Welcome to the Sierra Nevada Club! I've been drinking it for years - having lived on the US west coast, and I thank the beer gods for growth and distribution as I can enjoy it where I currently reside. Frankly, I'm a little surprised that it's readily available in UK supermarkets but good on you. Just found your channel and like your style.
Cheers! It’s been available here for some time now too, and we’re even starting to see some of the more speciality brews in our bottle shops as well. I’ve got a bottle of last years Bigfoot maturing away at the moment! Also quite keen on the idea of Kermit in political office! Cheers 🍻
@@TheCrumbyBeard As a follow-up, if you want to try a beer from one of the first "microbreweries" (1896) in the US -specifically San Fransisco, try Anchor Steam Brewing. They traditionally make what is called a California Common, or Steam Beer, but in the 1970's-80's it was one of the few "craft-style" beers on the market. It gained a small national market and brought craft beers (basically non-lager beer) to national attention. It's hard to find in the USA so not sure if you will have it available in the UK - perhaps an email and request and they will ship you some to feature? Older US beer fans will appreciate the breadth of your beer-wiki if you manage to feature a bottle. Cheers!
@@KermitForPrez that’s a great insight thank you! I have heard a lot about Anchor Steam and Steam Beer in the past so I’ll do my best to hunt some down! Cheers 🍻
Having lived in the US and coming across Sierra Nevada's range of beers, I really enjoyed them. I think because they reminded me so much of British beers.
I love all sorts of DIPAs, Imperial Stouts, Dopplebocks, etc. This is my overall favorite beer however, it has the most perfect balance of hoppy goodness, malt backbone, and overall drinkability of all the beers I've had, without getting you plastered on the floor. The torpedo is also good, but also a bit more boozy than I typically like. This stuff is liquid gold.
Recently got me a hop variety pack by them with CRYO Hops a Wet Hop Ipa. Sipping on this Pale ale it's pretty good. I normally only go to their Torpedo like u said thats some fire.
Classic. This is a go to "grocery store" beer. If you're headed to a bbq and you need to grab some beer so you don't show up empty handed... just about every grocery store carries this (in california) and it's delicious.
All of our grocery stores now carry this too! And absolutely, fantastic BBQ beer! We get a couple other SN brews but they seem to be brewed for the Euro market such as the Cali IPA and the Hazy Little Thing IPA - both are ok, but not a patch on the proper US imports I've had.
I was born and still live in Chico, CA. I regularly go to the taproom to have a flight of various beers. My favorite has always been the Hazy Little Thing IPA.
I'm on my 2nd bottle right now. My #1 brew is Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen but Rite Aid was all out of it and had to get something else. I've never had this before and love it as well. The flavor is sweet but not too sweet, tart, but not too tart. Just perfecto!! It's Sunday, I'm drinking the whole 6 pack! WOOOHOOO!!! Love your channel, from Portland Oregon USA.
Excellent! And a Hefeweizen as your go-to tells me you appreciate some well balanced beer and that is exactly what this up. Much appreciated bud, cheers!
It's an absolutely wonderful beer. The godfather of the craft beer movement in the US. Back in 2003, before I knew that craft beer was a thing, this dyed in the wool British cask beer drinker holidayed in California and drank said beer for the first time on draught (or draft), in a hotel near Yosemite National Park, so actually in the Sierra Nevada mountain range! Despite my prejudice of keg at the time, it was a revelation to me. I even brewed a clone recently which turned out great but can never equal the original.
That’s a great story Ian! Thanks for sharing! Whilst a truly great cask beer will never be toppled, this really is a fantastic doorway in to the origins of the craft approach.
Just visited their facility in North Carolina. What a fantastic compound; an estate even. They have many other styles you might enjoy, but I wonder what is shipped overseas. Kind of surprised this is available to you at all. Cheers
We are quite fortunate as a couple of businesses do import quite a large range of Sierra Nevada beer in to the UK - I have now reviewed quite a few of them! Other than the Pale Ale, in our supermarkets we get the California Pale and a lower ABV version of Big Juicy Thing that I believe are made exclusively for the European market. But thankfully we can get the real good stuff from specialists. Cheers!
Glad you like it. Being in the US which brews a superfluous amount of NEIPAs, i get tired of them but Sierra Nevada pale ale to this day is a tremendous beer. Well done. Cheers!
