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Readers' Choice (Cans)
- West Coast IPA
- 7% ABV
- Label approved Jul 31
- Collaboration
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Sierra Nevada's West Coast IPA. Label approved 31 July 2026; not spotted yet.
Stronger than 55% of the 388 West Coast IPA labels we've read.
From the label“Each year, the readers of Craft Beer & Brewing vote for their favorite breweries. From our shared gratitude and love of craft beer comes this Readers' Choice IPA. A collaboration between the 2025 winners, this West Coast IPA is a celebration of our beloved community. And with proceeds benefitting our state craft brewing guilds, it helps keep the beer flowing for years to come.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 45–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 195–220 calories and 15–21 g carbs
About 135 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for West Coast IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
Where to find it
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Readers' scores
About this beer
This is the 70th of 122 labels we have from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. It is one of 87 west coast ipa labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 4 days after it was submitted.
A symmetrical geometric emblem dominates the label, composed of four circles and a central diamond linked by an Art Deco border of nested diamonds and beaded lines. Four breweries' logos occupy the outer circles—Pinthouse, Green Creek Beer Co, Sierra Nevada, and Russian River—while the center diamond holds the beer name in bold block capitals. The entire composition sits on a bright yellow ground with black line work and accents, evoking vintage beer awards or commemorative medals.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: IPABrewery: Sierra Nevada