Estate Homegrown IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Autumn Out of Production|
Score
7.43
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Our handmade Estate Ale highlights the flavors of home. From the sun-drenched fields of California’s North Valley comes our Estate Ale. It’s rich with the flavors of the valley—hops with earthy, grapefruit-like flavors and layered spicy aromas, and barley with mild sweetness and smooth, toasted flavors. Enjoy this remarkable homegrown ale, made with organic wet hops and barley grown at our brewery in Chico, and one of the few estate-made ales produced anywhere in the world. Together, these crops grow alongside the brewery to make a truly unique brew.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Mahogany body with a soft off-white head. Caramel malt, kiwi and citrus notes on the nose. The Roasted malts lead the taste profile, with honey, tea, citrus fruit and earth tones adding to the mix. Body is flat, like a cask. Smooth and slightly sticky. A definite winner.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at R n H. Pours a clearish red brown. Smallish head. Earthy soily hoppy aromas. Some faint sweetness but the dirt is king. Hops are noticeable but not super bitter. I liked.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Backlog August 2011. Unclear, deep golden body under a dense off-white head. Nice aroma of fruity hops and fresh grass. Taste has mild malt, fruity and good bitterness. Medium body with a bitter aftertaste. Nice one.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2023
at 21:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 28 Sep 2021
at 17:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Rather delicious IPA, creamy caramel backed up by subtle apple and lemon notes with an herbal -grapefruit hop soul and modest bitterness on the finish. Sooo easy to drink. Nice.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2019
at 20:18
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 13 Sep 2018
at 13:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shared at Jim's tasting. Clear golden pour with a white head. Notes of caramel, grapefruit, grassy hops, floral hops. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2017
at 12:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the JimGreen tasting, Den Haag, December 2017. Thanks Jeroen. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin white head. The aroma is fresh hop, malt, slightly herbal, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a fresh crisp, dry light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 13:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 15 Bottle shared at the pre-Christmas tasting with JimGreenuk. Clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma of floral hops, earthy notes, herbal hops and malt. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and above moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 13:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Jim’s back tasting! Waxed bottle even. Clear golden with off white head. Resin, fresh hops, sweet caramel malts, tea, green tea, bread, lots of herbs, sweat, earthy notes. Over medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Bit old school, it’s not bad but it’s really malty for the abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 13:30