JRBowie (18), Atascosa, Texas, USA
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.
 bconley (351), Fern Park, Florida, USA
Sep 22, 2009 Bottle. Reminded me alot of the regular pale ale, which I love. Incredibly crisp hops and light malts. Kinda tangy in the end of it though. Not bad.
CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Sep 21, 2009 bottle: pint glass: I honestly did not expect much from this beer and was pleasantly surprised... pours a rich amber/ light brown, foams up well leaving a thin layer of head. The nose gave away the all too familiar bitter hops... the taste revealed much of the same. Crisp, bright hops with an obvious hint of citrus. A very refreshing a light body with plenty of flavor.
tekhna (100), California, USA
Sep 20, 2009 Bottle poured into a duvel tulip.
Aroma is solid, but not spectacular. Subtle, but still very nice. Mostly floral.
Excellent bitterness, mango on the sides, sort of indistinct hop flavor, but still very nice. Feels a bit muddled, but still tasty. Lots of pine. Balanced, like all SN beers.
pete4999 (121), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 20, 2009 On tap at the Buffalo Brewpub. Assuming it’s the 2009 version, but don’t know for sure....I can’t imagine it’s an older version. Pretty good, very very hoppy. Pours an amber-orange with a white head that lasts. Nice lacing. Definitely a pine scent, a little citrusy in the background. Bitter nose, bitter finish...just very hoppy.
13mikey (118), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
Sep 20, 2009 2009 release. 12 oz bottle from Crystal Liquor Barrel. Deep golden color, thick foamy white head. Sharp pungent hops aroma, touch of citrus with a hint of pine. Mild hops in the flavor with a bit of pine, finish is sharp like the aroma, bitter from the hops. Solid, unique IPA.
wickedpete (625), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
Sep 19, 2009 Amber body with a small cream head that leaves filmy lacing. Strong citrus and caramel aroma with bits of grapefruit and pine. Flavor is quite dry and bitter without much sweetness, although the finish is a bit thick. The body could be lighter with more floral hop flavor, this is mostly just bitterness.
mcc5468 (102), USA
Sep 17, 2009 2009 release. 12 oz botlle. What a good looking beer, I swear this looks like a picture from Michael Jackson’s (the beer guy, not the other one), books. Great orange/amber color. Medium head. Aroma is hoppy but not overpowering. A great drinking beer if you like IPAs but sometimes just want to have a lighter IPA without all of the alcohol. Good hop taste, very refreshing. A good hoppy beer but not
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