Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chico, California USA

Bottle. pours coppery amber with small off white head. Smells prominantly like cascade hops. Hints of malts. Tastes piney, citric, sweet, dry bitter. Some malt flavor. Very drinkable. Love it.

Pours a nice amber color with about two fingers worth of white head. Aromas of citrus and pine hops are prevalent. A nice citrus flavor hits at first immediately blending with the pine hops. Bitterness is stronger than I expected, which is definitely a good thing. I tasted a slight malt presence in the finish which rounded out the brew nicely. This is an extremely drinkable brew. I could easily have a few of these with no problem. A great go to beer that can be found anywhere. Soon a be a regular for me I’m sure. Reviewed on: 09-18-2007

Bottle.An amber honey color,with two fingers of white head. Spicy floral ,citrus hop aroma. A nise big crisp hoppy flavor for a PA ,with just the right amount of malt, kind of toasty yeasty flavor to balance out all the hops.Very drinkable. Good stuff

I had this years ago, but didn’t appreciate it. I just thought it was bitter. I’d like to think my taste buds have matured since then, and I tried this the other night with an open mind (and because they were giving away logo glasses if you bought one). It poured a nice-sized white head. Dark caramel in color, filtered. Strong scent of hops in the nose, nothing unusual there. Seemed highly carbonated and bitter in the mouth. Lacing was ok, I thought I remembered more. Being a pale ale, it had the standard issue hoppy, bitter finish that lasted. But it was refreshing at the same time. I had this while eating Mexican food. It really went well with the spice hot nachos. I enjoyed the beer this time, so much so that I had two El Gordo glasses (22-ounce) and got to take home to Sierra Nevada logo glasses.

hazy orange with a small white head. Fruity and malty tones. Lot of hops, malt and bitternes. Medium body with a long bitter finish.

As with all of Sierra’s beers the quality is great. Although I’m not considered a hop-head I find their line always tempting. This particular SN brew is well balanced and I don’t think the Hop taste is overwhelming. It is hard to give this a higher mark then the Harvest which is exceptional.

Aroma of resinous rose water and crystal malt. Appearance of red/amber with meduim head retention. Flavour/palate is meduim cascade hop aroma and flavour.The hop character is quite oily and not as big as what I was expecting.It took a long time to find a fresh bottle. A good beer but I expected more, would like to tryit fresh on tap.

Smelled of citrus and had a small white head. Very hoppy and a pretty spicy taste. Overall, one of my favorites.