Cool Little Thing
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,833 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #9,065 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 8.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 35
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 28, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 11, 2024
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
CRYO FRESH HAZY IPA
You’ve found it at last: a Hazy IPA refreshing enough to beat the heat. This Cool Little Thing unlocks juicy tropical fruit and bittersweet citrus flavors once frozen deep within Cryo Fresh™ Mosaic® hops and a trio of other subzero Cryo® varieties — Crystal, Comet, and El Dorado®. Reach out and grab your discovery before it’s gone.
You’ve found it at last: a Hazy IPA refreshing enough to beat the heat. This Cool Little Thing unlocks juicy tropical fruit and bittersweet citrus flavors once frozen deep within Cryo Fresh™ Mosaic® hops and a trio of other subzero Cryo® varieties — Crystal, Comet, and El Dorado®. Reach out and grab your discovery before it’s gone.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4.05/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
RB transfer
Feb 28, 2026
Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.64/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
L:
-pours a slightly hazy golden with a medium-to-big,foamy,white head
-low-to-medium carbonation visible
S:
-juicy,tangerines,grapefruit zest,oranges,peaches,mango
T:
-Follows the nose
-low-to-medium bitterniss
F:
-low-to-medium carbonation
-medium body
O:
A good Citrus fruit-heavy NEIPA
Jun 15, 2025-pours a slightly hazy golden with a medium-to-big,foamy,white head
-low-to-medium carbonation visible
S:
-juicy,tangerines,grapefruit zest,oranges,peaches,mango
T:
-Follows the nose
-low-to-medium bitterniss
F:
-low-to-medium carbonation
-medium body
O:
A good Citrus fruit-heavy NEIPA
Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a lightly hazy orangy golden color with a 2F head and heavy lacing.
Smells of slightly dank citrusy and piney hops.
Tastes of malt, orange, lemon and mango with a slightly bitter finish.
Medium light body and carbonation. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel.
This is a very drinkable lightly juicy and sweet brew that is 2/3 of the way between West And NEIPA.
Apr 06, 2025Smells of slightly dank citrusy and piney hops.
Tastes of malt, orange, lemon and mango with a slightly bitter finish.
Medium light body and carbonation. Slightly syrupy mouthfeel.
This is a very drinkable lightly juicy and sweet brew that is 2/3 of the way between West And NEIPA.
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12 oz can into a Becker glass.
L: SRM 9 Pours a slightly hazed dark apricot color with a tight & creamy 1" off white head that has very good retention, mild carbonation, medium-thick complex sticky lacing.
S: Caramelized malts, fruits, fruit bread, hard candy sugar.
T: A little bit tropical, lightly sweet, fruity, candied malts, notes of peach, citrus and citrus zest, light pine, a hint of melon, a light hint of coconut.
F: Lush, smooth, almost creamy medium-bodied mouthfeel with a smooth medium-length lightly drying finish.
O: Delicious tastes, marvelous feel, very easy to drink. It is outstanding.
Feb 11, 2025L: SRM 9 Pours a slightly hazed dark apricot color with a tight & creamy 1" off white head that has very good retention, mild carbonation, medium-thick complex sticky lacing.
S: Caramelized malts, fruits, fruit bread, hard candy sugar.
T: A little bit tropical, lightly sweet, fruity, candied malts, notes of peach, citrus and citrus zest, light pine, a hint of melon, a light hint of coconut.
F: Lush, smooth, almost creamy medium-bodied mouthfeel with a smooth medium-length lightly drying finish.
O: Delicious tastes, marvelous feel, very easy to drink. It is outstanding.
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
3.42/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pours a darker golden color with a decent foamy white head, about 2-fingers that stays a little while. Aroma is almost non-existent, what aroma I get smells like cut grass with a little sweetness. The taste is tropical fruit, malt and smooth hop flavor, almost no bitterness. Easy drinking for a 7.5 ABV. 32 IBUs DOB 5-30-2024 Rated 11-19-2024
Jan 21, 2025
Rated by notaveragejoe from Georgia
4.19/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.19/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pretty light and crisp, despite being a 7.4. Very well done. I may not be getting the best experience drinking from a can but this one is solid!
Jan 10, 2025
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
4.35/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
COOL little thing because it is made of CRYO hops? Get it? (Nudge nudge)
A pretty good one, pretty intensive to be honest, very dense. Tastes like peaches and fruits. Actually quite sweet (perhaps even a bit too much for my taste.) Nevertheless, a very good NEIPA. Can’t wait for their Big Little Thing next.
