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Sierra Nevada: Stout

This New World stout is/was brewed by Sierra Nevada in Chico, California, USA. It's achieved an overall score of 50.78%. Based on 1 tasting, the average ABV is 5.80%.


Historical Community Tasting Notes

Preserved from the RateBeer community archive (circa 2000–2018)

An excellent beer. Its hard to describe why I like it so much, it just seems like a very decent, drinkable stout. The flavor is very well balanced, yet forceful and not wanting in punch like Guinness draught can sometimes if you get it out of a bottle. The flavor is bitter, creamy, and a little sweet to be specific. Id highly recommend this one
Bottle. Dark roasted nose with dark chocolate and salt. Very deep red body with a creamy light brown head. Medium-strength bitter taste trails off into a hoppy finish. Those hops prickle gently on the tongue. Light caramel but mostly strong roast through to the finish and into the dry roast aftertaste. Light saltiness. Can really taste that
(Bottle) Pours black with a small amount of beige head. Roasted malts and some spice, like licorice and a bit of coffee. Moderate carbonation. A nice beer overall, but the mouthfeel is somewhat lacking compared to other stouts I have had.

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Beer Listing

Date and Time Container Pub/Place and Where Strength ABV Colour Score Components Score Descriptive word(s) Book No.
10th May 2006 at 8:40 pm bottle (home), Liverpool, Merseyside, England 5.80 black with red tinge Taste: 76.47%
Head: 88.89%
Aroma: 40%
Ease: 66.67%
Clarity: 100%
50.776% liquorice 161

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Other Beers (etc.) by Sierra Nevada

Apart from Stout, Hop Horizons lists 27 others by Sierra Nevada. These are:
Anniversary Ale (2007)
Beer Camp #93 IPA
Beer Camp Belgian Black IPA (aka Sleight of Hand)
Bigfoot
California IPA
Celebration Ale
Celebration Fresh Hop Ale 2010
Celebration Fresh Hop IPA (2024)
Five Hop Experimental IPA
Glissade Golden Bock
Hazy Little Thing IPA
Hop Hunter
Kellerweis Hefeweizen
Narwhal Imperial Stout
Nooner Pilsner
Old Chico Crystal Wheat
Ovila Abbey Dubbel
Ovila Abbey Saison
Pale Ale
Pils
Porter
Ruthless Rye
Southern Hemisphere Harvest
Summerfest
Torpedo Extra IPA
Tropical Torpedo
Wheat Beer

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