Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

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

Tap. Amber red color, with little head. Spicy arona and taste. A nice beer for the holidays.

Bottle conditioned, 350ml from Abbey Stores, Salisbury, Wilts. Hazed amber brown with slight head. The overall experience seems to be a type of experimental beer, there are most definitely hops in abundance, but the levels made this not a beer to enjoy but a beer to educate. Drying and bitter, so whilst it is worth seeing what bagfuls of hops can do I’m not sure I would return.

Bottle: Poured a hazy orange with a creamy off white head. Aroma is light citrus and hops. Taste is mild bitter hops with citrus and malt.

(Bottle at Olutkellari Helsinki on 2009-03-13) Amber and hazy. Dense white head. Strong grassy hops aroma with some sweetness and malts. Full bodied and dry palate with medium carbonation. Lot of hops, grass, some malts, bitterness and sweetness in taste. Malty and bitter aftertaste.

really a nice hoppy experience...fun beer..bottle winter 2008..amber with white head.. nice throughout!

Incredibly hoppy. The taste lingers much longer than it should. Hops on both the nose and taste.

Bottle, 2008 version. Pours an almost hazy tawny amber with a sizeable white head. Roasted malt, toast, subtle citrus hops. Medium body, slight malty sweetness. Spicy hop finish with good grapefruit notes.

Bottle. Pours an amber color with a two finger white head. Smells kind of citrus. Tastes of hops and bitter. A good IPA for the season.