Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Beer Reviews
Located in Chico, California. Founded in 1980. Founder, Ken Grossman, is one of the well known fathers of American craft beer.
by Tom Smillie | American Barleywine, California, Pint Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Snifter, United States |
In celebration of closing a chapter at one job (10-1-10) and starting a new one the following Monday, I decided my choice of beer should be rather celebratory in nature as well. Insert the third of four beers commemorating Sierra Nevada’s 30 years of brewing. This...
by Tom Smillie | American Brown Ale, California, Mug, Pint Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States |
New to their fall seasonal line up is this pretty little Brown ale. After looking at their website I looks as though this is been substituted for their Anniversary ale (personally I’m quite alright with that). The fresh new label art given to their bottles over the...
by Taylor Birkey | American Pale Ale (APA), California, Mug, Pint Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States |
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is the number one selling craft beer in the United States (total sales at almost $50.5 million, just ahead of Sam Adams Seasonal). It is the most widely distributed and culturally recognized Pale Ale, therefore acting as a quasi poster child for...
by Tom Smillie | California, Pint Glass, Russian Imperial Stout, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Snifter, United States |
Congratulations Sierra Nevada on 30 years of brewing excellence!!! Over the course of this year Ken Grossman is joining together with some of the key pioneers is the craft brewing industry to create some special brews for Sierra’s thirty year celebration. If you have...
by Tom Smillie | California, Flute Glass, Maibock / Helles Bock, Mug, Pilsner Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States |
I like, if not love, Sierra Nevada, don’t get me wrong. I respect Ken Grossman’s pioneering spirit and craft. However, I feel they are a typical California massively hopped beer company. I rate a brewery on how well it can produce a plethora of styles that are...
by Matt | American IPA, California, Mug, Pint Glass, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, United States |
We are in the final days of the year 2009 and I am in fact, celebrating. I have lots to celebrate: a healthy family consisting of a beautiful wife and amazing daughter- 5 years old in a week. A great job, one that uses my unique gifts and allows me to build...