As the nights grow cool, the leaves begin to turn and the acorns fall like little missiles.  In honor of this yearly dance, we bring you Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale and invite you to enjoy the show.  This is the third beer from Sierra Nevada that we have sampled.  They use malt within days of roasting at their peak of flavor to give Tumbler a graceful smooth malt character.  So pour a glass, grab a seat to watch as the leaves come tumbling down. 

We have a guest sitting in on this review, Jeanie Bettendorf who thought that this beer was the perfect.  The extra effort will be noted on her report card and one gold star next to her name on the refrigerator. The rest of us really enjoyed the beer but did not give it a perfect score.  The "experts" gave this one a 3.47 while we backyardians scored it a 3.8.  As always I want to thank my good friends for helping me with this endeavor.  In no particular order Tim Gilbert, Mike St Marie, Christine Vorpahl, Telal Al-Rifai, Dan (Strackman) Strack, Jeanie and Bill Bettendorf and Myself.

Beer Humor: 10 reasons to have beer at work

1. It's an incentive to show up.

2. It reduces stress.

3. It leads to more honest communications.

4. It reduces complaints about low pay.

5. It cuts down on time off because you can work with a hangover.

6. Employees tell management what they think, not what management wants to hear.

7. Increases the chance of seeing your boss naked.

8. It encourages carpooling.

9. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don't care.

10. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work.

Please, join me in supporting the beer makers of America and enjoy your beer.

Beer Friend,

Pat Best