Sierra Nevada - Snowpack (Winter Sampler)

Same. Like how do they leave that out of the pack?

 

Right. The 4-Way IPA pack will be out in January. This year's will include: Torpedo, Blindfold, Ruthless Rye, and a new Golden IPA.

-Bill

 

Ahhhh yeah!! Sounds great. Golden IPA huh? Tell us more!

 

Will this be considered the spring mixed pack or will there be another spring release? It seems like it could go either way with Ruthless Rye being in the pack. Oooh wait a minute, does this mean that there will be a new standalone spring seasonal release then? And I will keep hounding about a return of Glissade until it happens.

 

I'll definitely looking for this. Grabbed a 6 pack of celebration yesterday and this just seems like the logical next step.

 

Been looking for the winter snowpack here. My dad got one in Alabama and had great things to say about it.

 

This is our first-quarter variety pack (I hate to call it spring because it arrives in January.)
You're correct that there will be a new 1st quarter (spring) seasonal to replace Ruthless (now that it's in the IPA pack.)
January will see the release of Best of Beer Camp: Hoppy Lager--an Imperial Pale Lager.

I'm loving the prototypes so far, and can't wait for the wider release.

-Bill

 

I like all of this goodness that I am hearing. Sounds hop-a-licious!

 

Coffee stout was absolutely fantastic. The Porter is solid, the Pale is always a safe bet. Boomerang however was pretty disappointing, might even be my least favorite SN beer. Not a fan of that skunky/earthy hop thing it has goin on. Would rather have seen Celebration or maybe even a spiced winter lager of some sort.

 

I'm in on that one!

 

Definitely sounds interesting, thanks, Bill! I'm loving all of the new brews that keep popping up that are all over the spectrum!

 

Never understood the love for Glissade. I thought it was a rare Sierra Nevada miss. I really, really didn't like that beer.

 

This year's 4 Way IPA sounds pretty promising. I was not too impressed with the one they put out last year. Blindfold black I thought was the best out of the batch, so I'm glad that one's making a return. Plus Ruthless Rye is a solid beer too. I just can't seem to get wild about session IPAs though.

 

Yeah the Nooner IPA was my least favorite of the 4 way IPA last year. My favorites were the Blindfold and Torpedo(of course!) and this years sounds much better.

 

Dang. You guys are really pumping out a lot of new stuff in early 2015. Another 4-Way IPA pack, a new year-round brew (Nooner Pilsner), a new rotating Beer Camp seasonal, and that Hop Hunter IPA. By the way, when is Hop Hunter supposed to make it to market?

 

@sierranevadabill is out to get all of my beer money! Seriously good stuff SN keep it up!!

 

Hop Hunter will start hitting shelves in mid-January. Really excited about that one. It's damn hoppy, but low enough in ABV that I can crush 'em. I like it. Oddly, one of my work duties over the next few weeks is to sit down and drink through several bottles in a row to test "drinkability." To paraphrase Tennyson... mine is not to reason why, mine is but to do and die.
God, I love the beer business.

-Bill

 

It's weird that you mention...I actually have your house monitored 24/7 and for every six bottles of Sierra Nevada you drink, I get a $50 bonus. Keep it up, and when we get to $1000 I'll cut you in!

-B

 

One of my local shops is advertising $13.49 for Sierra Nevada 12-packs this month. However, they only have Celebration and the pale ale in 12-packs, not the Snow Pack, so today I had to pay $14.99 for the Snow Pack at Total Wine. Still a pretty good deal and I'm excited to try them all. Yes, all - somehow or other I have avoided SN pale ale until now!

 

Great mix for the holiday..something there for everyone. The Coffee Stout is excellent and the Boomerang IPA is very good as well. It sort of reminds me of the SN Harvest Southern Hemisphere Fresh Hop with a focus on the New Zealand hops..