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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8.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
God tier pils. Just sweet enough. Just bitter enough. Little biscuit. Little grass, hay. Insanely moreish. Can’t fault it, really.
Tried from Can at Beer Merchants Tap on 25 Apr 2026 at 21:29

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dose 0,355l: Bernstein, deutliche Trübung, mäßig stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + recht würzige Nase, trockene Zitrusnoten, exotische Früchte, Ananas, Mango, Grapefruit, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, Malz, kräftige Hefearomen, fruchtig-würzige Bitterkeit; sehr fruchtiger + würziger Körper, leichte Süße, exotische Früchte, Mango, Maracuja, Grapefruit, kräftige kräutrige Hopfennoten, leicht harzig, Malz, Getreide, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried from Can from Beyond Beer on 24 Apr 2026 at 07:50

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
It is a regular stout. The color is black and thin brown foam. The taste is in the mouth pleasant, roasted malt, coffee and bitter, 29.03.16
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2026 at 16:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at Mario Bros movie. Peachy orange colored and small filmy head. Nose is of thick citrus light wheat. Tatses of oranges, lemon, wheat, water crackers. Thin bodied
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 21:53

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can. 12 fl.oz @home poured into a shaker. Clear deep golden colour, thin fizzy white head, quickly diminishing, no lacing. Shy aroma, grain, orange peel, wort, pale malts. Taste light sweet and bitter, malty, grain, orange peel, hint of apple, wort. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation, sweetbitter aftertaste, wort undertones, not unpleasant but expected more from SN, decent.
Tried from Can from De Bierkoning on 21 Apr 2026 at 21:51

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 9 Overall 6.5
12 oz can. Aroma is grapefruit, bready, hint of coconut, pine, alcohol. Pours hazy golden with a one finger cream-white head with good retention. Taste has a moderate pithy bitterness with flavors like the aroma. Almost six months old, so not the freshest.
Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2026 at 01:36

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft at Ashland Ale house. Gold kinda clearish and frothy top. Nose is crackers and light citrus. Tastes of hay, crackers, grass, lemon. Light palate.
Tried on 15 Apr 2026 at 03:24

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bought locally, canned February 4th.

Pours a clear 24k gold with over a finger of foam, retention and lacing are fine.

The smell is of pine, spicy rye, sweetish hoppy, tropical fruit.

The taste is pine, spicy rye, toasted malt with some tropical fruit that brings a slight dankness.

Mouthfeel is fine, I would drink this again. Part of the mixed 12pack.
Tried from Can from Wyoming Discount Liquor on 14 Apr 2026 at 19:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From Stumpf Getränkmarkt, Ingelheim. Opening this can tonight after a long day of work, refreshing sour beer, easy to drink and light body, fruity, touch of strawberry and watermelon, sour, mineral, dry malt, fairly bitter, 10.06.24 at Epalinges.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2026 at 13:23

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can from the local grocery outlet. Pours lightly hazy gold with a nice white head that persisted. Aroma suggest grapefruit, even pith (not zest). Juicy and moderately bitter. Nearly dry for a NEIPA. Flavor matches the aroma. In the finish there's something like lychee. Bitterness doesn't persist at a strong level.
Tried from Can on 13 Apr 2026 at 23:39