Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Chico, California USA

This is a holiday classic. Seems a little diluted now, but back in the day, retailers would load up and hoard this stuff for months, now it’s everywhere, but still solid. This is the bigger tougher brother of the pale ale, but still has that hoppy, citrusy taste that the pale ale offers. Very drinkable and balanced, a must have october to february.

Big pillowy ivory head that leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of fresh baked bread studded with pine nuts. Bracingly bitter flavours of orange and lemon peel backed by enough malt for balance. Very satisfying brew that warms you on damp, raw nights.

Bottle from citywide. pours a orange red with a big crater offwhite head. leaves some tight lace. Aroma of caramel, grapefruit, citrusy hops, herbs, and a hint of booze. flavor is a nice citrusy burst of pine and grapefruit with some nice caramel and doughy malt backing. Quite well balanced. Great beer! Hit the spot!

12 oz Bottle. Pours slightly cloudy, copper-red, with a bountiful off-white head. Floral hops aroma are instantly recognized. Taste is robust with lots of character, finishes with a slightly bitter after taste. A very nice winter brew.

12 oz bottle poured into a tulip glass produced a foamy tan head with bright orange body. Taste and aroma of bitter orange peel and spices. Quite hoppy, but enjoyable.

Out of a bottle....Nice big head, nice amber color, strong beer with a bitter bite 2 it. Nicely spiced with a nutty and earthy flavor. A great seasonal beer on a cold winter night. enjoy.

On tap at Collins Pub. Pours orange gold with minimal head. Aromas of spruce, florals, and caramel in the background. Tastes of spicy hops, floral hops, citrus peel.

Pours hazy, amber/brown from the 12 oz. bottle: With a nose of pine, SN stays true to the wintery theme. Lively spices throughout the mouthfeel coupled with juniper berries. Not as earthy/grassy as other IPAs, but then who would want "grassy" beer for Xmas? Drinkability: Quite good, but maybe a little too hyped up. Rebuy: Yeah. #208 on 21112009, DG.