Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

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

amber big white head fruity peach apricot very malty with a dry finish with some citrus

12 oz. bottle into a pint glass. Poured a nice honey smber brown with just the right carbonation and a lasting head. The aroma was dominated by american, west coast hops with hints of grapefruit, citrus, and flowers. It exhibited a solid hop flavor with a nice balance of bitterness and hop flavor. Medium bodied on the palate and very drinkable and refreshing. Overall: solid IPA.

6 mo. old bottle sampled at Alan’s HSC initiation, thanks Bill: I really find I can’t go wrong with Sierra Nevada. Average perhaps, but not wrong. Light orange pour, aroma of fresh citrus rind and winter fir. Flavor is citrus hop with a very nice toasted malt backbone.

Nice nighttime cool weather beer. Great head and nice appearance, but the overall taste is a little less punchy then the aroma would indicate. I’m good for 12oz of this stuff with a late dinner.

07, 12 oz bottle. Poured a ruby red, with a small head. Fruity hop nose. Definitely a piny floral hop flavor to it, similar to the pale ale flavors, but with much more flavor and body.It has some form of winter type evergreen spice in there, one that I could not discern. the finish is fairly bitter, and fairly long lasting. Nice tasting and good quality beer.

Bottle from cdumler’s fridge. Pours a pale slightly hazy red with a large frothy head. Good lacing and retention. Floral hop notes make up most of the aroma. Citrusy hop taste... very bitter but fairly smooth. Slight medicinal finish.

Had a couple of these last November ’07. From memory, I recall this being a really flavorful IPA with notes of maple syrup, fruit, and pine. The mouthfeel is well crafted, a good mixture of slightly creamy palate and medium carbonation.

Golden Amber with a nice white head. Lots of hop bitter in the nose, and as others have nicely noted, funky, earthy notes. The taste is bitter but has some nice balance, especially as it warms, though the finish is bitter. Palate is consistently lively though a little sticky for me. Good beer.