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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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Golden color with off-white head. Aroma of malt, cereals, light hops. Taste is malty, caramel, cereals, verylight hops.

Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2025 at 14:52


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Poured from 355mL can with papa. Clear gold with full white head. Light bready malt with mild background bread crust, decent.

Tried from Can from Brix Bottleshop on 28 Oct 2025 at 02:10


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can at a kid birthday party: pours gold with white head. Citrusy hop profile and a little grainy and bready. Fairly crisp with good hop notes to round it out. Solid.

Tried on 27 Oct 2025 at 00:09


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 12fl.oz. (2022) @home poured into a teku glass, Pitch Black, small creamy dark tan head, good retention, light lacing. Aroma roasted malt, cocoa, dark fruit, espresso, some liquorice, alcohol. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, roasted malt, dark chocolate, coffee, 1iquorice, some dark fruit, alcohol. Full-bodied, slick creamy texture, soft carbonation, short, smooth semi-dry sweetbitter aftertaste, warming alcohol, rich, tasty, very good.

Tried from Bottle from Rebelbeercans on 26 Oct 2025 at 19:35


8.5

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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2025 at 19:00


8

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Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 18:57


7

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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2025 at 18:55


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. can. Pours a clear, golden color, with a big, foamy, beige head. The nose is bread dough, coriander, light spruce, and rose. Sweet and bready, with a mellow, sticky bitterness. Light, slick, and sticky. Easy and mellow.

Tried from Can from J&K Liquor on 25 Oct 2025 at 17:27


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz can - another fine pairing for their annual Oktoberfest beer. Lovely and wonderful

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 05:22


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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Orange zest, elderflower, butterscotch, and pine sap. Sweet and malty, with a big, smooth, resinous bitterness. Medium to heavy body, slick, and zesty. Aggressive, balanced, and tasty.

Tried from Can from J&K Liquor on 25 Oct 2025 at 02:02