In recent years we’ve had very much the same problem, some have referred to it as NEIPA-fatigue 😅 But for some reason I just never get bored of this. It’s just so consistent. Cheers!
This beer, at least for me, is one of those rare beers that has managed to reach country wide distribution here in the US without sacrificing quality. It's my go-to beer if in a go to a random restaurant practically anywhere in the country and want a good beer. Even in places with a short beer menu they are likely to have it. Most craft beers are pretty regional here since it's such a large landmass. It's hard for craft beer companies to distribute to the whole country without selling out to one of the big beer conglomerates.
I can absolutely see why, I know the craft scene has really boomed in the US over the last decade but from the outside I can’t think of any mass produced decent beer (except this) that I’m aware of. I bet this pairs very well with a lot of foods too. 🍻
@@TheCrumbyBeard Correction Bitter is a pale ale. The pale ales you have been put off are American style Pale Ales rather than English Pale Ales. Could you try Sullivan’s Malting’s Irish Ruby Ale?
This is one of those beers you forget is great until you have it again. It's like a movie you used to love but haven't watched in years. It still holds up after 40 years
As a complete body of work, Ken Grossman at Sierra Nevada has probably done the most great works out of anyone brewer in the past 30 years. The Pale Ale changed my life and fundamental understanding of what a great beer could be.
They are family owned, hand crafted, bottle condition and can conditioned beers. They take pride in what they do. They were after Anchor Steam. The reason Craft Beer came back.
Living in Cali in the 90s, it was my second craft brew. The first was Anchor Steam. Moved to the US East Coast now. Since you liked SN, try Sweetwater 420 extra pale ale, if you can get it, and post a comparison.
Oh nice! I've had a look and Sweetwater 420 has been available in the UK before via some importers but nothing currently available - I'll keep an eye out! Cheers!
You got me, I'm going to have to retry this again. I've gone years without one just because it's "everywhere," and I always feel like I have to be going for the holy grail, which for me, by the way, is cask ale. Anything on cask. It's so rare in the US! On vacation last year in the UK I stopped for (at least) a half pint of cask at as many pubs as I could. After half an hour I'd need to pop into the next pub to use the WC, and of course grab another pint of cask while at it. I love the texture and temperature of cask, but I'll admit there are a ton of great-tasting ales to be found here in the USA.
Let me know how you get on with this if you try it again! I can’t imagine living somewhere without quality cask ale - we really do take it for granted here in the UK. I love modern craft and Euro beers on keg, but that hand-pull experience is really something special when done properly. Cheers!
(My wife got to hand-pull pints working at a pub in Oxford during a semester abroad a couple decades ago, and I'm jealous.) Indeed. On the rare occasions I find cask it's all the sweeter, though. My hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan has one of the few (and the state's only) Cask Marque accredited pubs/breweries over here (Brass Ring, it's called), so when I get back there I indulge. Cheers!
Done! (Actually I went and bought a six-pack the same night I saw your video!) It is a very capable brew. I'll admit (is this cheating? I often do this, usually with IPA/Pales) I tried to make it more cask-like by getting it less cold and less carbonated/fizzy. This of course brings forward the flavor... @@TheCrumbyBeard
Was my go to at the local bar back in the mid 90's to early 2000's. One place I went to had a couple bar backs that were friends of mine who would constantly have a cold 6 pack in the fridge for me. I basically the only person drinking it at the time. My all-time favorite IPA, the GOAT.
SN called it a Pale Ale, but for 1980 this was a bitter bomb. Anchor beat SN by a few years by brewing Liberty Ale for the bicentennial in 1976. Both epic and highly drinkable, back then (too far for me) and today, and in the US at least, reasonably priced.
The regular pale thankfully isn't overly expensive here either! And that's a great point that I hadn't considered that they named it so long ago that it probably made perfect sense back then!
Something about Anchor Steam just doesn't work for me. However, SNPA is one of the most perfect beers in existence IMO. The aromatics of the hops are just way better in SN's beer.
been drinking SNPA since 1982, went to school in Chico Kalifornia and it's what I judge all other brews by. Kalifornia Uber alles. Yeah Harry married Kalifornian and is now one of us, betcha he keeps a case of this handy. Yes I own a Ford Capri.
