainly as a result of its nice mouthfeel and lack of complexity. There are better browns out there and this is far from being my favorite Sierra Nevada offering, but it's by no means bad. A decent session beer, but nothing to write home about.