Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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Sierra Nevada Brewing Company was founded in 1980 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi in Chico, California. Their Pale Ale is the second best-selling craft beer in the United States, and Sierra Nevada is in the top 10 craft breweries in the United States by production. Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale, first brewed in 1981, is widely credited as one of the first “American-style” IPA’s, a pioneer of the genre. By 1988, demand had outpaced production and Sierra Nevada moved locations in Chico to a larger location, importing a copper brewhouse from Germany to help maintain quality with the increased quantity. By 1993, the brewery was producing more than 100,000 barrels of beer a year, and the 1990’s saw steady growth propelled by their consistent year-round offerings and seasonal varietals. In 2010, Sierra Nevada was named Green Business of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency, in response to the brewery’s installation of solar panels, reduction of waste, and collaboration with local conservation initiatives. Sierra Nevada is the largest buyer of organic hops in the United States. Brewing award-winning beer since its inception, Sierra Nevda’s Bigfoot beer has won the gold at the Great American Beer Festival in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, and 2005.