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Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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91
overall
Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Chico, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9843.57/5.03.57/5.0Special5.9%84.6Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
The 2007 Anniversary Ale features prominent usage of Cascade hops– the signature hop used in Sierra Nevada’s most popular product, Pale Ale. It is an American Style IPA with a big, fragrant pine and citrus hop aroma balanced by the sweetness of two-row pale and caramel malt. It finishes with an additional Cascade dry-hopping creating a big hop aroma Sierra Nevada fans will look forward to.
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 Gr0ve (1382), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/56/104/515/20
Oct 25, 2009  
355 ml bottle. Deep golden. Tall white head that clings to the glass. Strong cascade hop aromas with citrus and a definite piney aroma. Crystal clear. Very hoppy, but there is little hop bitterness as most of it is aroma. Medium-bodied. Gentle malt flavours and crisp carbonation with some papery hop flavours. Finishes dry with a soft lingering hop bitterness. Delicious and very drinkable.


TKA300 (99), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/518/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Pretty good brew. Tastes like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale with a little more hop bitterness added to it. The aroma was amazing though... Fresh hops and pine. very good.


 PJClarke (609), London, Greater London, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/103/516/20
Oct 24, 2009  
The 2009 edition: Quite a sweet one. I like it a lot. The hops are all over it but there is definitely some caramel and biscuit here. The dryness is relaxed and appears late but is a little tongue tightening.


djc920 (21), New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/515/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Great IPA, well balanced, but not overly impressive. Would pick up again just because it’s readily available in my area and never disappointing. Piney, resinous, grapefruit. Big white head with a solid aroma to boot.


 deyholla (507), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 23, 2009  
Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured a dark gold with a white head. Aroma was full of hop notes, mainly piney and moist wood notes. Flavor was full of hops as well with citrus an pine notes.


lilsdad (4), Florence, Massachusetts, USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/519/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Just a great beer. Not overly dry hoped. If it didn’t say IPA on the bottle, I might not know it was an IPA. It is more like a standard pale ale. I wish this beer were available all year long. Note- I don’t use words like citrus, grapefruit, pesto, or any other similar words to describe beer. If my beer tastes like any of those, I’m dumping it!


 Leighton (234), New York, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2009  
I’ve had it a few times. Great IPA, very drinkable. Pleasing hop notes in the nose and flavor. Nice citrus character. Medium bodied and finishes pretty smoothly.


KajII (50), Macon, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Bottle. Poured amber-orange in color, slighty hazy with an off white frothy head that was mostly lasting with fair lacing. The aroma was that of grainy malts, citrus (grapefruit) hops. It tasted a little bitter with a mild taste of of citrus, and a nice hoppy flavor which lasted a little while. Mouthfeel was smooth with medium body. Overall pretty tasty and worth a try.



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