Brewed with Sierra Nevada Brewing –
North and South converge to create
Stone & Sierra Nevada NxS IPA
We were amped, naturally, about getting to collaborate with our friends and mutual hop admirers at Sierra Nevada. Together, we harnessed our shared creativity and passion into developing this special IPA. Fifty percent of the first batch was aged in gin-infused bourbon barrels and the other half in rye whiskey barrels. Months later, freshly brewed batch No. 2 was dry-hopped and blended with the oak-matured combination. The final beer, which combines hop-driven fruit character and oaky vanilla notes with hints of spicy spirits and hop bitterness, begins its journey to the entire Golden State, nationwide and beyond starting this week. The Stone Blog has more on this inspiration-driven project.
ESCONDIDO, CA For many, California has been the epicenter of craft brewing innovation for the last few decades, especially where hop-centric beers are concerned. So in an effort that spans the state and is decades in the making, Stone Brewing Co. has joined forces with the iconic, Northern California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., which together have a combined 50+ years of brewing experience. The result: Stone & Sierra Nevada NxS IPA (NxS = North by South). Beginning today, the latest Stone Collaboration beer—a barrel-aged IPA blended with a fresh, dry-hopped batch of the same IPA—will begin rolling out in 22-ounce bottles and on draft to select retailers in markets where Stone beer is sold.
