Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Bottle)

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	93
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Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chico, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
2623	3.61/5.0	3.61/5.0	5.6%	97.9	Lager glass, Shaker

Commercial Description:
Available in bottles. Special draft of this beer is available only at the brewery!
Draft SNPA at all other locations is a different recipe and is listed separately.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a delightful example of the classic pale ale style. It has a deep amber color and a exceptionally full-bodied, complex character. The fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor are the results of the generous use of the best Cascade hops.<P> Bottle Conditioned.
IBUs: 37
Bittering Hops: Magnum & Perle
Finishing Hops: Cascade
Malts: Two-row Pale & Caramel

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gunnar (577), Sandnes, Norway

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 16, 2009

Pours orange/golden with white head. Fruity malt aroma.Sweet taste, but large amounts og hops make this an interesting brew with a long bitter finish.

Hopper (311), San Antonio, Texas, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 16, 2009 Updated: Nov 19, 2009

A clear golden beer with a 2 finger white head. Aroma is some grass, & sweet. The taste is crisp hops, some grass, & very smooth. When I think of pale ale I can’t help but think of Sierra Nevada because of it’s availability. To me this is the gateway of all gateway craft beers in America, helping bring people not familiar with craft beers to light & out of the dark side.

weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 15, 2009

Getting quite into the American Pale Ale’s. Available in my local Tesco, which is nice. Amber gold with medium whiteish head. Smooth caramel malt flavour and aroma, hops, little citrus, a touch weak and slightly thin for my liking. Don’t get me wrong though, I drink quite a bit of this due to it’s availability in the beer wilderness. I do like it. Nothing remarkable really, just plain uncomplicated tastyness.

snuffla (97), Chch, New Zealand

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 14, 2009

US trip Aug/Sept 2009 - Nice malty beer with some bitterness, clean and well brewed

Fratto (728), Arlington, Texas, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	5/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 13, 2009

Moderately hoppy aroma, hops and a little citrus flavor, dry aftertaste. Nice pal.

gobeers (11), Wisconsin, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 12, 2009

I believe this beer is the standard for APAs. So my expectations were high before tasting. So here is the good and the bad being very critical. The aroma was fresh hop with a bit of dish soap. The taste was a good balance of malt and hop, but again, a bit of dish soap bitter. Could this be from the Magnum hops. This did not appeal to me and was hard to get past.

donfardz64 (419), Wellington, New Zealand

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Sep 8, 2009 Updated: Sep 13, 2009

Re-rate, fresh ƒmonth old) bottle from Regional. Pours orangey golden, white head. Subdued hop aroma. Spicey, earthy. The usual malty background. Flavour seems a little weak, a sweet malt with a brief citric hop which leads to a dry citrus hop finish. Nice, but not quite what I was expecting.

CUJO (357), Brooklyn, New York, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 8, 2009

bottle: tall weird glass I’ve never seen before: enjoyed this beer on a beautiful Friday before the holiday weekend with an amazing burger (albeit expensive). Thought this was incredibly smooth and creamy, well balanced and easily drinkable. AMple hops on the nose and tastebuds, also nice malts and yeasts. Nothing bad to say about this brew.

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