Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle/Can)

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chico, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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I have intentionally not rated this beer before. This will be my 100th rating and I figured I would use the opportunity to comment on what I feel is a grave injustice. So often these days you hear people disparage SNPA as being boring or not as big as it used to be. I think the problem lies not in this great beer, but in the "Imperialization" of craft brewing. Everything has to be bigger, hoppier, smoked or oaked or many turn their nose up at it. The mentality seems to be if it doesn’t go to eleven it isn’t worth drinking. While this bigger is better philosophy has produced some truly great beers it has also caused some great beers, like this one, to get marginalized. As I am typing this I look below at the top ratings for American Pale Ales and see a list of beers that are really examples of IPAs. How can SNPA not be among the top APAs? It invented the style for crying out loud! OK, rant over, SNPA really is a great beer from the mouthwatering citrus aroma, to the decidedly hoppy, but beautifully balanced flavor, it is a true classic. Could it have more of everything? Of course it could, but then it wouldn’t be an APA

0,35 flaske på Roll&Rock i Bergen: en amerikansk klassiker innen pale ale-stilen. Alltid god.

Never really fully enjoyed this one. Its a little too floral for my tastes. Never liked drinking a beer that tastes like flowers and hay...

Bottle courtesy of me, thank me very much! Hazy golden color, large fluffy white head. Aroma of nuttey straw. Taste is very bitter cardboard.

Aroma is citrus, pine and sweet malts. Taste is lemon and orange citrus, slightly floral, fruity, maybe apricot, earthy, spices and sweet malt. A pretty good beer, especially as easy as it is to find.

355mL bottle. Pours a light orange-amber turning yellow towards the edges. Two fingers of off white head that fades in a few minutes to a few millimetres. Great lacing. Citrussy notes on the nose with definite lemon and orange aromas. Also slightly sweet with a hint of yeastiness. Taste is loads of citrus with a bit of a lemon peel component. Nice creaminess and butteryness both on the mouth feel and the palate. Lovely light floral element on the mid palate. A slightly musky damp note on the finish (but in a good way). However the finish is dominated by bitter hops and a slight taste of iron, which is really fascinating. Carbonation is spot on, and overall I really enjoyed this beer. God I wish Sierra Nevada beers were cheaper and more widely available in Australia.

355 ml bottle.
Rated on 20110622.
Pours copper color with a large, lasting head. Aroma of malts, fruity hops, grass and citrus fruits. Has a distinct "house flavor", citrusy fruits, mild metallic malts and hops. Bitter palate with a long bitter fruity finish.
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Bottle from Csakajósör. Small foam, light aroma. Grainy flavor with a nice long aftertaste. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

0.355l bottle. Nice orange color with a thin white head. Sweet caramel-like aroma with some flowers and citrus. Light-medium body with good carbonation. Good balance of the maltyness and the hoppy taste. A very good ale.

Can. Now that this is in a can, I saw that I have never rated this before, but have had no less than a couple hundred times. Clear pale orange with a medium sized fluffy head. Good retention and lace. Floral and grassy hop aroma. Hoppy, bitter flavor with malt behind. Classic for me and will always be one of the best.

0,35l bottle from Csakajósör, Budapest. Hazy, orange and caramel color with medium white head. Spicy, honey odor. Strong hoppy aroma with flowers and spices. Some malty and alcohol flavour also appears. Dry, light bitter taste. Light body with slick texture and lively carbonation. Hoppy finish. Delicious, well hopped, spicy ale. Light and drinkable.