Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

Amber body; little head. Aroma is peppery and sweet. Flavor is hoppy, with citrus and caramel tones. Finishes dry and tangy. Tasty brew.

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.