Sierra Nevada Trail Pass Fest Brew
By Sierra Nevada · USA
A festbier-style lager under 0.5% from Sierra Nevada’s Trail Pass range, “packed with the rich flavor and smooth drinkability of a classic Festbier”, the brewer says. Not on sale in the UK when we checked.
At under 0.5% ABV, this isn’t alcohol-free under UK guidance, which keeps the term for 0.05% or less. We list it with alcohol-free beers, as UK shops do. How UK labels work
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What is Trail Pass Fest Brew?
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. started in Chico, California, in 1980, and Ken Grossman, who founded it with Paul Camusi, still owns it: it says it’s “100% family-owned and operated”. Its alcohol-free range, Trail Pass, began in January 2024 with an IPA and a Golden, and Sierra Nevada says the beers are brewed with “traditional brewing methods, not alcohol removal”. In the UK you can buy Trail Pass IPA, Golden, Hazy IPA and Brewveza; Fest Brew has been sold here too. Cave Direct has imported Sierra Nevada into the UK since June 2025.
Sierra Nevada says Fest Brew is “packed with the rich flavor and smooth drinkability of a classic Festbier”, hopped with Chinook and Tradition, at 14 IBU. Its US shop sells the 2026 cans.
In the UK, Dry Drinker lists it but had sold out on 29 October 2026, and no other UK shop we checked lists it. Sierra Nevada gives 75 kcal, without saying for what serving. We haven’t scored it yet.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and Sierra Nevada’s description (a festbier: rich, smooth; 14 IBU), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Trail Pass Fest Brew |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Sierra Nevada, USA |
| Style | Festbier-style lager |
| ABV | Under 0.5% ABV, Sierra Nevada says; the UK shops say 0.5% |
| Pack | 355ml cans; Dry Drinker lists cases of 6 and 12 |
| Calories | 75 kcal, Sierra Nevada says, without giving the serving; its cans are 355ml, which would be about 21 kcal per 100ml (our sum) |
| Ingredients | Not published in full; Sierra Nevada names Chinook and Tradition hops |
| Hops | Chinook and Tradition |
| Bitterness | 14 IBU, Sierra Nevada says |
| Allergens | Not published |
| Vegan | Not stated by Sierra Nevada |
| Gluten | No gluten-free claim |
| How it’s made | Brewed to stay under 0.5% with “traditional brewing methods, not alcohol removal”, Sierra Nevada says; trade press reports a yeast that makes little alcohol |
| Brewed | In the USA, by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., which brews in Chico, California, and Mills River, North Carolina |
| UK availability | Not on sale in the UK when we checked |
Sources: Sierra Nevada’s own website, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Trail Pass Fest Brew sits in the Sierra Nevada range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Pass Hazy IPA | Hazy IPA | <0.5% | Unconfirmed | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
| Trail Pass IPA | IPA | <0.5% | 23 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender |
| Trail Pass Golden | Golden ale | <0.5% | Unconfirmed | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
| Trail Pass Brewveza | Blonde ale | <0.5% | 20 kcal | Not yet rated | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co |
| Trail Pass Fest Brew (this beer) | Festbier-style lager | <0.5% | 21 kcal | Not yet rated | Not on sale in the UK when we checked |
The Sierra Nevada beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. ‘Unconfirmed’ means the only calorie figures we found look unreliable. Per-100ml figures are our sums from Sierra Nevada’s per-can figures.
About Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. started in Chico, California, in 1980 and is still family-owned. Its alcohol-free Trail Pass beers, launched in 2024, are brewed to stay under 0.5% rather than having the alcohol taken out, it says.
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