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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
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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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 Bungalo22 (326), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 28, 2008  
Had this right after having a Saranac IPA and I have to say this won hands down. Enjoyed the smoothness and the balance.


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Amber with a fine head. Sweet caramel aroma with some weak hops. The flavours are more malty than hoppy to begin with, sweet and bicuit-like. Then the bitterness starts kicking in toward the dry end.


 BigMilly8 (374), Holiday, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 23, 2008  
From bottle 2007 : Pours cloudy amber apple juice looking color, with a small fizzy head, decent lacing. Floral hops dominate the nose, with some malt in and out. Taste suprised me a bit, not your average ipa taste. Some chewy malts, with sweetness and floral hops. Aftertaste is more of the same malts. Medium body that thins in the end, chewy feel as i mentioned. Interesting, but not wonderful.


 mugabe (215), Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Bottle. Dark copper, thick head. Hoppy aroma with some toffee. Heavy hop and toffee flavour with a very dry finish. Very good IPA.


 mybestfriend (261), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 16, 2008    Updated: Mar 10, 2008
Bottle. Pours an amber with a white head. The nose is caramel but mainly floral hops giving the beer som pine and grapefruit components. The flavour profile starts with a hint of sweetness, which makes me think of peaches. After that the bitterness attacks your palate with some floral and grapefruity notes together wih some malty caramel. The finish is bitter. Nice!


 MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
A Mes rate: Bottle at the Magic dave6 shindig at Chris O’s.
Semi hazy amber with a thin off white head. Malt, hops, rather sweet, slight bitterness in a long dry finish. Dull as hell.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 3, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear copper color with a small white head that leaves minimal lacing. The aroma is the California hoppiness that I have come to enjoy: citrus, floral, some pine joined by some sweet caramel malt. The flavor is caramel malts with the citrus, floral, and piney hops. Not bad, but not up to the standards of the other southern California IPAs.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 2, 2008  
First off, I want to say that I appreciate the fact that SN labels this as the 2007 IPA. I personally feel more brewers should use dates for their beers. Pours a very slightly fogged amber. Small cream head. Nose is pine hops. Flavor is nice and thick, malty, and mature. Exemplifies the style. Nothing Showy. Just well made. Smooth but a bit thin on the liquid. Nice carbonation. Very drinkable. Could have many of these for sure. For SN to still be putting out a quality product like this after being in the biz for so long...well...it almost makes a man weepy. Almost. Thanks for not selling out SN.



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