Sierra Nevada Trail Pass Hazy IPA
By Sierra Nevada · USA
A hazy IPA under 0.5% from Sierra Nevada’s Trail Pass range, hopped with El Dorado and Mosaic, that won gold for hoppy non-alcohol beer at the 2025 World Beer Cup.
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 Hazy IPA?
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.
Trail Pass Hazy IPA joined the range in late 2024, hopped with El Dorado and Mosaic, at 40 IBU. In 2025 it won gold in the Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer category at the World Beer Cup, run by the Brewers Association, out of 61 entries. The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker describe a gently cloudy beer with bright citrus and tropical notes on a smooth malt base.
It comes in 355ml cans. Sierra Nevada’s shop gives 100 kcal a can and its beer page 71, so we don’t quote a figure; we used to give 28 kcal per 100ml. Nobody publishes a full ingredients list or a gluten-free claim. We haven’t scored it yet.
Awards
- World Beer Cup 2025 (Brewers Association): gold, Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer
From the Brewers Association’s official 2025 World Beer Cup results.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and the shops’ descriptions (citrus and tropical, a smooth malt base; 40 IBU), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Key facts
| Official name | Trail Pass Hazy IPA |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Sierra Nevada, USA |
| Style | Hazy IPA |
| ABV | Under 0.5% ABV, Sierra Nevada says; the UK shops say 0.5% |
| Pack | 355ml cans: singles and cases at The Alcohol Free Co; cases at Dry Drinker |
| Calories | Unconfirmed: Sierra Nevada’s shop gives 100 kcal for a 355ml can, its beer page 71 |
| Ingredients | Not published in full; Sierra Nevada names El Dorado and Mosaic hops |
| Hops | El Dorado and Mosaic |
| Bitterness | 40 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 |
| Awards | World Beer Cup 2025 (Brewers Association): gold, Hoppy Non-Alcohol Beer |
| UK availability | In stock at The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker |
Sources: Sierra Nevada’s own website, The Alcohol Free Co and Dry Drinker, and the Brewers Association’s World Beer Cup results, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Trail Pass Hazy IPA sits in the Sierra Nevada range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Pass Hazy IPA (this beer) | 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 | 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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About the hops: El Dorado and Mosaic. Types of hops · What are hops?
