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Sierra Nevada again partners up with the National Park Foundation

Limited-edition beers that speak to wide open spaces

Sierra Nevada National Parks pale ale.
Sierra Nevada Brewing

Beer is great, but a beer with a positive message is all the better. Sierra Nevada Brewing is no stranger to doing the good work, brewing in sustainable ways and often partnering up with like-minded organizations. Some of those partnerships become long-lasting and important relationships.

Back again this spring is the brewery’s Pale Ale National Parks collection. The release offers Sierra Nevada’s flagship offering, among the best pale ales you’ll ever try, wearing cool labels that celebrate America’s public and wild treasures. There’s even a partnership between brewery and the ever-important National Park Foundation, which works hard to safeguard some of the places you love most.

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The beers are available now through the summer at various retailers from coast to coast. You’ll want to collect them all, as the labels feature a host of National Parks, from the Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah to Zion.

It’s a win-win for the beer drinker and naturalist. Enjoy a great ale and protect places like Joshua Tree National Park at the same time. Sierra Nevada is once again playing the role of model citizen in the craft beer sector.

Lookout for other spring and summertime beers from the label, including a barn-burning pilsner and offerings from the Hazy Little Thing series. Sierra Nevada also makes some standout non-alcoholic beers. In short, there are plenty of great offerings to fill your cooler that will appeal to all types.

Sierra Nevada has become a household name in beer land. The brewery got its start back in 1980 with some ag equipment and a few loans. Now, it’s one of the most prominent producers in domestic craft beer.

Mark Stock
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