Sierra Nevada 2013 Flipside Red IPA

It’s here. The day we’ve been waiting for since we picked our first Beer Label of the Week. Sierra Nevada has released their new seasonal, Flipside Red IPA. I’m sure a release party at Sierra Nevada’s pub in Chico is forthcoming but Flipside hit the shelves of their gift shop today and we scampered over…

Narwhal 2013

Sierra Nevada Brewing recently released the 2013 edition of Narwhal, their latest beer in the “High Altitude” series. This imperial stout sits at 10.2 ABV and 60 IBUs. Let that be a warning to any curious “lite” beer drinkers, Narwhal has some serious heft. Narwhal 2013 is pitch black with a mocha, chocolate head that…

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp #93 IPA

Sierra Nevada released their annual Beer Camp 12 pack box with three beers that stood out from the crowd of the past year’s Beer Camp creations.  Beer Camp allows people to help create new beers in Sierra Nevada’s pilot brewery. This year’s box includes #93 IPA, #91 Belgian-Style Black IPA, and #95 Imperial Red Ale.…

Beer Label of the Month: Sierra Nevada Flipside

Beer Label of the Week will be a regular feature. We’ll pick an interesting craft beer label each week. It will be entirely based on the beer’s label, not the quality of the beer. We’ll stick with “craft beer” labels though…you have to have standards you know. This week we feature the just announced Flipside…

IPADay 2013: A List of IPA Lists

Clearly I’m not the only person to think of creating a list of favorite IPAs. I rounded up ten such lists, with mine at the top of course since it’s the best and all: IPADay 2013: Completely Objective List of the 10 Best IPAs 8 Portland Area IPAs You Should Be Drinking Top 10 Best…

Terra Incognita

My wife, Stephanie, and I shared a bottle of Terra Incognita. This is Sierra Nevada and Boulevard’s latest collaboration. They originally made this beer for SAVOR in 2012. They’ve gotten back to together to create this bottled version. Earlier this year, Sierra Nevada Head Brewer Steve Dresler and Boulevard Brewmaster Steven Pauwels met in Kansas…

Beer Label of the Month: Ninkasi Maiden the Shade

Ninkasi’s Maiden the Shade is a limited release summer IPA. I haven’t actually had this beer but the label is really interesting. The artwork is by Jerry Garcia‘s daughter Annabelle Garcia. Annabelle also did the artwork for Ninkasi’s Lady of Avalon. The Maiden the Shade label depicts a woman with glowing blue eyes kneeling beneath…

Beer Label of the Month: Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale

Stone Brewing has very strong branding starting with the gargoyles created by Tom Matthews. Now an author Tom has moved on from Stone but his work still influences Stone’s attention grabbing art work. Tom had this to say in The Craft of Stone Brewing Co: Every artist has his swan song. Da Vinci has the Mona…