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/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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8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2025 at 21:12

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Aroma is floral, bready, peppery. Taste has a mild to moderate herbal bitterness backed by light bready malt sweetness.
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2025 at 03:34

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Imperial pint can, pkd 12/24. Moderately hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma of mango, pineapple, mandarin, bread, pine. Softish texture with sweet tropical notes. But the pine and somewhat twiggy bitterness doesn't really suit. But it's OK.
Tried on 29 Mar 2025 at 12:07

8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
s: piney | resin | fresh
a: slightly hazy golden body | nice small white head
t: dank | mineraly | fresh PNW hops
p: alpha acids | crisp malts | great bitterness
o: old school IPA hops | balanced throughout | great for style - this is the best N/A IPA i've had all month/year by far!

12 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery): West Harrison (White Plains), New York | 23-March-2025 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | Canned: 05-November-2024 | sampled: 29-March-2025, less than a week after purchase
Tried from Can from Wegmans - Princeton on 29 Mar 2025 at 05:43

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Jim - cheers! Gold with a very light haze, a white head and a middling fizz. Lemon up front, a touch of pine in the mildly bitter finish. Crisp and clean but pretty meh.
Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2025 at 19:05

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from a mix pack from Sprouts in Woodland, CA. Pours hazy gold with a foamy white head. Aroma of mango and perhaps citrus. Med body or nearly. Tropical, juicy, but not very sweet. Bitter enough for balance. Flavor is mango, passion fruit, melon and citrus. Decent, but the flavor could be stronger.
Tried from Can on 28 Mar 2025 at 00:58

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can from Sprouts in Woodland, CA. Pours hazy gold with a large creamy white head. Aroma has lots of citrus - even grapefruit rind notes. Med body. Flavor has a hint of something like oats/spelt. Otherwise mostly citrus for me. Pleasing flavor.
Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2025 at 23:52

7.5/10
Tried on 27 Mar 2025 at 11:06

7/10
Malm� April 2024 tasting - getting some grapefruit and pineapple notes, resinous bitter hops, pine needles, caramel malty sweet backbone. medium body, resinous bitter piney hoppy close.
Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2025 at 05:54

7/10
Malm� Feb 2024 tasting Part 2 -
Dark roasted malty with lots of chocolate and caramel, fudge and toffee sweetness, full bodied. Dark malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2025 at 05:53