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Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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

Chico, California USA

bottled
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on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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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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 Ljunkan (379), Karlstad, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 20, 2008    Updated: Mar 14, 2009
Bottle. Pours a light amber color with a nice white head which settles down after a while. Nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is very nice. You can feel this is hoppy; lots of tropical fruit, citrus, grapefruit, pine-needles and other good things. Flavour is hoppy and bitter, but not on the extreme side. Notes of citrus and grapefruit here. Pine-needle? Slightly malty and sweet, pretty balanced actually. Good. Mouthfeel is pretty nice and filling. Smooth, not that much carbonation. Quite filling. Liquid is not thick, but still not thin. Drinkability is quite high. Nice, quite low ABV, so you can have this on a Tuesday evening (though I wouldn’t mind to drink a Double IPA instead). A nice IPA.


 TikiE (360), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Bottled: thanks Teeeeek! Pours a clear yellow color with a full head. Smells of light malts and light fruit. Tastes very light with small tastes of malts and a bit of hops. Its a pretty good beer and I love sierra nevada but I had a celebration before this one and it just doesn’t compare!


 Collint (450), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Bottle 2008. Pours a clear light amber with a little bit of sediment floating around. Aroma is sweet malt and hoppy pine/grapefruit. Flavor is a sweet malt to a nutty hop taste with a dry light bitter finish. Decent, but nothing compared to the Celebration Ale.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear golden color with a big fluffy white head. Aroma of hops, grapefruit and pine needles. Taste of cascade hops, citrus, light malt and spices. Has a dry semi-bitter hoppy finish.


 baggio (195), norrtälje, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 16, 2008  
Bottle@home Apperance: Very orangeish with a decent white head that lasts a good bit. Aroma: Citric notes (Hello Cascade hops!), Orange, Pine, Fresh flowers. Flavor: Mandarine, Apricot, Citric notes, Hint of Butterscotch. Palate: Lots of sweet fruit at first and ends with a good, clean, bitterness. Medium carbonation. Another good offering from Sierra Nevada. Not the best beer i’ve had from them but still very drinkable. Would make a good sessionbeer. Try it!


 Borresteijn (1347), Amstelveen, Netherlands
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2008  
Bottle from Cracked Kettle. Clear amber colour, big fluffy white head. Aroma of flowery, citric hops and caramel. Flavour is malty, caramel, hoppy bitterness in the finish. Typical IPA, rather nice but a bit on the thin side.


 desurfer (1067), Pinellas Park, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Amber body; little head. Aroma is peppery and sweet. Flavor is hoppy, with citrus and caramel tones. Finishes dry and tangy. Tasty brew.


 FunkyBrewster (436), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Oct 30, 2008  
Pours a glowing orange amber color with a white froth. Aroma is very hoppy and piney with some light strong sweet caramel malt notes that provides good balance. Flavor starts with a lot of pine and floral hops. Turns sweet and malty with a noticeable amount of sugary citrus fruit. Hop bitterness comes in the finish and creates a long lasting hop oil flavor that lingers for awhile. Medium body and lively carbonation. Very refreshing beer and nicely balanced on the hops and malts.



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