Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery
in
Chico,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
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.
9.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
12 oz. can from Lowe's Foodstore in Indian Land, SC. Pours a crystal clear gold color with a white head and great retention. Very little lacing. Light caramel malt aroma. Very malty and full flavor with good caramel notes in the finish. A good mix of Marzen and Festbier styles. Very smooth and clean. Medium+ body. Semi-slick texture. Medium carbonation. Low bitterness. Great beer.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2025
at 00:41
Tried
on 12 Oct 2025
at 20:31
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Complex aroma, pine resin, sweet, caramel, tropical fruits. Clear amber, small head. Medium to high sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium to full body, sticky texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2025
at 08:46
7/10
Tasted at Snallygaster 2025.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2025
at 01:16
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle pour at Snallygaster 2025. Poured a clear golden yellow-orange color with a small white head. Aroma was smoky lemons. Flavor was light bread, some lemon, and a touch of smoke. Interesting.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2025
at 17:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
10/X/25 - 12Fl. Oz. can from Ramstein airbase, shared @ Cybu’s birthday party, BB: n/a, 07 PKGD 022725 14:30 (damn, bought this in august, at 6M old) (2025-1001)
Clear dark blond beer, huge creamy yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, very fruity, juicy, tropical fruits, mango, a little soapy, some vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, tropical fruits, pretty dank, earthy, caramel malts, some honey, good bitterness. Aftertaste: sweet touch, malty, honey, oxidized, orange peel, bitter, fruity, nice, a little chemical, floral finish. Probably not in it’s prime, at 6M and transported and stored in god knows what conditions.
Clear dark blond beer, huge creamy yellowish head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, very fruity, juicy, tropical fruits, mango, a little soapy, some vanilla. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, tropical fruits, pretty dank, earthy, caramel malts, some honey, good bitterness. Aftertaste: sweet touch, malty, honey, oxidized, orange peel, bitter, fruity, nice, a little chemical, floral finish. Probably not in it’s prime, at 6M and transported and stored in god knows what conditions.
Tried
from Can
from
Northside Shopette
on 10 Oct 2025
at 21:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Just misted pale amber with a large white head that never disappears. More grapefruit than kumquat aroma with light breadcrust and pine. Can't say I get much of a tropical note. Then it's like a lighter bodied Torpedo with less of a caramel feel. Snappy bitter finish. I still like Torpedo pretty well and this seems like exactly what they must have been trying to do.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2025
at 12:11
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canned 8/18/25, drunk 10/7/25.
Clear with a large, white head falling steadily to ring. Bright golden.
Floral, zesty, spicy, herbal hops are front-and-center, but the honey-like pils malt rests right beside it, balancing gently. Clean and fairly aromatic for a macro lager. There's a big, fresh apple character I get, as well. Maybe a product of the yeast?
Juicy, round, sweet apple and honey with big, zesty, fresh herbal hops. Good bitterness, though not too much, with ample malt depth and attenuation. Clean and drinkable, though a bit flabby at points. Lots of fresh herb kind of at odds with the sweet apple. Kind of a weird, heavy pepperiness lingering.
Clear with a large, white head falling steadily to ring. Bright golden.
Floral, zesty, spicy, herbal hops are front-and-center, but the honey-like pils malt rests right beside it, balancing gently. Clean and fairly aromatic for a macro lager. There's a big, fresh apple character I get, as well. Maybe a product of the yeast?
Juicy, round, sweet apple and honey with big, zesty, fresh herbal hops. Good bitterness, though not too much, with ample malt depth and attenuation. Clean and drinkable, though a bit flabby at points. Lots of fresh herb kind of at odds with the sweet apple. Kind of a weird, heavy pepperiness lingering.
Tried
from Can
from
Crafted
on 07 Oct 2025
at 23:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at The Beer Junction, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light grassy hops, crackery malt, and straw. Flavour is grassy, with mild bitterness, straw, and biscuity malt. Timid and lacking pizzazz, but it’s alright.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Junction
on 06 Oct 2025
at 05:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Beer Junction. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Dry grass and cracker malts on the nose. Flavour is crisp with notes of dry grass and cracker malts. Medium carbonation. It's okay, could be more aggressive, especially on the carbonation front.
Tried
from Draft
from
The Beer Junction
on 05 Oct 2025
at 03:12