Sierra Nevada appreciation...

CELEBRATION, just happen to be consuming one now.....

 

The Pale Ale was the first beer that made me say WOW. I've always liked the porter. Narwhal has really improved with a few months in the cellar. I won't be drinking many fresh next year but I'll really enjoy my case. The Estate was spectacular, and made me resolve to drink more SN in the upcoming year.

 

Pale Ale - A classic! A BA rite of passage, imo.
Celebration - A wintertime must have!
Hoptimum - A well balanced DIPA!

 

Forgot to mention how much I love Tumbler, and miss Glissade.

 

The best readily available craft beer company out there. yes, head and shoulders above the Boston Beer Company.


Since they're so readily available they're not as sexy as most other micro brews but if it was harder to obtain people would go apeshit over the stuff. Guaranteed.

 

Bigfoot-none better in my book.

 

Kellerweis is awesome, SNPA and bigfoot are classics, and I did love hoptimum very much. I was a fan of torpedo before recently, solid brew, just not into it right now. Everything else is solid but not something I seek out. I love the beer camp stuff even if it's just for the variety.

 

I guess my favorites are the special IPA's like the Southern Hemisphere or the Harvest ones.

I love SNPA as a value pale ale, both for home and when at ordinary bars such as at airports or boring restaurant chains when necessary.

Kellerweisse is decent option too, but only if no Bavarian options are available.

 

Celebration is an all time favorite. Also love Torpedo, Big Foot, Narwhal, Blindfold, and Keller.

 

SNPA opened my eyes to a better world. That world was beer with tasty, wonderful hops. Thank you Sierra Nevada.

 

It's a tie for me: celebration and Bigfoot. Drink plenty of torpedo year round. But really look forward to November thru January. Probably give slight edge to celebration. Didn't come across narwhale this year. Always next year.

 

So excited to have a SN brewery near Asheville! Bigfoot's my #1

 

I need to try more, but easily Bourbon Barrel Aged Ovila Quad. Possibly the best quad I've ever had.

After that, fresh Bigfoot. So hoppy and yummy.

 

I vote with my money and Sierra Nevada is the overall champion. ( I do miss Glissade though)

 

Bigfoot. I'm a big fan of Barlywine and this is one of the best.

 

Love the celebration and old Chico I a solid summer beer.

 

The old 'Unfiltered Wheat' with the red label was my favorite SN beer, its long gone tho. That being said, i'd have go with Chico Estate, Celebration & Hoptimum. Nothing beats a cold 'Old Chico' in a can or bottle on a hot summer day tho..

 

i'm biased because i love Sierra, but to me they are the quintessential California brewery. other breweries have been around longer etc.. but in my mind there is no more classic California brewery, from their location, image, history, and flavor profiles they made popular.

Pale Ale and then Celebration were two of my "breakthrough" beers that got brought me into the light. especially Celebration.

i think Narwhal is fucking amazing and i drink Torpedo and Bigfoot like they're going out of style

and, going to Beer Camp will no doubt be one of the highlights i look back on when i reminisce about my life later on (most likely while sipping a Bigfoot or whatever new concoction they have in the future)

 

I love Sierra Nevada, its always had a special place in my heart. I drank Sierra Nevada Pale Ale for maybe 10 years because I never knew there was anything else. My beer world was the grocery store which was not much. Sierra Nevada was awesome. And now that I have discovered the craft beer world Sierra Nevada still delivers every time. I was surprised recently when I could quite easily list over 30 different beers I've had from Sierra Nevada. Can't say that for any other brewery. Bigfoot is a long time favorite. Hoptimum is awesome, drinking Hoptimum now actually reminds me of what Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was like when I first had it. My favorites from them are maybe Fritz & Kens ale and Jack & Kens ale. Fritz & Kens was always delicious, and Jack & Kens has turned into something amazing. Narwhal is delicious too, and of course BA Bigfoot, and the fresh hop ales, can't stop...

 

So many well made beers I won't even bother listing them all. I feel that SN brings an essence of class to craft brewing. Many of the beers they brew are no frills and still stand up well in today's market. They just do such an excellent job bringing good beers to so many markets, at such reasonable prices. And have done it so well for so long. Tip of the hat, SN.