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Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

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97
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bottled
common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
20413.77/5.03.76/5.0Winter6.8%96.1Shaker, Tulip
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.
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 rman18 (201), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Excellent beer. Nice nose with a bit of barley and a lot of hops. Rich full flavor with a heavy, creamy head. This one is a keeper.


 brew4fun (168), West Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 13, 2009  
Amber/orange pour with 1 finger eggshell head, much sticky lacing to the last drop. Medium caramel malt aroma, overcome with citrus/earthy hops. Taste is an explosion of everything that is good about beer! Solid caramel/pale malt backbone, heavy dose of hops that are primarily citrus, but some English earthiness as well. Bittersweet, with emphasis on the bitter. Very well balanced nonetheless, not biting but smooth. Really good stuff!


funkleshite (10), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 13, 2009  
09’ I swear this gets better every year. pours deep amber with a thin white head. malt dominant with citrus hops on the nose. lemon, hops, barley, cloves, very bitter and slightly sour on the finish.


allendodd (32), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2009  
Pours a nice golden amber. Generous thick head. Malt dominates the nose with a hint of possibly some spice - possibly nutmeg (?). Looking at the description now while rating, I’m not seeing any spices suggested in the recipe. Huh. Malt is the reason for this beer and it is not bad finishes nicely but doesn’t go anyplace very interesting. I don’t hate it, but the rest of the 6 pack will be in the fridge for company looking for something that isn’t too scary.


 drseusszb200 (193), Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 10, 2009  
poured amber with a nice white head. smelled like hops and citrus. tasted like bitter hops one of better sierra nevadas.


 kopher (297), New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2009  
clear light amber with yellowish fine head. toasty aroma and sweet must hops -- tart like old lemons. similar flavor, hops dominate, sweet/sour front with mild biting bitter finish. somewhat thin body with mild carbonation. not sure what makes this a celebration, but it’s good, and i guess it is SN’s MO to overhop everything, so it’s unlikely they’d be able to make a winter ale.


 patrickfannon (299), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Nov 10, 2009  
Draft. Pours hazy copper with a thin, foamy biege head. Aroma of citrus, barley, dry hops, and hints of caramel. Medium bodied. Average mouthfeel; nothing special. Smooth, dry finish. Average IPA.


 Nekronos (2263), Xalapa, Mexico
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 9, 2009  
INteresting, I had to leave one bottle of this, but wasreally nice hopy flavour. Curious thing I wrote the name under the name of another brewery: Sierra Madre.



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