Sierra Nevada is what most beer lovers consider The craft brewery and what most craft breweries strive to become. Sierra Nevada started back in 1980, so next year is its 30th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, Sierra Nevada will release four collaboration beers. Fitting since collaboration beers are the new fad. The first is rumored to be released in March 2010 and is in collaboration with Fritz Maytag of Anchor Brewing. The other three beers will be brewed with Jack McAuliffe, founder of New Albion Brewery and authors Fred Eckhardt and Charlie Papazian. This is pretty exciting to hear because of the quality of beers that should come out of this and because Sierra Nevada is widely available so the vast majority of people who care wil be able to get their hands on each collaboration beer.