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Sierra Nevada looks ahead with Springfest IPA beer release

New year, new India Pale Ales

By Mark Stock Jan 13, 2026 9:07 AM

Sierra Nevada Springfest IPA. — Sierra Nevada

It’s never too early to be thinking about spring. Winter is special and full of majestic beauty and après ski drinks, but it’s hard not to think about longer, milder days. Fortunately, Sierra Nevada Brewing has a new beer release that fits the forward-looking mold.

This is a beer made with sustainability very much in mind, typical of the west coast brewery. The hop bill includes the likes of organic Centennial, Citra, and CTZ lupulin and the barley is responsibly grown. It’s part of a bigger plan otherwise known as Sierra Nevada’s Hop Forward Initiative, which sets high environmental standards to be fully reached by 2030.

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About that beer. It comes in at 6% ABV and 38 IBUs. It pours a radiant yellow and tastes of bursting hops and glowing citrus. The bright yellow can is a nice sunny touch and pretty much sums up the IPA.

“Harvest season tends to get most of the celebratory fanfare when it comes to beer’s agricultural ties, but there’s so much more to celebrate about quality beer ingredients,” said Brian Grossman, chief brewer and second-generation brewery owner at Sierra Nevada. “Springfest IPA represents the energy and excitement of the beginning of a new cycle of seeding, cultivation and growth. This beer celebrates the farmers and agricultural community that play such a pivotal role in our craft, and who work with passion and attention to detail year-round to produce the finest quality, purest ingredients.”

The beer will be available through the first quarter, at which point the Summerfest will hit the shelves. You can get your paws on the stuff at most retailers throughout the land. Just be sure to get ahold of some before it goes away for the year at the end of March.

Mark Stock is a writer from Portland, Oregon. He fell into wine during the Recession and has been fixated on the stuff since… Read Full Bio

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