This stuff is amazing, I used to be able to get 24-packs for $14, my friends and I would drink one a night. Can't believe how pervasive the ale is that it's available in UK supermarkets!
It's really incredible when you think about it, still family owned and proper craft. We don't get much of their range here but just the original is a great option to have!
Drinking Sierra Nevada pale ale watching this lol I live just a hair north of their HQ and if you ever get a chance to go there it’s like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory for beer
Absolutely superb beer, one of the originals and the best of the best. It's the one I always like to have a few of in the house, as it always satisfies. Unlike some other can of supposedly hoppy or hazy beer that a bottleshop will charge you £4.50 for...
Since this video a few years ago it has been commonplace in my fridge, and absolutely - I've paid an awful lot more for beer that isn't a patch on this. Cheers!
For me personally I prefer a beer a little less alcohol, (closer to the 5% area). I love the taste though. It's also too expensive though. Here in Australia this beer is becoming harder and harder to find and I suspect it's because of the things I mentioned above, also most Aussies seem to be unwilling to explore. Good beer, just needs to be cheaper.
That's a great point! I suspect the price of this beer varies massively around the world. In the UK now it's available at a pretty competitive price for what it is, so has become a regular go-to in our supermarkets. They do a lower ABV California IPA that's for the European market but its nowhere near as good unfortunately!
It is a good solid pale ale. However my all time big go to is Deschutes Brewing Mirror Pond Pale Ale. Mirror Pond is just so damn good while Sierra Nevada is very good. Still glad to see you trying this one for the first time. Cheers from Las Vegas, NV (Nevada) 😁!
Is this that good?!?! I’ve also seen this on supermarket shelves for years and never bought it! I don’t know why but I always had in mind that it was some generic starter beer for people getting into craft. Silly me! I’ll have to get some this weekend.
I'm still buying it regularly two years later! Don't get me wrong, it is an older craft beer so could be seen as basic compared to some more extreme modern brews, but the quality still absolutely shines through! I made the same mistake for years!
Greetings from Chico California home of Sierra nevada brewery and the pale ale. Don't forget the porter, celebration fresh hop ale and narwhal imperial stout!
Cheers Scott! This spurred on a series of beer reviews which included the Porter (now sadly discontinued) and a number of others although Narwhal and the Celebration Ale are yet to feature! I do have a bottle of last years Bigfoot maturing away nicely though! Cheers!
Wow..lol..my 1st time I tried to original SN draft beer today. It’s a great tasting beer. I thought it was a cheap water down beer like budweiser/budlight. Boy was I wrong about it. I have other Sierra Neveda just not the original.
I need to try this. I've always been put off by the rather old fashioned look and feel of the bottle. Goes to show don't judge a book *or beer* by the cover hey?
Absolutely matey - really worth a go this, it is just solid. Maybe others have superseded it now, maybe not, but it's always a safe bet (if you like that style, of course). 🍻
I sam fond of bitter beers and for me this one is pretty good. The bottle I am drinking here was brewed and bottled in Colorado but they also have an operation in North Carolina. There is a pale ale made by Deschutes in the state of Oregon, that I like a bit more than I like this one but this one is a beer I would never be ashamed to bring to a social gathering.
Sierra nevada does not have a brewery in Colorado. Chico California is where they started in 1980 and they recently opened one in mills River north Carolina. I live in Chico 😉
My family has a farm where my uncle lives really in the sticks never gonna slaughter animals“a multi day process” we bring enough beer for the whole thing and we got a couple cases of yeasty Sarah, Nevada pale ale other than that I’ve had a great experience with the beer
All the bottles we get here have yeast sediment in, it’s not uncommon for homebrewers to try and use it again to create their own clones! I guess those crates you had could’ve been from the end of the tank?
Haha, I don't know about that. Our cask ale is something the rest of the world has yet to best, but for sure your hops are unreal in comparison! The blue cheese aint bad either 😂 Cheers! 🍻
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It's a beer I will never get sick of. I've had thousands of different beers, but this one sticks with me.
I can't imagine a beer more perfectly balanced. This is my "if you could only have one beer for the rest of your life" beer.
@@skavenslayer1933 I've said that so many times about this beer, it's perfect the same way Guinness Draught is; balanced to the point of perfection.
