Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

An unclear golden orange beer with little head. A nice hop aroma of pine & citrus. Taste was very crispy hops which comes first then backed up by the malt. A very nice & refreshing IPA.

On tap. Translucent dark amber with a small off-white head. Nice crisp hop aroma and flavor with a balancing malt profile. Spicy pine with a moderately bitter finish and aftertaste. A drinkable, mild IPA.

Cask Stillage at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2008 Pine hop aroma. Amber golden coloured and very hoppy. Smooth on the palate with a crisp and floral bitter finish.

Pours a deep amber with a fleeting off white head. Aroma of pine hops, caramel, citrus. Similar taste with some fruit characters and a bitter finish.

Clear amber pour with a decent sized white frothy head. Aroma is mostly of citrus hops, from the Cascades, with some some caramel malt as well. Flavor continues down the same path, with more specific notes of grass, tangerine, and grapefruit. Palate is the weakest aspect of this beer; very little body, thin the tongue. Not nearly as good as Torpedo, which will likely keep me from having this again in the foreseeable future.

2008 Bottle. Sediment filled copper pour with tight off-white head. Aroma of citrus, pine, flower, and some earthy funk. Taste profiles bitter hops with grapefruit and pine and a slightly toasty subdued malt backbone. Slightly foamy mouthfeel. Solid AIPA.

Clear but hazy copper orange color. A thick pillow of puffy white head. Scant collection of tiny bubbles. The head politely sticks around for a bit. Specks of sediment float about like primordial amber. The aroma is a fresh perfume of hops, primarily of the pine variety, but also some sweet citrus. Has some really nice bready malts. The aroma is formidable but fragrant. The taste is more of those perfumy hops, this time on the grateful tongue. The hops are very very woody, like Pine-Sol. Quite nice indeed. A real resiny hop character. The feel is thick and creamy, with a nice fizzy bite. Bubbles up when agitated. It’s a really terrific beer. Hoppy and awesome. Perfumey but not unbalanced. Challenging, bittersweet and top notch.

Large offwhite head. Dark amber in color. Very nice malty aroma with a tinge of hops. The taste is extremely smooth. It’s bitter, yes, but a balanced bitter that doesn’t overwhelm. Excellent IPA.