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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
common

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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 paulmetzger (152), Pocatello, Idaho, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Oct 3, 2009  
Hazy and orangeish in it’s amber, tight bubbled head and plenty of it but not foamy. Big citrus aroma. Sweet citrus flavor throughout. Lacking the hard bite at the end I was expecting. Goes down smooth


 freekyp (900), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Big and citrusy, this special IPA pours an orangy amber with a fluffy white head. Redolent with the expected cascade grapefruit aroma, the nose is very bright, also showing significant piny resins. the body is light, and starts slightly sweet and fruity, but the hops take hold quickly and build to a long bitter finish. Lightly sweet caramel malt shows, but is largely overpowered by the ample biting hop character.


 6ROW (243), corpus christi, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2009  
on tap- copper pour with a small white head. i love this beer, great use of cascade hops


 yobdoog (1426), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 29, 2009  
Many vintages. Recently the new 09. Very bitter when fresh. Tons of juicy oily hops. Aroma has citrus and pine. Flavor is bitter pine, grass and citrus.


key (1), Indiana, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/105/517/20
Sep 27, 2009  
2009, 12 OZ Bottle. Very enjoyable aroma, excellent blend of hops and citrus. Pours to a surprisingly thin head. The flavor itself is very reminiscent of SN’s standard IPA, big hops hit on the front end citrus and more hops seem to effervesce up through the nose as it finishes. Great overall taste, almost ’wet’ in one regard. Unmistakable Sierra Nevada-esque taste.


 poisoneddwarf (153), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Sep 26, 2009  
12 oz bottle. 2009 vintage. Smells sweet. Pours a thin head with a beautiful copper hue. Pleasant bitterness juxtaposes with a creamy mouthfeel to produce an exceptional taste experience. Without a doubt one of the best IPAs I’ve ever had.


Doon (89), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Sep 24, 2009  
Great Beer! A really nice hoppy aroma..I didn’t bother to pour into a glass, so I can’t comment on the appearance. However, the flavor is awesome! This is a hint of citrus and a very bitter hop induced flavor. This is a nice easy drinking IPA


JRBowie (18), Atascosa, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/510/104/520/20
Sep 23, 2009  
This beer is a big, full-flavored ale bursting at the seams with fresh, spicy and aromatic hops. The 2009 Anniversary Ale is brewed in the style of an American IPA, a style that Sierra Nevada create. This beer is a complex brew made up with a combination of four varieties of malts that add a rich and complex backbone to showcase our signature hop variety: the Cascade. This hop produces the big piney and citrusy flavors that Sierra Nevada beers are known for and is one of the varieties that have become the definition for what the new styles of American beers represent.



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