Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1979

Contact
1075 E 20th St, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Subsidiaries
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company owns 1 brewery:
Description
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. was founded in 1979, with founders Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi expanding their homebrewing hobby into a brewery. Sierra Nevada is considered one of the earliest and most influential breweries which spawned the craft beer movement of the 1980s-90s.

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8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
12 ounce can taken away from the Needle and Pin, Loughborough. Dark amber/gold, clear with a good dollop of beige head. Bit hit of pine, bready malts, pomelo. There's a sweetness toothed initial taste just at first, emphasising the malt bill. An intense bitterness follows, more astringent piney resin. Man, the way these beers used to be. Intense bitter finish. Fairly full body with medium (or not quite medium) carbonation. Blown away.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2026 at 16:29

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Turns out rye malt doesn’t really improve Torpedo. Spicy rye notes are nice but I’m still not a fan of the dull hop flavors this beer provides, mostly coming across as a flood of pine laced with citrus pith. Looks pretty, though.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2026 at 00:10

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 5 Overall 7.5
35cl Blik van Deka. Mistig, lichtgele kleur, witte kraag. Tropisch fruit, mango, banaan, citrus, licht romig, hoppig, zacht maar degelijk bitter. Lichte body.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 15:17

6.5/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Just kind a messy, unfocused DIPA. Drinkable, but the DDH intensity just ain’t there, mild citrus and tropical fruit, lots of pine, but no defining characteristics, just spiky bitterness. Eh.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 00:27

7.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2026 at 04:58

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
8.4 ounce can from Bottle King in Princeton. Bright brassy gold color. Frothy white head dissipates to a small cap. Malty nose hints at floral hops. Zesty malt flavor is balanced nicely by crisp herbal hops. Excellent balance and flavor. Dry, hoppy finish and aftertaste.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2026 at 04:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from mini cans dated 01/23/26 into a becher pint

Pours a clear straw yellow with two fingers of soft fluffy off white lasting head. Head settles to a fluffy covering leaving lots of sticky foamy lace

Aroma of grainy malt, herbal to grassy hops, light lemony citrus notes in the end

Taste follows with light crackery malt and herbal tea notes, melds into a lightly bitter grassy note. Some malt sweetness comes in with a pithy orange to lemon note.

Mouthfeel is light to medium light body, a zippy medium carbonation works with the beer to provide a snappy dry finish

Overall a nice bright and crisp Americanized pils, one I'd reach for again while camping or at the beach. I'd give this another go, especially if I found it more fresh.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2026 at 21:40

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, humle, malt.
Smak: Citrus, malt.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-6-6-5-6=6.1, Draft@500ml, ABV@5%, Når@2026.05.30.
Hvor: Baran, Bergen
Navn: Pale Ale Draught-Style
Stil: PALE ALE - AMERICAN STYLE / APA
Bryggeri: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Tried from Draft at B&B: Burgers and Brewskies on 30 May 2026 at 19:26

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
US Pint can from Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured almost black in colour with a mostly lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, chocolate, oaky. The flavour is over moderate liquorice bitter and sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, light chocolate, vanilla, light spicy coffee, bourbon, dry, oaky, big coconut, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Awesome.
Tried from Draft on 29 May 2026 at 14:58

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Orange with a white head. Caramel malts and citrus under a candied tropical fruit note. Medium bodied. Finish is candied fruits with light bitterness. Solid.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2026 at 00:38