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Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Score
9898
OVERALLStyle
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 2607   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.76   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale represents a time honored tradition of brewing a special beer for the holiday season. There are generous portions of barley malts and fine whole hops of several varieties, creating a brew with a full, rich and hearty character.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
wmubronco1992 (394) - Coldwater, Michigan, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Bottle. Pours amber with a medium sized frothy white head. Juicy hop aroma. Good lacing. Flavor is bitter, but offset by sweet caramel maltiness. Mouthfeel is bitter, but balanced. Love the wet hops. I relly like this style of IPA. Very nicely done

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
slakemythirst (55) - - FEB 3, 2012
Doftar tallskog och citrus och lite örter. Trevlig IPA med bra beska. Slutsats: Bra..men klassar man denna som julöl?

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
prawlie (471) - Berkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 3, 2012
Half pint at Sheffield Tap. Slightly opaque with a nice but short lived head. Nice light fruity hop aroma, very American. Hoppy, with a dry finish but not too harsh. Its a nice drop, but as with a lot of amber/ipa beers its a bit of a one trick pony.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Plick (1) - - FEB 2, 2012 does not count
Nice aroma and beautiful amber colour with nice big head. A bit muddled, not to carbonated. Very hoppy smell and taste. Some fruits. Great beer, but not the best I´ve had.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
esox (681) - Oulu, FINLAND - FEB 2, 2012
Bottled- Slightly hazy, copper coloured beer. Thin but durable white head. Sweet, fruity hopped nose with caramel malty notes. Exotic peach, lemon and nice resiny notes. Sturdy caramel malty flavor balances hop bitterness well. Resiny bitter hop bite. Lingering bitter aftertaste has delicious caramel flavor and a touch of nuts. Medium bodiend and intensy bitter palate. Oily texture with sof carbonation. Great IPA.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SimonRoller (204) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 1, 2012
Bottle, pours slightly hazy orange/amber with frothy eggshell head. Aroma is pine, citrus and some caramel malt. Taste is citrutsy, some pine and floral. Nice bitterness and sweetness. Good one

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
_angst_ (490) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 1, 2012
350 ml bottle bought @ Systembolaget. Pours clear amber with a big frothy brownish white head that leaves lots of trace on the glass while slowly dissipating. Smell is fresh, slightly sweet and fruity with ripe peaches, grapefruit, orange zest, grass and pine. Taste is sweet, full-bodied, malty and bitter with lemon zest, peaches, mango, resinous wood and pine. Finish is malty and bitter with pine and lemon zest.

4.3
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
SKessExpress (4) - Cleveland, - JAN 31, 2012 does not count
Very good beer. Smells phenomenal. I wish i didn’t have to type 75 characters in the review in order to rate my beer.


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