Welcome to the Sierra Nevada Club! I've been drinking it for years - having lived on the US west coast, and I thank the beer gods for growth and distribution as I can enjoy it where I currently reside. Frankly, I'm a little surprised that it's readily available in UK supermarkets but good on you. Just found your channel and like your style.
Cheers! It’s been available here for some time now too, and we’re even starting to see some of the more speciality brews in our bottle shops as well. I’ve got a bottle of last years Bigfoot maturing away at the moment! Also quite keen on the idea of Kermit in political office! Cheers 🍻
@@TheCrumbyBeard As a follow-up, if you want to try a beer from one of the first "microbreweries" (1896) in the US -specifically San Fransisco, try Anchor Steam Brewing. They traditionally make what is called a California Common, or Steam Beer, but in the 1970's-80's it was one of the few "craft-style" beers on the market. It gained a small national market and brought craft beers (basically non-lager beer) to national attention. It's hard to find in the USA so not sure if you will have it available in the UK - perhaps an email and request and they will ship you some to feature? Older US beer fans will appreciate the breadth of your beer-wiki if you manage to feature a bottle. Cheers!
@@KermitForPrez that’s a great insight thank you! I have heard a lot about Anchor Steam and Steam Beer in the past so I’ll do my best to hunt some down! Cheers 🍻
Having lived in the US and coming across Sierra Nevada's range of beers, I really enjoyed them. I think because they reminded me so much of British beers.
I love all sorts of DIPAs, Imperial Stouts, Dopplebocks, etc. This is my overall favorite beer however, it has the most perfect balance of hoppy goodness, malt backbone, and overall drinkability of all the beers I've had, without getting you plastered on the floor. The torpedo is also good, but also a bit more boozy than I typically like.
This stuff is liquid gold.
Recently got me a hop variety pack by them with CRYO Hops a Wet Hop Ipa. Sipping on this Pale ale it's pretty good. I normally only go to their Torpedo like u said thats some fire.
Classic. This is a go to "grocery store" beer. If you're headed to a bbq and you need to grab some beer so you don't show up empty handed... just about every grocery store carries this (in california) and it's delicious.
All of our grocery stores now carry this too! And absolutely, fantastic BBQ beer! We get a couple other SN brews but they seem to be brewed for the Euro market such as the Cali IPA and the Hazy Little Thing IPA - both are ok, but not a patch on the proper US imports I've had.
What does a case of 24 cost at the local grocery stores?
@@sportscastercanada something like $28.
I was born and still live in Chico, CA. I regularly go to the taproom to have a flight of various beers. My favorite has always been the Hazy Little Thing IPA.
Chico native here too.
I'm on my 2nd bottle right now. My #1 brew is Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen but Rite Aid was all out of it and had to get something else. I've never had this before and love it as well. The flavor is sweet but not too sweet, tart, but not too tart. Just perfecto!! It's Sunday, I'm drinking the whole 6 pack! WOOOHOOO!!!
Love your channel, from Portland Oregon USA.
Excellent! And a Hefeweizen as your go-to tells me you appreciate some well balanced beer and that is exactly what this up. Much appreciated bud, cheers!
It's an absolutely wonderful beer. The godfather of the craft beer movement in the US. Back in 2003, before I knew that craft beer was a thing, this dyed in the wool British cask beer drinker holidayed in California and drank said beer for the first time on draught (or draft), in a hotel near Yosemite National Park, so actually in the Sierra Nevada mountain range! Despite my prejudice of keg at the time, it was a revelation to me. I even brewed a clone recently which turned out great but can never equal the original.
That’s a great story Ian! Thanks for sharing! Whilst a truly great cask beer will never be toppled, this really is a fantastic doorway in to the origins of the craft approach.
Just visited their facility in North Carolina. What a fantastic compound; an estate even. They have many other styles you might enjoy, but I wonder what is shipped overseas. Kind of surprised this is available to you at all. Cheers
We are quite fortunate as a couple of businesses do import quite a large range of Sierra Nevada beer in to the UK - I have now reviewed quite a few of them! Other than the Pale Ale, in our supermarkets we get the California Pale and a lower ABV version of Big Juicy Thing that I believe are made exclusively for the European market. But thankfully we can get the real good stuff from specialists. Cheers!
