Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

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

Had this on draft at Murphy’s Pub in Champaign, IL. Very nice copper colored pour with a one finger width white frothy head that stuck around for a majority of the pint. It left very nice lacing on the side of the glass. The aroma was a bit bland for an IPA but was pleasing. It consisted of faint hops with a very little bit of citrus. The taste was refreshing with faint hops in the background. Definitely a refreshing brew and very sessionable but nothing to get excited about...

Pint on draft. Poured a nice copper color with a decent sized white head that stayed for a while (though that might have just been because of a bad pour). There was barely any smell to it though, which was kind of disappointing; a little bit of hops, but that was all. Tastes of malt and hops, but it was boring, nothing wrong with it, but certainly nothing exciting.

Pours a nice looking copper color. Off-white head with nice lacing. If I sniff real hard I get a bit of sweetness but no pine or anything else. Mostly bitter taste but has some malt to back it up. While I like this it doesn’t taste much different than the pale ale, just add more bittering hops.

Way too hoppy for my taste. Maybe someday I will have acquired the necessary discriminating ability to fairly critique such a hoppy beer.

Pours a deep copper color with a frothy tan head. Aroma is dominated by pine and citrus. Nice strong hoppy bitterness to this ale which has a citrusy finish. Very nice beer.

Absolutely Delicious Brew! This along with Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA are my 2 favorites. Buy a keg, it’s even better on tap

2008 bottle, sampled at Grand River Brewery. Pours dark/mid amber colour, decent head, with fine carbonation. Flavour and aroma dominated by hops. Very hoppy for a winter ale.

2008 Bottle. Pours reddish-hued golden color with a medium to thin bubbly off-white head which leaves a nice web of sticky lacing. Aroma is citrus, and piney and grassy hops. Bitterness hits you right away but then fades into a decent malt backbone and some citrus. A solid session IPA.