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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a dark black with no head. Aroma is of dark chocolate malts with a bit of hops in there. Flavor is lots of roastedness going on. Malts aplenty with the right amount of hops. The only downfall is that there is not much body to this as it is kind of watery in the end. Still a decent attempt and another good showing by Sierra Nevada.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2005
at 20:41
6/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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 itβs own personality.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2005
at 13:29