Best Of Beer Camp: California Common - Beer Camp #8
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- California Common / Steam Beer
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 11.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 313
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 11, 2025
- Added:
- May 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
4.13/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From my notes I wrote this was “ok, nice flavor profile.” A common or steam beer, with some more floral and bready notes.
Disclaimer: I am in the process of backfilling some missing reviews with notes from 2011 I recently uncovered.
Nov 11, 2025Disclaimer: I am in the process of backfilling some missing reviews with notes from 2011 I recently uncovered.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.59/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Golden pour, lots of clarity, 1/2" white head. Aroma wasn't hoppy, the hybrid yeast situation yielded sweetness.
Taste was a bigger than usual common (6.5%), but it was relatively disguised by the yeasty sweetness to the beer. Good stuff, definitely comparable to Anchor Steam. Good for summer weather. One of the sweeter SN beers I've ever had.
Mar 10, 2016Taste was a bigger than usual common (6.5%), but it was relatively disguised by the yeasty sweetness to the beer. Good stuff, definitely comparable to Anchor Steam. Good for summer weather. One of the sweeter SN beers I've ever had.
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