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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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home picked up from HOTM. A light hazed golden orange colourd pour with a fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet, orange rind, apricot, peach, biscuity malts. Flavour is composed of some alcohol bite, bitter orange, peach, apricot. alcohol bite, Palate is semi sweet, resin, highish carbonation, alcohol. Little harsh. Big boost though.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 00:02



7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hearty and juicy, low bitterness, pale bread, peach, white grape, melon. Rather drinkable. Quite enjoyable.

Tried from Draft at Beer Merchants Tap on 18 Dec 2025 at 19:55


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Great fun. Loads of rich piney resin, licorice, gooey citrus peel. Really well balanced. Lightly toasted malts, candied orange rind. Star anise. Mild boozy note. A nip of earth. What a treat to try. Super stuff.

Tried from Draft at Beer Merchants Tap on 18 Dec 2025 at 19:29


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pretty enjoyable, pretty punchy, notes of berries, lightly toasted malts, low bitterness. Soft earthy-leafy hop, grape, a little golden raisins, maybe rum. Warming finish. Rather drinkable but a small pour is sufficient.

Tried from Draft at Beer Merchants Tap on 18 Dec 2025 at 17:28


7

Gerdronken uit de fles in 1998 in San Francisco.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2025 at 20:57



7.5

In Nashville gedronken, begin 2009, bij een pizzeria if memory serves me well.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2025 at 20:32


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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

CD 032525, dus toch alweer bijna 9 maanden oud. Het was dan ook maar 2,24 bij de Appie. Iets troebele goudgele body en een standvastige witte kraag. Geur is fruitig, ik ruik duidelijk perzik, maar misschien ook wat peer. Retronasaal: zoetig, meer peer eigenlijk, maar ook nog wat perzik, een tikje hars. Smaak is vrij zoet en iets bitter. Medium body. Warmende alcohol. Bitterheid neemt toe in de afdronk, beetje droog ook. Jammer van die "natural flavors", met hop kan je ook leuke dingen bereiken...

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2025 at 20:28


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Wet grass and light grapefruit aroma. Grass and grapefruit flavor with light earth. Medium bodied. Grass and grapefruit linger with light earth.

Tried on 15 Dec 2025 at 22:57