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Resilient


Not only has Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. started a fund to help those affected by the Camp Fire but they are going another step when they brew their new Resilience Butte County Proud IPA. 100 percent of Resilience IPA sales go to Camp Fire relief.

The Chico brewery will brew the new IPA purposefully on Giving Tuesday, November 27 (probably for the good karma added). Sierra Nevada has invited other breweries to create their own versions of Resilience on that day and donate 100 percent of the sales to Camp Fire relief.

Resilience IPA will hit distribution sometime in early January with limited distribution in cans and draft. I strongly suggest getting and giving this beer to your beer loving friends.

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Charitable Wave

I have tweeted about supporting Ladyface Ales who was affected by the horrible November fires that hit California. I will also be visiting myself (rain or shine oh deluded orange leader) to buy a beer or two as a small gesture.

Sierra Nevada is making an even bigger gesture to help those who have lost due to the Camp Fire.

image courtesy of Sierra Nevada Brewing

They have a Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund with Golden Valley Bank Community Foundation. They have deposited the large amount of $100,000 to seed the fund and “will distribute all donated money to partner organizations that are dedicated to rebuilding and supporting the communities that have been affected.”

If you would like to donate, follow this LINK or checks can be made payable to “GVBCF – Sierra Nevada” and either dropped off at Golden Valley Bank or mailed to 190 Cohasset Road, Chico, CA 95926.

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Dulce Duo

It is not a long leap from pastry styled beers to the beer equivalent of the cinnamon challenge. There are two (probably more) releases coming for the Dulce de Cerveza crowd…

I am intrigued by the Bruery/Horus combo though I honestly thought at first that it was a french fry beer before reading the featured ingredients. I would expect that the Sierra Nevada version would be less intense and less sweet. The fact that the former goes from barrels to a can is quite cool in my opinion.

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Zap


I have never been a big Frank Zappa fan or a fan of his offspring’s music either. In fact, I probably see him more as a philosopher more than anything else. But whether you like the music or not, you might be soon drinking an IPA with a hop named after him.

The Zappa hop has been mostly used by Sierra Nevada to this point. Primarily because they own most of the 2018 crop. That might change if the hop gets more acreage in the coming years. Zappa is similar to the Medusa hop, which “is a Neomexicanus variety lauded for imparting intense guava, melon, apricot, and citrus fruit.”

Whether it fits in with the Haze craze is yet to be seen.

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SNA


Considering the R&D that Sierra Nevada has put into hops, I am cautiously optimistic that they can pull off a N/A beer. Much like gluten-free beers, it is a hard category to pull off matches with the “real” thing that people are expecting.

Maybe it will show up in cans or bottles and not just on tap.

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Braupakt

Another Chico meets Germany collaboration is ready and no, it is not an Oktoberfest, not yet. Weihenstephaner and Sierra Nevada have brewed up Braupakt Hefeweizen.

Here is the beer description – Braupakt “is a fruity, hoppy Hefeweissbier based on the venerable Hallertauer Tradition hop strain and given a sophisticated twist with the addition of US Amarillo and Chinook hops.”

Just down the street from the Infinity War Hollywood premiere on the top floor of a non-descript building there were balloons spelling “bier” and “prost” as the two venerable breweries threw their final party of a cross-country tour.

Braupakt pours a dark orange and is very hef hazy in the really big, near wine goblet it was poured in. There is a bit of spice. Less clove and more nutmeg/cinnamon and the collaboration sticks to the roof of the mouth. There is a slight bitter hopping but this tastes more like cinnamon bread.

I also tasted the Original Helles which came in a big German sized pour. This is such a solid beer. Beautiful yellow with a candy sweetness to it. It is just so easy to drink.

The highlight was hearing the two breweries talk about the their collaboration and a sneak preview of the fall Oktoberfest beer that they also did.

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Review – BFD from Sierra Nevada

There are more of the “stovepipe” cans out on shelves and one that I have recently tasted is from the venerable Sierra Nevada, BFD. Is it a big deal?

Pours a light yellow and oh so clear. Straightforward and simple. Lightly dusted with bitterness. Aroma is very muted. I am reaching when I say a sweet bready note. Very lip smacking. Light pineapple note to it. Kings Hawaiian roll? If you are watching an NFL Draft or the Freakin’ Pelicans, this is a beer you can enjoy without worry about having had too many.

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Review – Know Good vs No Middle Ground

Thanks to a generous BevMo gift card, I impulsively picked up the newest 4-Way IPA variety box from Sierra Nevada. Two of the beers are and have been available in the past, so let’s see which of the two newbies are my favorite…

…and that honor goes to the coffee IPA by a nose. This was not a battle of the best however. I was not wowed by Know Good. There was some piney resonance there but the flavors just didn’t leap up. Kind of restrained and like many other IPA’s out there.

The Middle Ground had that extra ingredient which fueled it to a more two dimensional (close to 3D) mix of flavors and the coffee note also did not overly diminish the hops either.

Now I have to re-check out the Flipside Red IPA.