Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is gearing up for a summer of adventure with Summer Break Hazy IPA, a new low-ABV beer perfect for long days of play.

Sierra Nevada has announced it will reopen its breweries in Chico, California, and Mills River, North Carolina, to the public in May after what will be a 14-month hiatus from on-site service, according to a report in the Chico Enterprise-Record. Philadelphia-headquartered, on-demand delivery platform goPuff announced the completion of a $1.15 billion fundraising round earlier this week.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced today the release of Big Little Thing Imperial IPA, the brewery’s newest year-round offering which is available in cans and on draft nationwide.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and American Recycling of Western North Carolina (WNC) announced today the formation of the Western North Carolina Brewery Recycling Cooperative and the upcoming opening of a new recycling drop-off site near Asheville.

Sierra Nevada is calling a time-out on Sufferfest, the athletic-inspired, better-for-you craft beer brand it acquired nearly two years ago. “As we enter 2021, we are pausing production to explore what’s next for Sufferfest Beer Company,” the company wrote on its website.

Creature Comforts Brewing Company’s flagship community giving fund, Get Comfortable, wrapped its 2020 season on December 9. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the brewery gave an unprecedented mid-year disbursement of $110K to its agency partners in May. In total, the year-round program generated $513,121.22 in total value to spotlight and support its 12 nonprofit partners. Creature Comforts will partner with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. for the 2021 Get Comfortable season which launches on February 10 and runs through November 30, 2021.

Lou Romano, who had served as president of Flying Fish Brewing for the last three years, is exiting the Somerdale, New Jersey-based craft brewery; Sierra Nevada has appointed Kyle Ingram as its brand director; and more job changes in the beer industry.

As the holidays approach, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is partnering with community nonprofits fighting food insecurity across the country. The effort is part of the brewery’s $1 Million donation commitment to nonprofits making an impact during the COVID-19 crisis.

Sierra Nevada has revealed a slate of new products set to hit the market later this year and in 2021. The new offerings were first announced to the company’s 200-member sales team earlier this week during Sierra Nevada’s virtual national sales meeting. Those new products include another line extension of the Little Thing franchise, as well as a deeper dive into the hard kombucha space.

Sierra Nevada’s 2020 Oktoberfest beer release is hitting shelves nationwide in bottles. This year’s unique recipe is a crisp lager made in the Festbier style featuring German hops and toasty malts for a balanced beer that makes any moment festive.

Both Sierra Nevada and New Glarus will keep their taprooms and tour operations shuttered until the end of the year at the earliest.

Sierra Nevada announced plans today to release Dankful IPA, a generously hoppy beer that will help the brewery raise funds for a variety of charitable works. The brewery has committed to at least $1 million in donations through the program over the next year.

Modern Times has furloughed employees at five of its seven taprooms, the San Diego-headquartered brewery wrote in an email Thursday night. Three breweries in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Brewers Collective, the craft division of the world’s largest beer manufacturer, have temporarily closed their taprooms after employees tested positive for COVID-19. Sierra Nevada plans to keep its taprooms, gift shops and brewery tours closed for the foreseeable future.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced today that the company will help Chico, CA-based Enloe Medical Center, a local community hospital, perform COVID-19 tests by producing viral transport medium in its brewery lab.