Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Commercial Brewery in Chico, California, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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/brand:
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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7.4/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On keg at Robin Hood, Pontefract - Clear amber body, thick cream top. Big boozy nose, biscuits, syrupy caramel, pine, indigestion inducing alcohol burn at the end. A nice sipper.
Tried from Draft at Robin Hood, Pontefract on 05 Apr 2025 at 16:54

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 05 Apr 2025 at 12:26

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can. Cloudy orange, 2cm white head. Citrus peel, breadcrust, grass and light pine aroma. Almost delicate palate with a lightness and slight softness to meet the more familiar SN flavours. Light bread, mixed citrus peel, some pine. Fairly bitter. Pretty good.
Tried on 05 Apr 2025 at 12:17

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Can split on 832/813 to Stanhope, picked up from HOTM online, 05/04/2025.
Orange looker with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, pale malts, grass.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, orange peel, light breads, grains.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Tidy enough AF affair.
Tried on 05 Apr 2025 at 11:44

6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma of hop oils. Taste has citrus, pine, lemon in particular. Palate has some limited wine must, more citrus oils, and pine.
Tried on 04 Apr 2025 at 01:11

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a moderately hazy deep amber. Medium sized frothy white head, shows quite good retention and some lacing. Average intensity in the aroma: a not timid biscuity malts base with hints of honey and caramel, a relatively deep hop profile with citric and floral notes over a light piney/resinous feel. Pleasant, but not clean/defined. Taste notes follow the aroma; pretty good intensity, so so definition. Medium to high sweetness and bitterness, both feel quite assertive in taste and aftertaste, with very good overall balance. The best quality in this beer is balance (namely, how sweetness and bitterness don't take away from quaffability despite being both quite assertive). Medium body, medium to high carbonation; pretty lively in the mouth but in a nice, delicate way that makes this beer pretty smooth and quaffable. Overall: maybe i would have found it more impressive a few years ago, as of now it feels less bright/defined than i used to remember. Palates change, but still good nonetheless. Undoubtedly a well made classic ipa.
Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2025 at 19:40

6.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pours clear gold into a willi. White head with medium retention recedes to nothing. Lime aromas. Crisp with mild, tart lime and hay front to back. Lasting lime finish. Well made, but becomes a bit cloying so drink up.
Tried on 01 Apr 2025 at 23:02

7.3/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
12oz bottle at Taste of Love, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear orange amber with a thin white head. The aroma is herbal, light toffee. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, sugary toffee, herbal, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle at Taste of Love on 01 Apr 2025 at 05:28

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Just unclear amber with a good inch of white head. Mainly citrus aroma - kumquat - with some grass and breadcrust. Wouldn't have guessed Kiwi hops. So it tastes - bittersweet with maybe not quite enough body to carry the hops.
Tried on 31 Mar 2025 at 11:27

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Aromas are a blend of citrus, resin and malt. Flavors are similar to nose and on the dry side. Just enough sweet and bitter to balance. A hint of MJ in there also. Good body and a touch soft carbonation. Good but not great.
Tried from Can at Festival Foods - La Crosse on 31 Mar 2025 at 01:33