Dec 28, 2024A pretty good one, pretty intensive to be honest, very dense. Tastes like peaches and fruits. Actually quite sweet (perhaps even a bit too much for my taste.) Nevertheless, a very good NEIPA. Can’t wait for their Big Little Thing next.
Reviewed by dr_lager from Washington
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Overall a very good tropical juicy IPA, tasty with restrained bitterness . I struggled with it a bit though because its disguised strength added an odd taste, and so I don’t think it’s cool enough for me to want to drink more of it.
Nov 20, 2024
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.19/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz can poured into a SA perfect pint
A- pours a slightly hazy golden-orange with a one finger creamy white head that has good retention
S- grapefruit zest, juicy tangerine, pine, green melon
T- juicy citrus notes up front with notes of tangerine and zesty grapefruit. Mid-palate gives a bit of peach and papaya. The finish gives some resinous pine with more citrus in the linger
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns creamy into the finish
Nov 16, 2024A- pours a slightly hazy golden-orange with a one finger creamy white head that has good retention
S- grapefruit zest, juicy tangerine, pine, green melon
T- juicy citrus notes up front with notes of tangerine and zesty grapefruit. Mid-palate gives a bit of peach and papaya. The finish gives some resinous pine with more citrus in the linger
M- medium body with medium carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns creamy into the finish
Rated by Khocolate from Tennessee
5/5 rDev +22%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +22%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Outstanding as mentioned!
Nov 09, 2024
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.01/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.01/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bright clear goldenrod with rocky, snow white head; bubblegum, honeydew + yellow pixie sticks on the nose; Nilla wafers, Canary melon, mango syrup, peach juice, orange hard candy and vague herbal ending; clean, dry, smooth.
4 4.25 4 4 3.75
Mosaic, Crystal, Comet, El Dorado
May 30 canning date; about 10 weeks old.
Cryo is the hook in this latest release of the never-ending “Little Thing” brand extension.
And it certainly does capture a certain kind of hoppiness. Every fruit flavour (they’re nearly all fruit) is a distilled, laser-focused, intensified version of itself. It plays like candy that way, both more powerful and less authentic than the fruit itself.
There are a couple of problems with that. Firstly, there’s no variety. Crystal’s wood + spice does a poor job of breaking up the Skittles party; you’re nearly wishing for Columbus to switch things up. Also, there’s no balance. The booze is absent - SN craftsmanship still applies - and there are minimal IBUs so instead of a snappy finish the sugars just fade away. And that hurts the drinkability that (I’m presuming) is expected of any Little Thing.
In the end it’s a super juicy, almost cloying, Mountain-ish IPA that is interesting on one level, but I don’t really want to drink again.
Too much of a good thing.
Nov 04, 20244 4.25 4 4 3.75
Mosaic, Crystal, Comet, El Dorado
May 30 canning date; about 10 weeks old.
Cryo is the hook in this latest release of the never-ending “Little Thing” brand extension.
And it certainly does capture a certain kind of hoppiness. Every fruit flavour (they’re nearly all fruit) is a distilled, laser-focused, intensified version of itself. It plays like candy that way, both more powerful and less authentic than the fruit itself.
There are a couple of problems with that. Firstly, there’s no variety. Crystal’s wood + spice does a poor job of breaking up the Skittles party; you’re nearly wishing for Columbus to switch things up. Also, there’s no balance. The booze is absent - SN craftsmanship still applies - and there are minimal IBUs so instead of a snappy finish the sugars just fade away. And that hurts the drinkability that (I’m presuming) is expected of any Little Thing.
In the end it’s a super juicy, almost cloying, Mountain-ish IPA that is interesting on one level, but I don’t really want to drink again.
Too much of a good thing.
Reviewed by atigerlife from Hawaii
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy golden orange. Small white head that has decent lasting power.
Aroma of citrus [strong]. Sweet. Grapefruit & orange. Grassy.
Taste is citrus [grapefruit, orange. pineapple], grassy, floral. Sweet. Malt backbone.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, cleansing.
Overall, it is a good brew. Worth a try.
Nov 03, 2024Aroma of citrus [strong]. Sweet. Grapefruit & orange. Grassy.
Taste is citrus [grapefruit, orange. pineapple], grassy, floral. Sweet. Malt backbone.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, cleansing.
Overall, it is a good brew. Worth a try.
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