Sierra Nevada
Chico, California & Mills River, North Carolina
Sierra Nevada Pale Goes 16 Ounces
Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) has announced a new can to the lineup- the 16oz Pale Ale tallboy. Yes, the pounder can spans both Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Torpedo.
“We’re fortunate to have a flagship that continues to delight new and seasoned craft beer palates, and the 16-ounce can lends Pale Ale even more accessibility,” said Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada’s founder. “Drop a 4-pack into a backyard cooler, hike it up the trail—wherever you take it, you have a few pints to share with friends.
All 50 states will start to receive the 16oz Pale Ale tallboy 4-packs starting the third week of January.
Sierra Nevada Teases More Barrel Aged Beer
After speaking with a few Sierra Nevada employees, there is some good news you need to know.
First – the brewery has and is expanding their barrel aging program. The barrel aged offerings – from Bigfoot, and Narwhal to a few from the Ovila Series have been quite successful. Pretty sure you already knew this.
Both the Chico, California location and the new North Carolina location will have a barrel aging program.
Secondly, the above pic is a teaser of a new barrel aged offering to come. Just drool at the thought.
Sierra Nevada Celebration 2013 Bottled
Halloween approaches. Fall is falling. Over the weekend people were drinking hard in Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.
In Chico, California, Sierra Nevada was bottling Celebration Ale. The seasonal IPA is brewed with fresh hops for a delicious piney and citrusy India Pale Ale.
Arriving again in November, 2013.
Style: IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Late Fall/Winter Seasonal.
6.8% ABV
Sierra Nevada To Open “Torpedo Room” [PICS]
Sierra Nevada is ready to open their new Berkeley, California space, aka the “Torpedo Room.” The name is derived from the Hop Torpedo, the dry-hopping device that makes the signature beer namesake so great.
The space is small and intimate, designed to offer limited and small batch beers and educational tastings. The room can hold around 45 craft beer drinkers.
“Our brewers develop creative, flavorful beers at an impressive pace,” said Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada’s founder. “They’re usually small batches, and it’s those beers folks will find in the Torpedo Room. We think it’s exciting—using rare offerings to showcase who we are and to talk about the science behind our beers. We really hope visitors take part in the dialogue.”
Torpedo Room will have 16 taps for taster flights, and growlers to go. Visitors can also purchase bottles to-go. Trachtenberg Architects, Inc.; Ferrous Studios, Inc., from Richmond, CA.; and Chico-based craftspeople Westgate Hardwoods are designing the new space.
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- Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room
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- Torpedo Room Front
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- Sierra Nevada Torpedo Room Interior
Copper Jacketing Sierra Nevada’s New Kettles
Sierra Nevada’s Chico, California brewery features copper clad kettles that were carefully salvaged from defunct breweries in Germany. Now that the North Carolina brewery build is in full swing, copper kettles will be seen on the East Coast. Why? It’s more than a signature look.
Sierra Nevada Manifest Destiny ‘Murican Pilsner
Wind Hurts Sierra Nevada Barley, New Beer Rises
The fall means that Sierra Nevada (Chico, CA) will release Estate Ale, featuring hops and malts grown at the brewery’s farm. 2013 would have been no different if it wasn’t for the weather. Beer is an agricultural production (hops, barley, etc). The Sierra Nevada Estate barley had a rough go of it this year. Days of high winds, and too much rain made the barley crop impossible to brew with. There will be some happy cattle that are going to chow down on it though.
If you have never met a brewer before, know this. They always find a way to release a beer. Thus, meet DevESTATEtion, a black IPA homage to the lost crop. Using the Estate organic hops, and two row pale malt from Great Western Malting, DevESTATEtion Black IPA will arrive in September. RIP Sierra Nevada barley 2013.
Style: Black IPA
Availability: 25.4 oz bottles
Arrival: September, 2013
6.7% ABV