Glad you like it. Being in the US which brews a superfluous amount of NEIPAs, i get tired of them but Sierra Nevada pale ale to this day is a tremendous beer. Well done. Cheers!
In recent years we’ve had very much the same problem, some have referred to it as NEIPA-fatigue 😅 But for some reason I just never get bored of this. It’s just so consistent. Cheers!
Try their Torpedo Extra IPA or their Dankful IPA. Those are a little stronger 7.2-7.4% but very good beers.
Dankful I reviewed a while ago now - a very good beer indeed! Will try and find the Torpedo Extra on my next order from them! Cheers!
This beer, at least for me, is one of those rare beers that has managed to reach country wide distribution here in the US without sacrificing quality. It's my go-to beer if in a go to a random restaurant practically anywhere in the country and want a good beer. Even in places with a short beer menu they are likely to have it. Most craft beers are pretty regional here since it's such a large landmass. It's hard for craft beer companies to distribute to the whole country without selling out to one of the big beer conglomerates.
I can absolutely see why, I know the craft scene has really boomed in the US over the last decade but from the outside I can’t think of any mass produced decent beer (except this) that I’m aware of. I bet this pairs very well with a lot of foods too. 🍻
@@TheCrumbyBeard Correction Bitter is a pale ale. The pale ales you have been put off are American style Pale Ales rather than English Pale Ales. Could you try Sullivan’s Malting’s Irish Ruby Ale?
This is one of those beers you forget is great until you have it again. It's like a movie you used to love but haven't watched in years. It still holds up after 40 years
Great description, just an all-time classic!
As a complete body of work, Ken Grossman at Sierra Nevada has probably done the most great works out of anyone brewer in the past 30 years. The Pale Ale changed my life and fundamental understanding of what a great beer could be.
Yeah it's high up in the all-time hall of fame for beer that's absolutely for sure. Cheers!
Happy Holidays. Drinking it now. Awesome video. Subscribed.
Thank you sir! And a Happy Thanksgiving to you! Cheers!
They are family owned, hand crafted, bottle condition and can conditioned beers. They take pride in what they do. They were after Anchor Steam. The reason Craft Beer came back.
Sierra Nevada is my favorite brewery.
A very solid choice for a firm favourite!
SN’s Pale Ale and the Brooklyn Lager are my go to beers. Glad you’ve tried it.
Living in Cali in the 90s, it was my second craft brew. The first was Anchor Steam. Moved to the US East Coast now. Since you liked SN, try Sweetwater 420 extra pale ale, if you can get it, and post a comparison.
Oh nice! I've had a look and Sweetwater 420 has been available in the UK before via some importers but nothing currently available - I'll keep an eye out! Cheers!
sam adams and sierra nevada are the best of american macro
You got me, I'm going to have to retry this again. I've gone years without one just because it's "everywhere," and I always feel like I have to be going for the holy grail, which for me, by the way, is cask ale. Anything on cask. It's so rare in the US! On vacation last year in the UK I stopped for (at least) a half pint of cask at as many pubs as I could. After half an hour I'd need to pop into the next pub to use the WC, and of course grab another pint of cask while at it. I love the texture and temperature of cask, but I'll admit there are a ton of great-tasting ales to be found here in the USA.
Let me know how you get on with this if you try it again! I can’t imagine living somewhere without quality cask ale - we really do take it for granted here in the UK. I love modern craft and Euro beers on keg, but that hand-pull experience is really something special when done properly. Cheers!
(My wife got to hand-pull pints working at a pub in Oxford during a semester abroad a couple decades ago, and I'm jealous.) Indeed. On the rare occasions I find cask it's all the sweeter, though. My hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan has one of the few (and the state's only) Cask Marque accredited pubs/breweries over here (Brass Ring, it's called), so when I get back there I indulge. Cheers!
Done! (Actually I went and bought a six-pack the same night I saw your video!) It is a very capable brew. I'll admit (is this cheating? I often do this, usually with IPA/Pales) I tried to make it more cask-like by getting it less cold and less carbonated/fizzy. This of course brings forward the flavor... @@TheCrumbyBeard
Also, no surprise, I'm a sucker for nitro. Just had a delicious can of Belhaven Black Stout...
@@jefftig811 of course! Those really cold pours do nothing for me - just seems to rob the beer of any real character!
