 brew4fun (168), West Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 Amber/orange pour with 1 finger eggshell head, much sticky lacing to the last drop. Medium caramel malt aroma, overcome with citrus/earthy hops. Taste is an explosion of everything that is good about beer! Solid caramel/pale malt backbone, heavy dose of hops that are primarily citrus, but some English earthiness as well. Bittersweet, with emphasis on the bitter. Very well balanced nonetheless, not biting but smooth. Really good stuff!
funkleshite (10), California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 13, 2009 09’ I swear this gets better every year. pours deep amber with a thin white head. malt dominant with citrus hops on the nose. lemon, hops, barley, cloves, very bitter and slightly sour on the finish.
allendodd (47), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 Pours a nice golden amber. Generous thick head. Malt dominates the nose with a hint of possibly some spice - possibly nutmeg (?). Looking at the description now while rating, I’m not seeing any spices suggested in the recipe. Huh. Malt is the reason for this beer and it is not bad finishes nicely but doesn’t go anyplace very interesting. I don’t hate it, but the rest of the 6 pack will be in the fridge for company looking for something that isn’t too scary.
drseusszb200 (195), Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 poured amber with a nice white head. smelled like hops and citrus. tasted like bitter hops one of better sierra nevadas.
kopher (301), New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 clear light amber with yellowish fine head.
toasty aroma and sweet must hops -- tart like old lemons.
similar flavor, hops dominate, sweet/sour front with mild biting bitter finish.
somewhat thin body with mild carbonation.
not sure what makes this a celebration, but it’s good, and i guess it is SN’s MO to overhop everything, so it’s unlikely they’d be able to make a winter ale.
patrickfannon (336), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 10, 2009 Draft. Pours hazy copper with a thin, foamy biege head. Aroma of citrus, barley, dry hops, and hints of caramel. Medium bodied. Average mouthfeel; nothing special. Smooth, dry finish. Average IPA.
Nekronos (2265), Xalapa, Mexico
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 INteresting, I had to leave one bottle of this, but wasreally nice hopy flavour. Curious thing I wrote the name under the name of another brewery: Sierra Madre.
jmulv (86), Rensselaer, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Picked up a single bottle of this last weekend, and the guy working the register said that I’d love it. Well, let’s just say the guy knew what he was talking about. The smell is what I expect out of a nice wintery beer - hoppy, complex, and kind of sweet. Tastes very complex with a strong presence of malts, finishing with a nice amount of hoppy bitterness. Overall, it’s a joy to drink, and it warms your soul on the way down.
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