Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Torpedo

Torpedo

 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 7.2% IBU: 65 Ticks: 378
Sierra Nevada Torpedo Ale is a big American IPA; bold, assertive and full of flavor and aromas highlighting the complex citrus, pine and herbal character of whole-cone American hops. Our obsession with harnessing huge hop flavor led to the development of what we call the hop torpedo, a revolutionary method of dry-hopping designed, built, and debuted here at the brewery. Our torpedo is a sleek, stainless-steel piece of hardware that delivers more pure hop aroma than any method of dry-hopping we’ve ever seen.
 

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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2025 at 18:55


8

Tried on 19 Sep 2025 at 09:31


7.5

Tried from Can on 19 Aug 2025 at 08:43


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

It is a really good IPA. The body is dark copper. The taste is in the mouth really bitter, eating the hop and there is a small side of sugar, generous and resinous bitterness, fruity and sweet, boozy, full body, drinking it with Fred and once I bought it at drinks of the world.

Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2025 at 07:45


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Darn - can’t believe o forgot to rate this guy. A very typical extra ipa if there is such a thing. ReDdish brownish. Earthy hops and malts. A real beer.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 00:57


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

A 330ml bottle. A outstanding IPA, loads of hops meaning a very good level of bitterness

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 10:23


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours a moderately hazy deep amber. Medium sized frothy white head, shows quite good retention and some lacing. Average intensity in the aroma: a not timid biscuity malts base with hints of honey and caramel, a relatively deep hop profile with citric and floral notes over a light piney/resinous feel. Pleasant, but not clean/defined. Taste notes follow the aroma; pretty good intensity, so so definition. Medium to high sweetness and bitterness, both feel quite assertive in taste and aftertaste, with very good overall balance. The best quality in this beer is balance (namely, how sweetness and bitterness don't take away from quaffability despite being both quite assertive). Medium body, medium to high carbonation; pretty lively in the mouth but in a nice, delicate way that makes this beer pretty smooth and quaffable. Overall: maybe i would have found it more impressive a few years ago, as of now it feels less bright/defined than i used to remember. Palates change, but still good nonetheless. Undoubtedly a well made classic ipa.

Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2025 at 19:40


9

RB score 3.74

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2025 at 01:10


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

0.33 l can from Beerlovers. Pours deep golden colour with huge, everlasting head. Piney notes, some tropical fruits, malts and honey in its aroma and taste. Long lasting bitterswet finish, with hints of honey and lingering hops. Soft carbonation, light to medium body. Well made IPA, good one.

Tried from Can on 04 Mar 2025 at 14:16


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

just your typical high quality american IPA. huge citrus hops, loads of citrus fruit, and some nice balance in the sweet malts. The hops do outbalance the malts a bit but, its such a great hoppy experience. great stuff.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:24