Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Look: tan creamy head, dark brown with a reddish hue, good lacing
Smell: toasted malt, grain, hint of smoke
Taste: chocolate, sweet roasted malt, bready
Feel: med body, moderate carbo, crisp
Overall: 5.5% abv. Clearing out the fridge and took this baby down. There's a hint of smoke in the scent that I liked. Tastes of chocolate and sweet roasted malt were good too. Good brew. In honor of my empty fridge, I paired her up with Running on Empty by Jackson Browne. See what I did there? That's why I threw away the cheese.

Clear light brown pour, very healthy khaki head, bits of lace trailing. Nose brings coco and roasted malt.

Taste shows light bakers chocolate, medium kilned malt, dark bread, few currants, waft of floral. Finish is roasted malt with a dusting of semisweet coco.

Really nice brown that straddles the English and American interpretations of the style.

 

Brown with a rich, light khaki head. Almost looks like a nitro pour. Amazing retention. Bands of lace
Nutty, slight chocolate, caramel and dark fruit aroma.
Dark fruit, toasted nuts, hint of smoke, barely there cocoa flavor.
Medium bodied, lower carbonation, goes down real easy.
Not the biggest fan of browns, but this one is exceptional.

Poured from a fairly fresh 12oz can (Costco mix-pack) into a Pint glass.

Head is 3/4" brownish color, dissipates fast, and leaves good lacing behind that sticks around a while. Color is deep red/brown (nice). Smell is roasted, toasted and malty.

>> Tumbler is back, in case you remembered it that is. The front end is smooth, a bit sweet and a bit bitter, but not overly so. The taste is perfect for the style (think Newcastle Brown ale), and there is enough toasted, roasted, malty, bitter, sweetness that sticks around on the pallet long enough to remind you that you've drank something other than regular beer.

It is a pleasant blend that won't really put anyone off. It's nice to have a change of pace in the Fall, after slamming high gravity DIPA's all Summer long. A nice beer that I would buy again.

It has been a while that I have had a brown ale. I think this is because they don't make as many of these, these days.... and well, I got tired of all the bad offerings of it. Enter Sierra Nevada to show the masses how it is done. Well done. This is a good representation of a brown ale. It isn't trying to be a hop bomb. It is a nice malty, easy to drink brown ale.

It taste like a lighter version of a root bear float. It almost taste dessert like... but it is not that sweet. The taste is subtle, malty, toffee, nutty, the flavors you expect from a brown ale. I think you could give this beer to a kid and they would think it taste good too.

Note to self: If I ever want a brown ale, drink this beer. It's a really good brown ale.

9/28/24 - (Can - Brother’s Home) (Las Vegas, NV) Can Notes: Obtained via 9/28/24 gift from brother David, @DALVTOUR on Beer Advocate. Refrigerated upon his purchase at Costco. 12 oz canned 7/26/24 at 10:23 AM. 5.5% ABV Brown Ale. Contains Malted Barley. Brewed and canned by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California and Nills River, North Carolina, USA.

Tumbler is out take on the classic brown ale-Full of roasted malt flavor but delicate on the palate and perfect for crisp fall days. Layered with notes of chocolate and toasted bread and a hint of smoke, Tumbler is the ultimate Autumn Beer.

Appearance: OG then top off pour into a shaker pint glass. Puffy generous white light tan covers the chestnut brown base. Generous lacing on the way down, and bubbly creamy cover settles on the base after a few minutes. 4.25

Aroma: Caramel malt, bread. Sweet but not scaring my sweet averse palate. Mild strength. 3.75

Taste: Consistent with aroma, caramel bread pudding toffee base. Some root beer vibes. I’m enjoying. 4.0

Mouthfeel: Enough hops to keep things manageable balance wise. Drinks easy, sweetness adds to creamy texture, faint fizzy carbonation, cinnamon bun toffee caramel finish lingers nicely. 4.5

Overall, this is a solid brown ale, not my usual go to style, but this is a great fun breakfast beer. I really appreciate the selections from my brother! 4.25

 

L: Pours a dark brown with a small white head and nice lacing around the glass.

S: Rich roasted chocolate mixes with a lot of toasted bread and a light woody hop.

T: Lots of toasted bread mixes with chocolate and a stronger bitterness

F: Carb is a bit lower than I like medium body.

O: A nice enjoyable brown ale

 

 

 

 

-clear, brown bottle pour with a thin foam cap that dissipates quickly and a sweet malt aroma.
The flavor is caramel forward with woody hop notes.
The finish is clean

This is a pleasing brew. I hope it is brewed seasonally again.

355 ml bottle, in Nevada City. Reddish brown colour, off-white head. Malty and nutty aroma and flavour, with notes of burnt caramel. Moderate hops in the finish. I’m sorry, but brown ales like this one rarely make me ecstatic. This one is no exception, even though it is made by the capable brewers of Sierra Nevada. Nothing wrong with it, just not my favourite style.

 

 

From old, undated notes. Had this on draft.

Nice head which quickly disspates.

Decent lacing.

Rich brown appearance, but see-through.

Maple syrup nose.

Coffee flavor, hop profile very present.

Perhaps a bit too carbonated, but a fine fall brown.