Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

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

Amber colored body with tiny particles present. Good sized head. Fairly good lacing. Aroma of pine and flowers. Dry texture with a hoppy finish. Not my style.

pours an amber colour with a thick foamy head. Dusty malt aroma with a fruity citrus hop. Flavour was medium bitterness, vienna like toasty maltiness and a light metallic tin presence in the finish.

Pours a rich reddish-golden with a fine-bubbled, yellowish off-white head. Strong aroma is hoppy and has an undertone of spices. Flavor is richly hoppy with an evergreen undertone and nutty and spicy hints as well as a touch of apple. Texture is smooth and tingly, and finish is hoppy and fruity.

Was very good hints a spice, hop and pine yet nott my ideal definition of an IPA. It was allittle watery for my taste.

2008 Bottle - Pours amber with a large head...aroma is mostly pine, slight grain, flavour is also piney, with a bit of toffee on the back end, wheres the malt?...not at all balanced, still a good beer..

Taste 11/8, Bottle 2008. Looks:Clear malty amber. Thick lather on top. Aroma: Nice grapefruit and pine. Taste: Nice strong hops with a balanced malt. Spicy, clear bodied IPA. A little salty.

2005 bottle. Drank in 06. Poured golden amber with soft head. Smelled piney, sweet, and spicy. Tasted very piney, bitter, but balanced out by a carmely sweet malt flavor. Some spices are very present, also some roast grains.

From a 12 oz bottle purchased locally. A deep gold, almost amber with a rocky off-white head about an inch. Crystal clear. Aroma is full of American hops, grapefruit and pine. Bitter, but balanced. Malt is toasty and grainy. Hop flavor is again full of grapefruit and pine note. Medium bodied, not too carbonated. Balanced, smooth, easy drinking and very tasty.