Sierra Nevada Single, Fresh, Wet & Wild Festival

[beerandraiderfan]

http://www.sierranevada.com/sfww

Anyone going? Should be a killer day.

All the usual questions, whose down for bottle share, whose down for IP trades, blah blah blah. . .

 

[litheum94]

I'll be there. Really looking forward to this. The brewery list is awesome. Could be down for a bottle share, though I'm staying at my in-laws in Corning, so not sure how long I'll be hanging in Chico.

 

[beerandraiderfan]

Sounds like we're gonna play the disc golf course (Peregrine Point) in the morning hours before the festival, put down a few canned warm up beers before the fest if anyone else likes to throw, more than welcome to join us. We usually play a skins game format, nothing too serious.

Staying at the ABV Inn. . . buddy who booked it said (ABV) seemed like the obvious choice since we're at a beerfest.

 

[flexabull]

Wish I could go just try this.

http://www.sierranevada.com/blog/hops/wild-hops-in-whitmore

Hops are from a tiny town about 20 miles east of me.

Maybe I can swing a bottle share, we shall see.

 

[litheum94]

If anybody attending is interested, I could bring a growler of Russian River up for an IP or for sharing (like I said earlier, not sure if I'll be able to do a bottle share). Let me know.

 

[sfbrian]

A friend of mine is looking for extra tickets to this. If you know anybody please hit me up.

 

[flexabull]

Bottle share going on?

 

[litheum94]

Bottle share going on?

I'm bringing stuff to my in laws in case of a bottle share, but we're not sure if we're getting a ride or cabbing it. If we take a cab, I'm not going to lug bottles around. Can't really commit either way.

Anybody have experience with opening bottles in the SN restaurant? Do they allow this?

 

[litheum94]

I'm two hours into this fest and it ****ing rocks. This is a can't miss festival.

 

[flexabull]

Sitting here an hour north in my house. One of my best friends is there sending me texts about how awesome it is, and that I should have come, etc... etc...

 

[litheum94]

Sitting here an hour north in my house. One of my best friends is there sending me texts about how awesome it is, and that I should have come, etc... etc...

I will not ever miss this fest. There's a line 50 people long for Russian River but no line for Half Acre, Lawson's, Cigar City or Founders. Awesome.

 

[flexabull]

I will not ever miss this fest. There's a line 50 people long for Russian River but no line for Half Acre, Lawson's, Cigar City or Founders. Awesome.

Crazy, that's awesome! Definitely not missing it next year.

 

[drgarage1]

What did Lawson's bring?

 

[Previously]

What did Lawson's bring?

Double Sunshine

 

[flexabull]

So what where some of the highlights/interesting beers?

Anyone try the SN beer with the wild hops from Whitmore?

 

[litheum94]

What did Lawson's bring?

Double Sunshine
Chinnokerd
Fresh Hop Beer

 

[litheum94]

So what where some of the highlights/interesting beers?

Anyone try the SN beer with the wild hops from Whitmore?

The SN beer was good. Granted, it was one of the last beers I had, so my palate wasn't exactly fresh, but it was smooth and had some hop spiciness to it.

 

[litheum94]

Standouts for me:

Double Daisy Cutter
double Sunshine
Humulus Wet Simcoe
Lagunitas Simcoe IPA
Founders Harvest
Cherry Fred
BA Hibernation
Steel Dawn (Columbus Brewing)
Guava Grove
Oarsman

Interesting beers:
Rum BA Ten Fidy. Had a ton of rum flavors. Good, but pretty hot.
Sweetwater had a Rye barrel aged IPA. Very interesting.
Stone had a black wit beer. Doesn't really make sense, but it was good.
I missed out on a beer from Green Flash that used "recycled" hops (similar to a Second Runnings type thing). Wanted to try it and I spaced on going back.

I was very impressed with the festival. Lines were great, as long as you weren't trying to get Russian River or the 50/50 Elcipse variants. Great beer selection, and the Fest was run very well: plenty of food, water and restrooms. Great job Siearra; I'll definitely go next year.

 

[cneville1]

Standouts for me:

Double Daisy Cutter
double Sunshine
Humulus Wet Simcoe
Lagunitas Simcoe IPA
Founders Harvest
Cherry Fred
BA Hibernation
Steel Dawn (Columbus Brewing)
Guava Grove
Oarsman

Interesting beers:
Rum BA Ten Fidy. Had a ton of rum flavors. Good, but pretty hot.
Sweetwater had a Rye barrel aged IPA. Very interesting.
Stone had a black wit beer. Doesn't really make sense, but it was good.
I missed out on a beer from Green Flash that used "recycled" hops (similar to a Second Runnings type thing). Wanted to try it and I spaced on going back.

I was very impressed with the festival. Lines were great, as long as you weren't trying to get Russian River or the 50/50 Elcipse variants. Great beer selection, and the Fest was run very well: plenty of food, water and restrooms. Great job Siearra; I'll definitely go next year.

quit taking our steel dawn!

 

[sfbrian]

The fest was terrible and had terrible beer. Don't bother going next year.

 

[litheum94]

The fest was terrible and had terrible beer. Don't bother going next year.

Yeah. What he said.

 

[flexabull]

I talked to my friend who went. He said it was great, lots of excellent IPAs, good food, and cool people.

I'm still waiting for my baby to be born. What's taking you so long kid?! You messed up my brewfest!