The fact that the lands directly east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range are a desert is a direct result of an effect known as the rain shadow.
Today's recipe stays true to the original, with some modifications, but is beautifully complex for a relatively simple 5.6% ABV. itself an American wonder) as the final hop.
Hop-heavy, that's always been the brewery's plan. So in 1980, they introduced Cascade (then a new hop named after the mountain range) to Pale Ale, and its intense pine and citrus flavors sparked an American craft beer revolution.
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the western United States between California's Central Valley and the Great Basin.
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida all border the east coast.