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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6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Draught keg at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Light gold and clear with a small swirl of white head. Light lemony aroma, a little bit of pine, some fresh grass. Tastes bitter but not incredibly so, with light grapefruit and a little bit more pine. Light to medium body with medium carbonation. It's pretty tame... has it been dialled back or am I used to ever increasingly hopped beers? Still it is enjoyable enough.
Tried from Draft at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 17:54

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
This is a light bodied ipa with malt on the pale, biscuity side and an ample dose of citrusy, lightly piney hops. It doesn’t stand out for me as exceptional but it’s quite good and easy drinking.
Tried from Draft at Dicky's 21 Taps on 12 Mar 2026 at 03:45

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 oz. can, pours a clear bright golden with a medium white head. Aroma has plenty of candied citrus fruits, some pine, a hint of dankness, and some sweet caramel malt. Flavour is much brighter and more bitter, with lots of bitter piney hops, intense citrus, some candied stone fruits, and a sweet but crisp biscuity malt underbelly. Finishes very bright, with big, bitter pine in classic WC fashion. This is great—definitely a blast from the past, hopefully becoming present again.
Tried from Can from Elizabeth Station on 11 Mar 2026 at 03:29

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Mini can from SN's UK webshoppe. It pours clear bright golden - yellow with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, clean, toasty grains, grassy, lemon verbena, bread and biscuit. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, clean, toasty grains, grassy, leafy, lemon verbena, bread and biscuit. Average body and moderate carbonation. Crispy and easy drinking. Quenching.
Tried from Can on 07 Mar 2026 at 16:10

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dose 0,355l: Helles Bernstein, deutliche Trübung, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + leicht würzige Nase, leichte Süße, Zitrusnoten, exotische Früchte, Mango, Maracuja, Ananas, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, Malz, Hefearomen, fruchtig-würzige Bitterkeit; sehr fruchtiger + würziger Körper, leichte Süße, exotische Früchte, Mango, Maracuja, Orangen, Orangenschale, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, leicht harzig, Malz, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, Hefearomen; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried from Can from Craftbeer Shop on 07 Mar 2026 at 09:16

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Dose 0,355l: Golden, dezente Trübung, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; sehr fruchtige + leicht würzige Nase, kräftige fruchtige Süße, exotische Früchte, Mango, Maracuja, Grapefruit, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, leicht harzig, Malz, Hefearomen, fruchtig-würzige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + kräftig würziger Körper, leichte Süße, exotische Früchte, Maracuja, Grapefruit, Grapefruitzest, kräftige florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, leicht harzig, Malz, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, Hefearomen; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried from Can from Craftbeer Shop on 07 Mar 2026 at 09:13

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
It is a drinkable porter, it could be better. The color is brown and black, there is a kind of sweetness and discreet roasted malt, 29.03.16.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2026 at 21:17


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, honning, karamell.
Smak: Citrus, honning, karamell avslutning.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-8-8-8-8=8, Bottle@330ml, ABV@11%, Når@2026.03.06.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Klepp, Nydt@hjemme
Navn: Hoptimum (2025)
Stil: IPA - TRIPLE
Bryggeri: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Klepp on 06 Mar 2026 at 17:55

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Big voii 19.2fl oz can. It pours hazy golden - yellow with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, juicy, peach, mango, white grape, melon, fruit salad, some marmalade sandwiches and gummy bears. The taste is dry, bitterness which lingers, punchy boozy boost, pithy, zesty, orangey fruits, peachy, mango, melon, blossom, peppery spice, touch of rawness and a touch chalky with a warming finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Punchy and fruity. Solid.
Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 16:35