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Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale

Sierra Nevada India Pale Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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79
overall
Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
7213.36/5.03.36/5.06.9%55.3Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Brewed using a blend of English malts. Magnum hops are used for the early hop addition, with Goldings for finishing and dry hopping. A very flavorful and hoppy ale.
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 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/54/101/59/20
Aug 26, 2007  
On tap at the Mad Mex in Robinson. Floral hop aroma. Ubiquitous pale yellow american lager color and appearance. Foamy creamy head. Taste evolves form a very friendly ale then morphs over the minute into an oppressive IPA blast. No carbonation. Finish is bitter lingering medicine.


 incutrav (576), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Good middle of the road IPA. I hear their Celebratin IPA is much better. Still this was quite hoppy was a nice bitter kick at the end...


 Mrthirstyneck (341), Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 23, 2007  
really great stuff better than the pale ale im thinking. nice and dry bitter parties out back for a good spell. but smooth enough to put em down all night. tasty routes nice work!


 Fin (3382), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 20, 2007  
Bottle from Beers of Europe Great hoppy aroma was the first thing I noticed from this lovely looking amber beer. The aroma intrigued me I thought it was quite grapefruity and piney at first and was expecting a massive hoppy hit much like a Simcoe, but this was really well balanced great bitterness and hops but also really enjoyable and a very good stab at the style, could easily drink 2-3 of these and not get bored.


 Derek881 (486), Frederick, Maryland, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Poured from the bottle into a glass. Mostly clear darkish-golden amber color with a large foamy and creamy head, off-white in color. Slightly sweet early taste, but mostly bitter and a bit sour. The aroma is earthy and grainy, featuring some pine scents and a touch of caramel malt. The beer is pretty fizzy and bubbly, with a drying finish and a nice kick of alcohol.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 16, 2007  
Pours a solid orange amber with an orangey creamy thick head. Maintains well and laces. The nose is sweet, shows really earthy herbal hops, pine, and some caramel. The flavor is waxy and bitter, earthy, pine notes, alcohol bite. I can imagine this being a fairly close interpretation of original IPA’s.


 lampeno420 (321), Zeeland, Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Decent India Pale Ale. The aroma is kind of weak, which is why i wasn’t expecting such a big taste. Nice, crisp and bitter.


 Radek Kliber (3912), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle @ Beer Bistro 2007 Edition355 ml
Appearance :Slight haze, amber-red with generous off white top. Neat lace created.
Nose :Plenty of high alpha hops, not as clean as you might wish. Slightly medicinal overtones.
Flavour/Palate: Medium bodied with frontal earthiness blended with west coast hops. Malt base bit weak making this ale off balance. Bitterness not as clean as in some other better IPA examples on market. Expected more from SN.



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