CHICO, Calif. — Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., known for its allegiance to whole-cone hops and love of hop-forward beers, is highlighting the revered ingredient at its inaugural Single, Fresh, Wet & Wild Harvest Festival.On Saturday, October 19, more than 50 craft breweries from across the country will fill Sierra Nevada’s hop field in Chico, Calif., to pour a selection of their beers that will include at least one of the following:
- Single hop beer: Showcases the nuances of only one hop variety
- Fresh hop beer: Uses dried hops that are picked, shipped and added to the brew kettle within weeks of hop harvest
- Wet hop beer: Uses un-dried hops that are picked, shipped and added to the brew kettle within days of hop harvest
- Wild hop beer: Ventures into the unknown with hops found untamed in nature
Below is a list of the majority of participating breweries:
- AleSmith Brewing Company, CA
- Allagash Brewing Company, ME
- Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits, CA
- Beachwood BBQ, CA
- Berryessa Brewing Company, CA
- Boulevard Brewing Co., KS
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, NY
- Cigar City Brewing, FL
- Columbus Brewing Company Restaurant, OH
- Country Boy Brewing, KY
- Drakes Brewing Company, CA
- Fifty Fifty Brewing Co., CA
- Firestone Walker Brewing Company, CA
- Founders Brewing Co., MI
- Great Divide Brewing Company, CO
- Green Flash Brewing Company, CA
- Hair of the Dog Brewing, OR
- Hopworks Urban Brewery, OR
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company, CA
- Kern River Brewing Company, CA
- Knee Deep Brewing Company, CA
- Lagunitas Brewing Company, CA
- Lawson’s Finest Liquids, VT
- Mammoth Brewing Company, CA
- Marin Brewing Company, CA
- Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant, CA
- New Belgium Brewing Company, CO
- Ninkasi Brewing Company, OR
- Oakshire Brewing, OR
- Oskar Blues Brewing Company, CO
- Port Brewing Company, CA
- Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, CA
- Russian River Brewing Company, CA
- Societe Brewing Co., CA
- Solemn Oath Brewery, IL
- Stone Brewing Co., CA
- Sun King Brewing, IN
- SweetWater Brewing Company, GA
- The Bruery, CA
- The Saint Louis Brewery, MO
- Trumer Pilsner Brewing Company, CA
- Victory Brewing Company, PA
About Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Founded in 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is one of America’s premier craft breweries, highly regarded for using only whole-cone hops and the finest quality ingredients. The pioneering spirit that launched Sierra Nevada spans more than three decades, with innovation emerging from both the brewhouse and sustainability initiatives. Sierra Nevada has set the standard for artisan brewers worldwide as a winner of numerous awards for its extensive line of beers including Pale Ale, Torpedo┬«, Porter, Stout, Kellerweis┬« and a host of seasonal, specialty and limited release beers.