Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale 2009
From Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – The long, cold nights of winter are a little brighter with Celebration® Ale. Wonderfully robust and rich, Celebration® Ale is dry-hopped for a lively, intense aroma. Brewed especially for the holidays, it is perfect for a festive gathering or for a quiet evening at home.
Sierra Nevada Brewing – Celebration Ale 2009 – 12 oz. bottle poured into a goblet. 6.8% abv. Purchased at Whole Foods Market – Arroyo Pasadena, CA
Appearance: Pours a beautiful orange amber with a beige fluffy dense head. Leaves a great amount of lacing on the glass.
Aroma: Grapefruit, pine and a large amount of spicy malt.
Taste: Spicy malt, a kiss of bitter chocolate, sturdy bitter hops and a slight citrus twang in the finish.
Mouthfeel: Perfectly carbonated and slightly sticky.
Overral: One of the best beers in the world. This year seemed to have less hop aromatics than last year. Still, I have gone through a ton as it satisfies my beer tooth all winter long.
December 7, 2009 @ 10:32 am
I have to admit – I love this years Celebration Ale. I actually don’t think the hop aromatics are less than last year but we could be slitting hairs here. Perhaps its the more assertive hop flavor that renders the aromatics somewhat lacking this year.
Nevertheless, this is on tap at most of my favorite pubs and it is a beauty. I like it closer to cellar temperature – and the thing just opens up.