Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

11-9-07 bottle. Hoppy malt aroma. Very soapy hopped flavor. More soap than actual flavor for my liking. A bit metallic in the finish. Pretty decent palate - not watery or thin but good for an IPA. Would try again.

12oz Bottle: Cloudy amber body w/ a small beige head. Clean, piney hop aroma. Love the aroma, love it! Hoppy flavor w/ a grapefruity finish. Nice clean IPA, very enjoyable.

Pours deep copper with a thick white head. Low malt aromas but a big citrus hop bouquet. Huge hop flavors up front followed closely behind by a fruity maltiness. The rather long finish is a return to the hoppiness. Medium to full body.

2007 version in 12 oz bottle. This was one of my first initiations into the IPA’s-at that time this was a strong beer by it’s standards. A bit different today! Pours dark copper witha thick, small head. The "SN" nose is very evident. Mouth is full, foamy, carbonated. Taste is a hop bomb and bitter. Finish fades gradually and the flavors stay throughout. This will age nicely for 1 year. As usual a nice beer and a good addition to the winter stash.

I’m rating this way too high since it’s not my favorite beer. Competes with Arrogant Bastard Ale. Very hoppy, yummy. I like Christmas

Amber pour with dissipating head. Light odor of plums. Moderately malty at first becoming sharply dry. Hops are in the beautiful West Coast Pale Ale style, but not overly resinous. Well balanced, almost as good a bitter as I have tasted. Warming at 6.8%!

2007. Smells like peaches. A Pale ale with spices. Feels fizzy in the mouth but with a low head. Light copper in color. Not much else to it. IPA’s are not my favorite.

2008 bottle, strong citrus and pine hop aroma. Clear bronze body with a light brown head that leaves stellar lacing.... Strong SN pale ale hop profile strengthened to an IPA... Lightly fizzy, dryish mouth...good seasonal beer... 2007 edition. Poors a nice, slightly cloudy amber-brown color. Small, frothy, off-white head that diminishes quickly like most Sierra Nevada products that I have had in the past. Aroma is very pleasent with hopps and grapefruit and a molasses undertone. Also smell a little hint of apple. Flavor starts sweet and then goes to the bitter IPA taste that you either love or hate. The finish lasts a long long time. The feel of the beer was a bit of a disapointment. Felt very dry with sharp carbonation, the finish metallicy. Good beer if you like Sierra style PA’s.