Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery
in
Chico,
California,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 1979
Contact
Subsidiaries
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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Caramel and pine hops aroma. Amber with giant off-white head. Caramel malt with a slow crescendo of pine hops to finish. Nice controlled hoppy flavor - not too strong. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2007
at 20:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Deep, amber orange color with a large rocky beige head. Fragrant, floral hop aroma up front with a touch of citrus. Tangy malt flavor with a huge hop explosion on the tongue! You can taste the Cascade hops immediately. Full-bodied with a long dry hop finish. this ale is a hop loverβs paradise!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2007
at 11:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Orangish brown color with a pretty nice sized beige head. Sharp aroma of citrus peels and pine forest. Flavor is fairyly hoppy, and if you want to teach someone what Cascade hops are all about, this would be a good tutorial. Malt presence is subdued and could be much stronger to balance out hops and give the mouthfeel a better fullness. As is, things come across as pretty watery and thin. Better than
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2007
at 13:27
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home ... Lovely bright copper colour ... Big american hop little spice aroma, mellow fruity little toffee malts juciy with hops bursting through in extreames unexpectedly now and then and settling back to the rounded fruityness. Very complex and bright with juicy hop resins in linger Keg at ecbf 2017.. 10 years since I last rated it... Hazy amber... Thin white lacing.. Soft caramel crystal spangles nose.. Spicy hops.. Sweet fruits.. I think this beer sums up my changing palate 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2007
at 11:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a golden colour with a little white head that soon disipates. A nice grassy smell with definite hop and resinny notes. The flavour is hoppy and quite bitter, for a lager, but with a malty, sweet aftertaste.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2007
at 19:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours clear golden with a rocky, white head. Your typical lager aroma but with more pronounced hops, and a little sweet fruit malts. Definite Malt backbone. Body is smooth with proper carbonation. Malt is strong in the flavor with a bit of hop citrus, and fruit. Crisp, short finish. Above average, but probably not something Iβd drink again.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2007
at 09:55
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a vibrant amber color with a very large yellow-white head. The aroma was strong floral and fruity hops. Very distinct hops on the nose. The flavor was sour, bitter an had hint of nutty malts that quickly become overwhelmed by crisp - almost gritty floral and fruity hops. The beer was drier than I expected. The finish was very long and hoppy. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2007
at 21:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle.Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop, licorice, citrus. Flavour is pleasent, hop, licorice, citrus alcohol . Bitter finish. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2007
at 23:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. This was a pretty decent brew in my mind. Theyβve taken their regular Pale Ale and brought it to a new level. Nice fully citrus aroma, with a great amount of hops in there. Flavor is full of cascade hop goodness. Very crisp finish and quite an easy beer to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2007
at 23:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear gold with white medium size bubble head. The aroma is light with vague sweetness, pale maltiness, floral hop spice and very faint metal. The taste is pretty nice for a hot weather beer. The carbonation heightens the initial flavor of floral hops, citrus lemon bite and pale maltiness. Then the taste slowly fades with some mild malt sweetness.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2007
at 22:11