Celebration (2013)
(Batch of Celebration)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.32
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The start of Celebration season is a festive event. We can’t start brewing until the first fresh hops have arrived, but once they have the season is officially under way! First brewed in 1981, Celebration Ale is one of the earliest examples of an American-style IPA and one of the few hop-forward holiday beers. Famous for its intense citrus and pine aromas, Celebration is bold and intense, featuring Cascade, Centennial and Chinook hops—honoring everything we have at Sierra Nevada.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Light piney nose. Subdued malt start, citrus hops in mid, big late softly carbonated hop bitterness in finish. Much better than bottle this year
Not big on IPA's, however this one is solid. Nothing that dominates the pallet.
And it's back. Always a treat!