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Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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6093.57/5.03.57/5.0Special5.9%75.9 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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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 beaconstreet (810), Washington DC, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/511/20

Sep 13, 2007  
It’s okay, floral and a little sweet, but not groundbreaking, unfortunately. No Celebration for hops.

 dkachur (641), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/512/20
Jul 25, 2008  
12 oz. bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Reddish amber pour with a nice three finger head. Great retention. Pine and citrus hop aroma. Very strong hop taste, vegetal and very fresh. Some sweet malts to back it up. Refreshing.


 BuckeyeSammy (344), New York City, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 25, 2008  
Didn’t know this was an IPA when I bought this, pleasant surprise.. Grassy hops and some citrus i guess(barely). crisp, slightly bitter back end.


 yngwie (3342), Kristiansand, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 23, 2008  
Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a small off-white head. Fruity nose, of the tropical kind, with malty sweetness and piney hops. Quite sweet flavor with fruityness, pine and resin, but not as bitter as expected. Medium to full body, and a nice fruity and resiny finish. Good drinkability, but not a thirst-quencher.(080620)


 stoutlover72 (1314), NorCal, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Thankfully, the event I was at had this beer on tap, and I went to this one several times over the course of a few days. The aroma carries a nice spicey pine aroma with a bit of citrus thrown in for good measure. The flavor has a good balance of citrus hops and biscuity/caramel malts. Very easy to drink and quite refreshing, especially when the choices were severly limited.


 spikester (364), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 21, 2008  
From the 2008 version. Piney aroma, modest creamy head with good lacings. Full amber color, nice citrus grapefruit hops with a good malt backup. Nice IPA.




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