Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery
in
Chico,
California,
United States πΊπΈ
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.
7/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours clear gold into a pint glass. White head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Hay and tangerine aromas. Crisp with sweet tangerine, hay and earthy pith front to back. Not bad.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2025
at 23:10
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown color with thin head. Aroma is slightly sweet malt and mild coffee. Had this after aging 10 years. Sweet malt, dark fruit, and sweet dark chocolate taste with a mildly bitter flavor. Rich and full-bodied. Smooth finish, not as bitter as the 2024 new batch, assume from mellowing of the hops over time.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sierra Nevada Brewery - North Carolina
on 12 Apr 2025
at 20:19
6/10
β
Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Light yellow color with lasting head. Slightly sweet wheat flavor with a mild, spiciness at the end. A little crisp at the end. Slight citrus bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sierra Nevada Brewery - North Carolina
on 12 Apr 2025
at 19:11
6.8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown color with thin head. Aroma is slightly sweet malt and mild coffee. Sweet malt, dark fruit, and sweet dark chocolate taste with a moderately bitter flavor. Rich and full-bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sierra Nevada Brewery - North Carolina
on 12 Apr 2025
at 16:49
7.2/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can bought at the Dunneville Market and enjoyed with their amazing tri-tip!! Solid citrus with moderate dank balancing it out well. Slightly hazed dark gold with white head.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2025
at 17:12
Tried
on 11 Apr 2025
at 16:39
Tried
on 11 Apr 2025
at 16:39
9.5/10
Tried
from Can
on 11 Apr 2025
at 01:08
7.4/10
β
Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours light cloudy dark golden with large white head. Aroma is intense spruce, resin, bitter grapefruit, lemon and hints of melon. Taste is medium to very sweet, very bitter and light acidic. Body is oily with medium carbonation. Finish is long and mostly bitter with notes of malt, resin, grapefruit, melon, perfume, soap and dried flowers.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2025
at 22:06
7.1/10
β
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours mucky gold into a tumbler. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Dank weed aromas. Crisp with sweet weed and hot earth front to back. Medium length hot pith and lemon finish.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2025
at 21:07