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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7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 12fl.oz. (2022) @home poured into a teku glass, Pitch Black, small creamy dark tan head, good retention, light lacing. Aroma roasted malt, cocoa, dark fruit, espresso, some liquorice, alcohol. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, 1iquorice, some dark fruit, alcohol. Full-bodied, slick creamy texture, soft carbonation, short, smooth semi-dry sweetbitter aftertaste, warming alcohol, rich, tasty, very good.
Tried from Bottle from Rebelbeercans on 26 Oct 2025 at 19:35

8.5/10
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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2025 at 19:00

8/10
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Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 18:57

7/10
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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2025 at 18:55

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz. can. Pours a clear, golden color, with a big, foamy, beige head. The nose is bread dough, coriander, light spruce, and rose. Sweet and bready, with a mellow, sticky bitterness. Light, slick, and sticky. Easy and mellow.
Tried from Can from J&K Liquor on 25 Oct 2025 at 17:27

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12oz can - another fine pairing for their annual Oktoberfest beer. Lovely and wonderful
Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 05:22

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Orange zest, elderflower, butterscotch, and pine sap. Sweet and malty, with a big, smooth, resinous bitterness. Medium to heavy body, slick, and zesty. Aggressive, balanced, and tasty.
Tried from Can from J&K Liquor on 25 Oct 2025 at 02:02

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Würziger, weich herber Beginn. Milde Süße, Noten von Karamell, geringfügig bitter. Süßlich, ansteigend würzig, mittellanger Abgang. Gefällt. 10/9/11/10//10
Tried from Draft at Tipsy Monk Bier Bar (formerly Delirium Café Köln) on 24 Oct 2025 at 15:42

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Can from Trader Joe's in Davis, CA. Pours gold with a moderate white head. Aroma is bready and grassy plus something else. Med body. Very dry, though malt is apparent. Bitter - floral/grass/spice. Nice but not resembling a Czech pils for me.
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's on 24 Oct 2025 at 00:16

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours clear golden with some head. Some lemon, a little tanginess at the finish. Maybe a hint of bread yeast. Maybe a hint of smoke. Tap at Snally.
Tried from Draft on 21 Oct 2025 at 19:51