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Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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91
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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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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
9853.57/5.03.57/5.0Special5.9%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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 MOboy (446), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/511/20
Jan 1, 2009  
Hazey copper with white foam. Aroma of cascade and flavor of pine, citrus, slight malt. A prickly, medium body makes up this IPA. Nothing too complex but an enjoyable beer none the less.


BrownDogBeer (50), Portland, Oregon, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/102/515/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Pours amediuom amber with a short head. Aroma of hops with citrus. a little light in the body. overall taste is a little lacking in hops.


 mesperon (133), Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Pours hazy dark amber with a good sized head that leaves plenty of sticky lacing. Aroma is full of flowery hops, with just a hint of citrus, not sweetness or alcohol. Mouthfeel is full, not fizzy, slightly on the watery side. Tastes hoppy bitter to start, piney and flwery notes come out. Ends with a piney/grassy/bitter orange peel bitterness. Could have been a littel sweeter, malt base is missing.


 kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 21, 2008  
12oz bottle from Sheps Deli (St. Pete, FL). 2008 vintage. Pours a generally clear copper color with a two finger foamy off-white head that settles slowly and amply laces the glass. Aroma is slightly floral with notes of spice, fresh-cut grass/hay, some grape and hop notes. Flavor is slightly sweet and slightly hoppy with fresh butter and citrus notes. Generally medium body with a slightly bitter hoppy finish.


 Sigmund (2197), Hafrsfjord, Norway
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 20, 2008  
350 ml bottle, 2008 vintage, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.9%. Orange to amber colour, big off-white head with an orangey hue. Lovely aroma of Cascade hops, piney and grapefruity notes. The flavour is distinctly hoppy throughout, lots of pine needles, grapefruity bitterness in the finish, very bitter aftertaste. Hints of caramel malts, but the beer is not too sweet. A nice and very drinkable IPA.


 danielcurtis81 (879), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Getting notebook online. Draft at SDFOB 2007. Pretty tasty brew. Pretty good hop nose with nice pine and some orange peel. Flavors have a nice hop balance with a hint of caramel.


 garthicus (1216), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Wonderful golden body with visible carbonation and a proud white head. Aroma: Sweet hops and malt aroma, candyfloss, pine and grapefruit, certainly a fine aroma. Flavour: Bitter initial taste with a nice pine mouthfeel, some banana, hops with a long bitter finish.


 TheGent (144), , Massachusetts, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/510/20
Dec 10, 2008  
A very good looking beer with a proper amber with sediment floating and fluffy head. Uncapping the bottle treated me with a smell of butterscotch. More pine notes came out after she was in the glass. bitterness is even and lasts all through each sip.



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