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
+1(530) 893-3520
info@sierranevada.com
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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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Northern Hemisphere Harvest from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Copper with lasting off white head.Intense bead. Fresh hop nose. Medium hops with a hint of malt. Great lace
Tried on 10 Jan 2003 at 13:45
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
India Pale Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tap in Santa Cruz: Hazy amber,lasting off white head. Hop nose. Scant hops in the flavor,not as many as their pale ale. Not one of their best
Tried from Draft on 10 Jan 2003 at 11:21
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Brown Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep brown with lasting light tan head.Light malt nose. Pleasant smooth malt profile
Tried on 10 Jan 2003 at 11:19
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omhper (45685) reviewed
Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled. Black with beige solid, lasting head. Licorice aroma. Dry and medium bodied. Really tarry with chewy malts and a long bitter finish. Well balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2002 at 11:30
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Stout from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Huge lasting tan head. Sweet fruity nose. Roasted flavor, but gassy and thin. Not a good offering from this excellent brewery.
Tried on 04 Dec 2002 at 14:54
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Celebration from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8
2001 Bottle. Deep copper color.Massive hop nose.Light malt foretaste with a huge hop finish Above figures are for rerate Dec 2012 Amber,lasting beige head.Nice fresh hop nose.Effervescant hop profile with good malt in back.Big lasting bitter hop finish.Great lace
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2002 at 08:32
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Old Chico Pale Bock from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle version:Medium gold with large scarce bead. Grainy corn nose. Biting foretaste with long hop finish
Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2002 at 13:08
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Pale Ale Draught-Style from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 6
A lighter version of the pale, but still exceptional........................
Tried on 03 Dec 2002 at 13:03
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Porter from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
long lasting head.. Roasted malt nose. Burnt choc malt taste. Not many hops for this brewery. Great lace
Tried on 28 Nov 2002 at 10:35
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crit200 (5389) reviewed
Summerfest from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
23 years ago
3.2/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
seemed corny/grainy. A bad bottle maybe? Will rerate........................
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2002 at 13:59
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