Glad you like your brother. I am drinking this beer as we speak right here in California. Cheers
It's become a firm staple in my beer fridge ever since this video, cheers bud!
Was my go to at the local bar back in the mid 90's to early 2000's. One place I went to had a couple bar backs that were friends of mine who would constantly have a cold 6 pack in the fridge for me. I basically the only person drinking it at the time. My all-time favorite IPA, the GOAT.
Completely agree! It's one of the few pales I will regularly purchase. Cheers!
SN called it a Pale Ale, but for 1980 this was a bitter bomb. Anchor beat SN by a few years by brewing Liberty Ale for the bicentennial in 1976. Both epic and highly drinkable, back then (too far for me) and today, and in the US at least, reasonably priced.
The regular pale thankfully isn't overly expensive here either! And that's a great point that I hadn't considered that they named it so long ago that it probably made perfect sense back then!
Something about Anchor Steam just doesn't work for me. However, SNPA is one of the most perfect beers in existence IMO. The aromatics of the hops are just way better in SN's beer.
Randomly had this in a Italian restaurant in senoma in the US.
Loved it at the time.
It’s one of those beers that’s insanely popular and I just had absolutely no idea 😂😂
@@TheCrumbyBeard I'm sure I had an Amber as well but I could be wrong there
Hell yes! It's just the perfect balance of piney and malty and sweet bread. I love it!
Certainly is! It’s a regular buy of mine now. Cheers!
I live in Chico, California. I like to tell people that we have Sierra Nevada Pale Ale running out of our faucets at home.
Haha, what a world that would be! Cheers!
The water from the Sierra Nevada's is what helps makes it taste super amazing
The water always makes the difference!
Ah, this ale is a modern classic.
been drinking SNPA since 1982, went to school in Chico Kalifornia and it's what I judge all other brews by. Kalifornia Uber alles. Yeah Harry married Kalifornian and is now one of us, betcha he keeps a case of this handy. Yes I own a Ford Capri.
Since first trying it in this video a few years ago, this has been my benchmark for almost anything pale. It just hits so right all the time. Cheers!
Really it started the craft beer industry in the USA
This stuff is amazing, I used to be able to get 24-packs for $14, my friends and I would drink one a night. Can't believe how pervasive the ale is that it's available in UK supermarkets!
It's really incredible when you think about it, still family owned and proper craft. We don't get much of their range here but just the original is a great option to have!
beer a night or 24-pack a night?
I'm ignoring the doctor and having my first Sierra Nevada Pale Ale & Torpedo this weekend. Here's hoping I enjoy it as much as you. Cheers mate.
Well I'm not condoning the ignoring of the Docs - but, I hope you enjoy them mate!
@@TheCrumbyBeard I'm going to follow the doctor's advice,Dam it!
Drinking Sierra Nevada pale ale watching this lol I live just a hair north of their HQ and if you ever get a chance to go there it’s like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory for beer
I bet it's beer paradise over there! Would love to pay them a visit one day - not sure how I'd get it all home in my suitcase mind! Cheers!
i used to drink this way back in the day, like 20 years ago.
I was the same as you. Tried this recently , loved it.
Certainly is, still feel very daft for leaving it so long 😂
Sierra Pale will always be my benchmark for what makes a decent beer. There's plenty better but Sierra never disappoints.
100% - just so reliable!
Absolutely superb beer, one of the originals and the best of the best. It's the one I always like to have a few of in the house, as it always satisfies. Unlike some other can of supposedly hoppy or hazy beer that a bottleshop will charge you £4.50 for...
Since this video a few years ago it has been commonplace in my fridge, and absolutely - I've paid an awful lot more for beer that isn't a patch on this. Cheers!
@@TheCrumbyBeard SweetWater 420.
I’ve tasted a lot of them, and I’d rate Sierra as the best American pale ale ✔️
For me personally I prefer a beer a little less alcohol, (closer to the 5% area). I love the taste though. It's also too expensive though.
Here in Australia this beer is becoming harder and harder to find and I suspect it's because of the things I mentioned above, also most Aussies seem to be unwilling to explore.
Good beer, just needs to be cheaper.
