Sierra Nevada’s 2011 edition of their Estate Ale is ready to go.
Quick backstory on Estate:
Sierra Nevada built a whole “Estate” around this beer. In 2003 the brewery planted a hop yard and have been expanding it ever since. By 2008, Sierra was ready to release a beer with the homegrown ingredients – Chico Estate Harvest Ale. Today the beer is made from 100% homegrown hops and malts.
Estate Ale just hit the brewery store today, distribution to follow in the following days…
Style: American IPA (wet hopped)
Availability: 750ml bottles, wax capped. Draft. Fall seasonal
6.7% ABV
Pic: Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman checking out cascade hops for the ’11 edition…
