Springfest
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

2/14/26 - (Home) (Chicago, Illinois) Can Notes: Purchased a single refrigerated 12 oz can at Beer on the Wall on 2/5/26 for $2.84 including tax. Refrigerated since returning home until opening this morning. Canned 12/4/25 @ 10:05 PM, can code 53 (no C Chico M Mills River). 6.0% ABV, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Chico, California and Mills River, North Carolina.

Appearance: Slow poured about 80% of the can due to the fast developing head which leaves a puffy cotton candy like creamy head for several minutes and generous streaky soapy lacing before settling to form a thick cover. Light blonde straw sunshine clear base with light sustained carbonation after a few minutes of heavy post pour activity. Looks very good. 4.25

Aroma: Getting mostly the Centennial with pine, citrus, grapefruit and the Pilsner malt that smells pretty salty. Light to mild in strength, slightly higher in enjoyment. 3.75

Taste: The Pilsner malt leads for me, Saltine cracker, followed by grapefruit backed by light citrus and unfortunately faint pine if I concentrate hard. The hops were stronger in the aroma, but flip flopped with the Pilsner malt here. 3.25

Mouthfeel: Light and easy drinking, below the 6% ABV. Medium body enhanced by sustained lightly prickly carbonation. Sweet between the cracker malt and fruit flavors. Cracker finish. 3.5

Overall: Perhaps the up to two months at room temps impacted this, but SN beers typically age well. I would have guessed this was a pilsner if given blind, primarily by the malt build and its dominance over the hops. Would have enjoyed this more if the taste mirrored the more balanced hop treatment in the aroma. Still enjoyed, and would give a draft or fresh can another try. 3.5

Pours a clear gold. Thick foam. Light hop aroma. Big bitter hop body. Bitterness persists. Dry finish. Not really a spring beer in my opinion. To dry for me. Not that good.

Light, bright and delicious, this can held up remarkably well! Lemon citrus, kiss of pine and grapefruit, light biscuit malt... hard to believe its 6%, as it see.s like a crushable sesh beer.
Yet another solid brew from Sierra Nevada!

Had this on 2026-05-22 near Pittsburgh, PA from a 12oz can

L - Chill haze-straw with a 2.5-finger white head and mild lace

S - Lemon-lime, cracker.

T - Lemon-lime, cracker, grassy, moderately bitter. Very little malt flavors.

F - Light-medium body and medium carbonation. Crisp and refreshing.

O - A pleasant, easy drinking IPA.

Crystal clear light golden color with a small foamy/fizzy white head. Nice fresh hay and dry wood aromas with some pine and catty hop notes. Toasted wood and hay in the taste with a more pronounced catty bitterness with citrus rind and grapefruit notes, but well balanced with some light sugary sweetness. The body is actually slightly creamy but watery at the same time which results in a very high drinkability index. The bitterness seems to build up in the back of the tongue and throat in a thistly way which is also nice. Finishes with a dry, woody flavor with a little residual sweetness and that thistly bitterness. This is a delicious beer that really does seem like Spring in a glass. I hope this will become a regular seasonal from SN.

 

Canned on: 12-5-25
Many thx to CarolinaCardinals for the can!

A - Light yellow gold pour with moderate carbonation and a dense thin white layer hanging out on top.

S - Bright citrus, grapefruit, and a slight bit of grassy lemon.

T - Grapefruit, citrus, crisp malt backbone, ends with a lingering citrus bitterness on the backside.

M - Medium body with prickly carbonation.

O - Tastes more like a West Coast hoppy Pilsner.

Had on tap. Very appealing looking, light and golden and bubbly. It certainly has a fresh taste, it indeed makes me think of a lush, green spring meadow or something. Feel is light enough to seem almost sessionable.

12 oz can marked 1/29/26 poured into a pint glass.

 

Poured a clear yellow with a white, lingering foam. Smell of lemon, grass and grain. Mild bitterness on the tongue with a light lemon and biscuit taste. Appropriate mouthfeel, a lighter side of medium. I was a bit skeptical of this brew when introduced, a spring IPA that also suggested notes of a lager. But after tasting, it was a pleasant surprise. An excellent choice for a lighter IPA.

 

 

On draft in South Park, San Diego. Been waiting to try this. Super delicious as expected. Great balance of citrusy hops and fresh grain. Good balance, easy to drink. Would buy when I see it on the shelf.

 

 

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of foam. It left sudsy lacing. It smelled of caramel, orange, grapefruit and resin. Sweet tropical fruit taste with toasted caramel and a piney bitterness.