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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Black opaque or very dark brown, small brown foamy head. Sweet licoracy and bitter citric aroma. Flavour is a mix of plum, caramel, grapefruit (citric). Aftertaste is kind of ryebreadish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2005 at 17:21

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Darkish red, nice reddish head. Lovely aroma of wine (grapes) and a bit of alcohol. Pleasant aroma. Flavour is cranberries, bitterish and dry. Dry palate and very bitterish aftertaste. Nice one!
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2005 at 17:19

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Black opaque, brown big creamy head. Bitter citric flavour. Sweetish bitter citric flavour with weak roasted hints. Sticky palate.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2005 at 17:16

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
A yellow beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty - and so is the flavor - a boring beer.
Tried on 16 Apr 2005 at 17:50

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft. Golden color with a nice big white head. Biscuity malt aroma and flavor. Some spiciness. Nicely balanced. Very drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 09 Apr 2005 at 11:23

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Reddish golden colour with foamy white head. Fruitish malty aroma. Very fruitish and fresh flavour with hints of caramel. Makes Mouth a bit sticky. 6 3 6 3 13

Bottled. Re-rate Feb 07: Cloudy reddish orange colour with big foamy off-white head. Aroma is strong flowery hops along with cooked vegetables. Flavour is grassy and caramellish with some hops kicking in. 6 4 7 4 13.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Apr 2005 at 10:47

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. 2005. Ruby amber beer with a nice beige head. Sweet malt aroma with citrus and pine resin. Pine resin flavors with a nice malt backing. Good lingering hop bitterness. Alcohol warming.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2005 at 10:14

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Extremely black with a a small brownish head. Very dry with a characteristic burned malt. A bitterness more likely to come from the malt than from the hops.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2005 at 11:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pretty light golden, unfiltered wheat beer with a decent but not overwhelming head. Dry, actually very dry with a surprisingly high hoppiness (apparently from whole, fresh hops). Surprising as most European wheats are low on bitterness. Not as fruity or floral as German wheats, not as refined as Belgian. But quite it’s own personality.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2005 at 13:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Apparently the Yanks has this love affair with Pale Ale or IPA’s, tell me, what’s the story behind this? Did a Pommie colonial ship bound for India get stranded somewhere in the Nevada desert? Light amber, slightly hazy. Nice creamy head. Has this magnificently refined aroma from the use of excellent hops. Pronounced but not overwhelming bitterness. Very well done. Now even imported to Denmark - way to go.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2005 at 16:17