That's a great point! I suspect the price of this beer varies massively around the world. In the UK now it's available at a pretty competitive price for what it is, so has become a regular go-to in our supermarkets. They do a lower ABV California IPA that's for the European market but its nowhere near as good unfortunately!
It is a good solid pale ale. However my all time big go to is Deschutes Brewing Mirror Pond Pale Ale. Mirror Pond is just so damn good while Sierra Nevada is very good. Still glad to see you trying this one for the first time. Cheers from Las Vegas, NV (Nevada) 😁!
Is this that good?!?! I’ve also seen this on supermarket shelves for years and never bought it! I don’t know why but I always had in mind that it was some generic starter beer for people getting into craft. Silly me! I’ll have to get some this weekend.
I'm still buying it regularly two years later! Don't get me wrong, it is an older craft beer so could be seen as basic compared to some more extreme modern brews, but the quality still absolutely shines through! I made the same mistake for years!
Greetings from Chico California home of Sierra nevada brewery and the pale ale. Don't forget the porter, celebration fresh hop ale and narwhal imperial stout!
Cheers Scott! This spurred on a series of beer reviews which included the Porter (now sadly discontinued) and a number of others although Narwhal and the Celebration Ale are yet to feature! I do have a bottle of last years Bigfoot maturing away nicely though! Cheers!
@@TheCrumbyBeard I can still get the porter
This beer is very delicious especially when eating a steak
good on you for admitting your mistake. its a loverly beer to my tastes
What a mistake it was! This is a regular in my beer fridge now, it never misses!
Wow..lol..my 1st time I tried to original SN draft beer today. It’s a great tasting beer. I thought it was a cheap water down beer like budweiser/budlight. Boy was I wrong about it. I have other Sierra Neveda just not the original.
In one simple word-Excellent!
I need to try this. I've always been put off by the rather old fashioned look and feel of the bottle. Goes to show don't judge a book *or beer* by the cover hey?
Absolutely matey - really worth a go this, it is just solid. Maybe others have superseded it now, maybe not, but it's always a safe bet (if you like that style, of course). 🍻
I sam fond of bitter beers and for me this one is pretty good. The bottle I am drinking here was brewed and bottled in
Colorado but they also have an operation in North Carolina.
There is a pale ale made by Deschutes in the state of Oregon, that I like a bit more than I like this one but this one is a beer I would never be ashamed to bring to a social gathering.
Sierra nevada does not have a brewery in Colorado. Chico California is where they started in 1980 and they recently opened one in mills River north Carolina. I live in Chico 😉
Try the Sierra nevada Torpedo
My family has a farm where my uncle lives really in the sticks never gonna slaughter animals“a multi day process” we bring enough beer for the whole thing and we got a couple cases of yeasty Sarah, Nevada pale ale other than that I’ve had a great experience with the beer
All the bottles we get here have yeast sediment in, it’s not uncommon for homebrewers to try and use it again to create their own clones! I guess those crates you had could’ve been from the end of the tank?
It’s definitely an old standby
I’m drinking one right now the best IPA
It's constantly sold out in my local Tescos. 😡
Oh no! It's stocked in most supermarkets now I believe so you may have better luck somewhere else. Cheers!
@@TheCrumbyBeard just got myself 4 for £7 today. 😅
It's great.
Lol its always beers I walk past and see but never buy that end up being the best
You're not the only one!
Loved the intensity of this review, MR. Crumby Beard!!! 🍺🍺🍺🍺 SN Pale Ale is the tits of all beers! CHEERS!!!
Haha thank you Angelo! My reviews either go one way or the other. Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
There porter is really good
Not a fan of it. picked it up cos I liked the design.
England can’t make s***. Well. Maybe blue cheese. Lol. Cheers from the States!
Haha, I don't know about that. Our cask ale is something the rest of the world has yet to best, but for sure your hops are unreal in comparison! The blue cheese aint bad either 😂 Cheers! 🍻
Try the Sierra Nevada Torpedo omg its amazing. It's an Extra IPA at 7.2 percent
Best beer to ever be made. If I’m bein quite honest with you
There's a good argument for it! Though there's a few German and Belgian offerings also in that mix I suspect. Cheers!
west coast pale ale at its finest.
Tried it yesterday.There are 500 belgian and german beers better than that.
They've brewed those styles too and to great success. Collaborating with a new German brewery every year.