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Our in-person brewery tours are the perfect way to explore more about the craft beer world. You’ll learn about the history of Sierra Nevada, feel the hops for yourself, and peer into the copper kettles. The tour wraps up with a chance to sample beers fresh from the source. Looking to book a private tour? Fill out the private tour form, and we’ll get it organized.
To ensure maximum fun for every group, space on each tour is limited. We recommend reservations — make yours below!
Be sure to check booking details for our current health and safety protocols.
GENERAL HOURS
We will be closed July 4th!
Tours offered every day! See tour descriptions for all available times.
We’ll guide you through the brewing process in our beautiful Westside Brewhouse, where you can gaze into our shimmering kettles; then venture into our Hop Cooler to get your hands on our favorite ingredient; and finally talk fermentation while standing beneath our massive 800-barrel tanks. This adventure ends in our Brewhouse Bar where you will try four of our delicious Sierra Nevada beers!
Cost:
$9
DURATION:
60 minutes
DETAILS:
Exact tour route and areas covered are dependent on weather and safety concerns.
DATES:
Every day
Ken Grossman couldn’t have known that his early fascination with taking apart household appliances would eventually lead to welding together Sierra Nevada’s first malt mill and customizing its bottling equipment. Ken’s determination to brew the kind of beer he liked to drink, and to be his own boss, led to the rise of one of America’s best-loved craft breweries — and one of the world’s most iconic beers: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
On this tour, we will tell the story of Ken’s youthful adventures and the evolution of craft beer; dive into the brewing process and ingredients; explore extensively throughout the original Sierra Nevada facility; and immerse you in the rare sights of one of the nation’s top craft brewers.
We will finish the experience with a ride around the facility on the storied, but rarely seen, Time Machine Beer Bike and, of course, a tasting of our award-winning brews.
Cost:
$25
DURATION:
90 minutes
DETAILS:
This experience is for adults 21+ only. Since the tour covers brewing production areas, close-toed shoes are required. Exact tour route is dependent on weather and safety concerns.
DATES:
Select days only!
Sierra Nevada’s humble beginnings go back to 1979, in a warehouse over on Gilman Way in Chico, CA. It was also the same year the federal government legalized homebrewing. The nascent craft beer movement started picking up steam. And Ken Grossman, first a homebrewer and the founder of Sierra Nevada, leaned in.
After almost a decade of making it work on Gilman way, Ken doubled down and broke ground at our 20th Street facility, beginning with the East Brewhouse. This tour will take you along Ken’s 20th Street journey as he launched Sierra Nevada into the forefront of the craft beer revolution. We will explore how the original 2-acre facility evolved into our current facility that produces 2 million kegs annually! As we walk through how our brewery became a cornerstone in craft, we will share the professional and personal challenges that faced Ken as Sierra Nevada grew to be bigger than anything he could have imagined.
This journey is a half-mile walk through our brewery maze. At the end of your adventure, we will provide you with a refreshing flight so you can see what all the fuss is about and know why Sierra Nevada is still the one.
Cost:
$12
DURATION:
60 minutes
DETAILS:
Tour Route and Areas covered are dependent on Weather & Safety concerns. Close-toed shoes required. No one under the age of 12 is allowed on the tour
DATES:
Select days only!