SN Bigfoot ID

Looks kind of sketchy to me. I don't know of any sierra nevada beer with a twist off cap.

 

They switched to pry off on 2008. Twist off before.

 

Didn't know that, I think the oldest Sierra beer I have had was a 2009 Bigfoot.

 

Only one thing to do: Drink it!

 

Damn, that's incredibly interesting.

 

Score!

 

Sort of reminds my of the twenty-year-old SN Pale Ale that I found in my father's garage.

 

With different states having different ABV regulations, I could see why a brewery would do state-specific capping, but I've never heard of SN doing this.
I'm sure @sierranevadabill would be more familiar.

 

paging @sierranevadabill for comment.

 

Kinda cool. You said your dad bought it and has had it for ages? It might be pretty good still if it has been away from heat and light. I know the twist offs were a bugger for oxidization though...

The cap is odd though - I have no clues on that at all...

 

The cap wasn't a Sierra Nevada thing- it was a Florida requirement. Here are some others-




As to the whens and rationalizations of these things, I couldn't tell you. Hopefully @jesskidden can fill us in on that stuff; all that I do remember is seeing the caps in the 80s.

 

So when was this discontinued ?

 

Somebody call an archeologist!

 

@sierranevadabill ?

 

call a priest, have him bless me and Ill drink it!

 

I think just drinking it should do the trick, actually.

 

You got me- that would be a good clue, though. I just found it to be a curiosity when visiting at the time, but don't have anything more specific than that.

It looks like Sierra Nevada just bought cheap generic crowns to sell Bigfoot in FL at the time, so maybe whenever they first started to hit the east coast would be my guess as to the bottle's vintage. Late 80s, maybe.

 

@sierranevadabill is going to have so many notifications when he wakes up

 

late 80's forget the priest, Ill need a Papal blessing to tackle that one