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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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Creamy white head on a hazy golden coloured body.
Zesty citrus & stone fruit aroma.
Medium bodied, short sharp & dry
Pine, resinous, citrus pith & lime tastes with a bitterly hopped finish.
Cracking.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2025 at 22:09

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Loose off white head on an unclear dull copper coloured body.
Spicy malt aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a dry back
Malt, caramel, biscuit, spiced & floral tastes with a bitter finish.
Good one.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2025 at 19:07

8.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Deep dark brown colour, minimal creamy brown head; aroma and taste of coffee, dark chocolate, bourbon, liquorice, anise, nutmeg, soy sauce and some burnt sugary notes; really great one! Many thanks for sharing, Kapusil!
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2025 at 21:36

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
0.44l can. Dark brown body with a light brown head. Aroma and taste of chocolate, nutmeg, cocoa, bourbon, licprice and some floral hops. Silky, smooth beer with a noticable alcohol presence but not so overpowering.Great one.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2025 at 21:33

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours a fairly dark copperamber, medium sized, stable near-white head. Scent is mild, crisp caramel maltyness, fairly mild on the hops though. Taste is full, bitter, crisp malty base (caramelly crystal malts) . Hoparoma is mild. Medium bitter finish of medium length. Very decent, easy going. nothing spectacular, but balanced and enjoyable.
Tried on 28 Dec 2025 at 13:39

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from the local Grocery Outlet. Pours lightly hazy gold with a very large white head that persisted. Aroma has a lot of citrus. Med body. Very smooth. Fairly dry tho juicy. Bitter enough to do the job. Light malt is present but wheat obtrudes. A nice drink.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2025 at 01:03

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours clear gold. Smells of mild citrus and caramel malt. It tastes moderately bitter with citrus and caramel. This is quite decent. I like it more than the hazy that I had the same night. Taste is similar to many a session IPA.
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 06:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours hazy yellow with a one finger head. Smells of citrus and some hop resin. The flavor is mildly to moderately bitter with juicy citrus and some pine. I liked their Trail Pass IPA more, but this is better than most NA beer I’ve tried.
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 06:03

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours bit hazy blonde. Medium white head. Scent is peach, grapefruit, melon. Taste is full, medium bitter, fairly sweet, very fruitforward. Crisp, fairly bitter finish. Medium body and medium to medium low carbo. Not bad at all!
Tried on 24 Dec 2025 at 20:57

7.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A deep reddy amber coloured pour with a lively rocky beige frothy head. Aroma is singed pine, biscuit, liquorice, green hop, sap. Flavour is composed of aggressively bitter piney, sap ,resin, . Harsh bitter, resinous pine, sap, tar, biscuit, liquorice, Palate is semi sweer, resinous sticky hop ,moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 24 Dec 2025 at 01:01