Sierra Nevada Red-oric.
Availability: Draft Only, As of 12/23/11
8% ABV
Brewed by 2 individuals in Indiana. Read more on this brew HERE.
Sierra Nevada will release cans next year. There was a slight delay, pushing the beer release into February of 2012. By the looks of it, the canning as started. The picture above appeared via a closed beer forum on Facebook.
Sierra Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada Alternate Ending.
Style: Altbier
Availability: Draft Only, as of 12/7/11
6.2% ABV
This is completely a tease, as these Sierra Nevada Celebrations big boys are just experimental bottles. But we MIGHT have the opportunity to purchase these bottles in the future.
What you see before you are 101.4 fluid ounce editions of Celebration Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada’s final 2011 releasein their new Ovila Series has arrived. Quad follows Dubbel, and Saison.
Quad:
As winter approaches, anticipation begins for Christmas. This full and sultry ale is sure to warm the soul and welcome the season. This silky Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada Huck Finn-ish. Lager brewed with huckleberries. A huckleberryresembles blueberries, and are sweet and tasty. It’s also the official state fruit of Idaho. (You’ll win trivia with that knowledge.) Also, Finnish traditional ales use berries in lieu of Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada won’t be releasing Glissade this spring. Instead, Ruthless Rye IPA will take it’s spot. Why? Sierra laments that the first release of the maibock was successful, but the second year wasn’t a great as they hoped. The style Continue Reading →
Sierra Nevada Red-oric.
Availability: Draft Only, As of 12/23/11
8% ABV
Brewed by 2 individuals in Indiana. Read more on this brew HERE.
Sierra Nevada will release cans next year. There was a slight delay, pushing the beer release into February of 2012. By the looks of it, the canning as started. The picture above appeared via a closed beer forum on Facebook.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale was/is going to be the first offering coming off the can line. According to Sierra’s PR guy – Pale Ale is first in 12oz cans, followed by Torpedo 16oz tallboys. Now, throw in some SweetWater IPA & 420 cans, and the pool next summer can’t get here fast enough.
For more of your favorite beer coming to cans, check this out.
This is completely a tease, as these Sierra Nevada Celebrations big boys are just experimental bottles. But we MIGHT have the opportunity to purchase these bottles in the future.
What you see before you are 101.4 fluid ounce editions of Celebration Ale. Yes they just experiments. Per Sierra brewer Terrance Sullivan:
These were test bottles to see if we could fill counter pressure bottle condition beer. Hopefully these will become available in the future with more beers than just Celebration Ale. Although opening one of these is a true Celebration.
Sorting through the beer geek speak- Sierra might be leaving this IPA unfiltered, and adding a little yeast extra yeast to condition in the bottle. Counter pressure is adding a little extra CO2 to the bottle and corking it. You could truly pop a cork and have a celebration.
Again, these aren’t commercially available.
Sierra Nevada’s final 2011 releasein their new Ovila Series has arrived. Quad follows Dubbel, and Saison.
Quad:
As winter approaches, anticipation begins for Christmas. This full and sultry ale is sure to warm the soul and welcome the season. This silky ale is rich, mahogany brown in color with a velvety malt aroma, spiked with hints of dried cherry, fig, raisin, and plum notes. A full and creamy body offers layers of flavor including a perfume-like maltiness. Rich and warming, this complex ale should be shared among friends in the true spirit of the season.
Style: Quad
Taste Expectations: Molasses, Raisins, Brown Sugar, Dark fruit. Sweet, malty, boozy. Warms you up!
Availability: 750ml bottles, corked &caged. Draft
10.4% ABV
In other Ovila Series news, Dubbel will return in 375ml 4-packs next year, along with a new Belgian Golden Ale.
Sierra Nevada Huck Finn-ish. Lager brewed with huckleberries. A huckleberryresembles blueberries, and are sweet and tasty. It’s also the official state fruit of Idaho. (You’ll win trivia with that knowledge.) Also, Finnish traditional ales use berries in lieu of hops. (Sahti.)
Availability: Draft only, as of 11/17/11
6% ABV
And!!! The best use of the Huckleberry phrase in history…
Sierra Nevada won’t be releasing Glissade this spring. Instead, Ruthless Rye IPA will take it’s spot. Why? Sierra laments that the first release of the maibock was successful, but the second year wasn’t a great as they hoped. The style is a hard sell for some. In case you haven’t noticed, Sierra Nevada does really well with hoppy beers, so ruthless is sure to be a hit.
Ruthless IPA is brewed with this rustic grain for refined flavors – combining the peppery spice of rye and the bright citrusy flavors of whole-cone hops to create a complex ale for the tumultuous transition to Spring.
Style: IPA, brewed with rye malt
Availability: 12oz bottles, draft
Arrival: Taps at Sierra Taproom – 12/20/11. Early 2012 debut
6.6% ABV
