Rad Little Thing (West Coast Hazy IPA) | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Beer Review |

In this review, I'm going to take a look at another beer from the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (‪@SierraNevadaBrewing‬), and it's their Rad Little Thing. This is what they're calling a West Coast Hazy IPA that is brewed with Bravo, Chinook, Citra, Crystal and Magnum hops. More and more breweries are starting to combine these two styles, so I'm curious to see how Sierra Nevada does with it. Let's find out! I also want to give a huge thanks to a very good friend of mine, and viewer of the channel, Billy (‪@billyrossi4661‬), for this beer!
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Commercial Description:
Rad Little Thing is the ultimate ride for IPA fans from coast to coast. Combining classic West Coast hop flavors of pine and citrus with smooth East Coast haze -- it's a radical twist on IPAs. Hop on board and experience it before it's gone!
Pertinent Information:
Brewery - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, CA & Mills River, NC)
Beer - Rad Little Thing
Style - West Coast Hazy IPA
ABV - 7.0%
IBU - 50
Canned On Date - 11/06/24 (Just over 2 1/2 months old at the time of review)
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[@billyrossi4661]

You're welcome for the beer 🍺 this was a pretty good beer but my favorite in the series was the dank little thing. Cheers 🍻 P.S if anyone from seirea nevada is reading 📚 the comments please please bring back dank little thing 🙏

[@averagejoe716]

Definitely a damn solid SN offering. Nothing outside the norm from what they usually do, but enjoyable. Still wish I could've found Dank Little Thing locally. Never saw it a single time or else I would've reviewed it. You, along with a few other people, told me how much they liked it. I hope they bring it back, too! Thanks again for the beer, buddy!
Cheers, Billy!

[@dangruhn9838]

Sound solid! I might have to seek this one out. My pallet for IPAs is tending to go back to the west coast. Looking forward to that Narwhal review. The barrel aged version is stellar. Same here we don’t get any of the special release and they don’t ship to my state. I have some regular 2020 in the beer fridge and I am curious how that one tastes after all these years. Cheers 🍻!

[@averagejoe716]

It's definitely solid, Dan! Nothing too crazy, but very enjoyable. Typical Sierra Nevada, you know? That BA Toasted S'more Narwhal was something else, that's all I'll say, haha! Sucks you can't get them in your state, either. Bummer. I'd imagine the cellared Narwhal will be dynamite!
Cheers, dude!

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

Hey Joe, I love SN beers and I really like their IPA's BUT I wish they would put out more different styles of beers like porters, stouts, lagers (others than their Oktoberfest beer and their Summerfest lager) which I like. But I do like this brew and I really like your reviews of these beers. Thank you Joe Cheers.

[@averagejoe716]

They used to, Ralph. They had Sierra Nevada Porter and Stout, along with a solid Brown Ale called Tumbler in the Fall. A lot of their darker beer releases are brewery/online-only, unfortunately. I do wish they'd mix it up a bit, as well. Always appreciate the support and comments, Ralph!
Cheers, buddy!

[@DominicParenti]

You ought to try their hop tropical ipa. It's a clear west coast ipa with rakau and motueka i think and is an easy drinking modern like west coast ipa. Good but nut great

[@averagejoe716]

I will keep my eyes peeled, Dominic. Shelfie beer reviews return next month and going forward, so here's hoping I can grab it! I dig me some modern WCIPAs, so thanks for the recommendation, dude!
Cheers!

[@MichaelArsenault-s4s]

Thought this one is solid. My 6 pack was 6-7 weeks old, and thought it was still hanging on. At the best priced store in town, it was $12.99. Would rather go with RAD Little Thing, over Beast of Both Worlds.

[@averagejoe716]

Yeah, definitely solid. Typical Sierra Nevada, but nothing is wrong with that. I think I'd go with the Lagunitas offering, but unless I did a side-by-side, I couldn't say for sure. Both were nice for what they are, though.
Cheers, dude!

[@ronaldtheriot]

I didn't detect any cheese notes, but I did score this a "B" (good).

[@averagejoe716]

I would agree with that rating, maybe slightly higher.