Anniversary Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Special Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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The 2007 Anniversary Ale features prominent usage of Cascade hops– the signature hop used in Sierra Nevada’s most popular product, Pale Ale. It is an American Style IPA with a big, fragrant pine and citrus hop aroma balanced by the sweetness of two-row pale and caramel malt. It finishes with an additional Cascade dry-hopping creating a big hop aroma Sierra Nevada fans will look forward to.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Light amber coloured, big off-white head, sticking to the glass, unclrar; solid piney-hoppy nose with a tinge of grapefruit, backed by sweet toasted malt; solid dry bitter flavour, medium bodied, partial sweetness detectable; slightly lingering piney-hoppy and (grape-)fruity finish with an accompanying tartness in the aftertaste. Pretty good......
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2010
at 04:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
ambrata schiuma media buona persitenza naso luppolato citrico agrumato piuttosto intenso inbocca malto iniziale poi lupplo discreta intensità buon amaro media persitenza
Tried
on 09 Mar 2010
at 15:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle, 2009 vintage. Clear deep golden colour, large and creamy, very persistant head. Citrusy-spicy hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied with a solid malty base and lots of good bitter and aromatic hops, giving the beer a citrus character with a touch of spices and hints of alpine herbs. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2010
at 12:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(bottle, 35.5cl, vintage 2009) Hazy, orange-amber colour with a thick and slightly beige foamy head. Slightly yeasty and sweet malty aroma with a fruity (citrus, tangerine), nettle-spicy and piney hops. Moderately bitter flavour, medium bodied with a smooth and well-matured carbonation. .Soft (cara-)malty base with a pretty complex hops profile leading into the dry and moderately bitter finish with soft but nevertheless rounded malty accents. Very good. 20.II.10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2010
at 23:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8
2009 version. Amber, off white head. Low bead. Caramel and firm citrus/ herbal/ spruce hop nose. Quite assertive grapefruit bitterness nearly overwhelms the malt. Thin body. A little unbalanced for me.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2009
at 03:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle purchased as part of a mix a six at Lukas in Kansas City, Missouri. 2009 Version. Pour is slight haze golden orange with a big 3 inch off white head. Head is lasting, as it slowly falls, it leaves behind nice lacing. Aroma of soft citrus and pine hops, nice earthy mineral aspect to the back. Some grainy malt present, though certainly behind the hop. Nice, clean, though subdued nose. Taste has the resin citrus and earthy mineral of the nose, with a faint backbone of the grain. Nice showcase for the hops, nice fresh bright and cleanly bitter taste. Palate is medium to thin with active carbonation. Easy drinking and refreshing beer. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2009
at 08:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Utobeer market stall. Pours orange with a white head which soon disappears. Nose of citrus, sulphur, vanilla,pears. Tastes of grapefruit, herbs, summer fruits, ginger. Sweet, hoppy mouthfeel. Finishes laden with hops. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2009
at 03:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of piney and citrus hops are easily discernible. Taste is also dominated by some fresh citrus and piney hops with typical Cascade flavor with a solid malt backbone. Body is quite with limited filtration and good carbonation. Well done though sometime too much of one-thing is not that fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2009
at 18:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
17th July 2008. Brown beer. Hops on the nose. Nicely judged hops on the taste underpinned by a reasonable malt undertone. Decent.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2009
at 06:37
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the Bloomington Beer Festival. Poured a dark gold with a white head. Aroma was full of hop notes, mainly piney and moist wood notes. Flavor was full of hops as well with citrus an pine notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2009
at 09:22