Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Pros: Overwhelming hop character (if you're a big hop fan)
Cons: Overwhelming hop character (if you're NOT a big hop fan)

This seasonal specialty, only available around Christmas, is one of the most distinctive beers around. It's essentially an IPA (India Pale Ale) style beer, although brewed with American hops (mainly Cascades) for their distinctively citrus-like, almost...

Pros: Perhaps the high alcohol content
Cons: Rather $$$

When my friend and I decided to buy some beer for Super Bowl XXXV we wanted a variety of good stuff, and along with various other beers we picked up some Celebration Ale. Let me say that my buddy really likes Pale Ales, and to be quite honest I have not...

Pros: Another addition to a great line-up of beers...nice change of pace
Cons: If you enjoy this type of beer, none!

Sierra Nevada is one consistent brewery so this year's Celebration Ale came as no surprise. But let's clear one thing up...you've GOT to like this type of strong aled brew. This one isn't bitter, but rather the opposite, almost sweet; and so, it may...

Pros: Rich, Flavorful
Cons: Only Seasonal

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale the best brew of the season.
I have been drinking beer for over 30 years now and brewing beer for almost 10 of those years. I can assure you that this beer is one of the best examples of the holiday brewing style (in...

Pros: Flavorful, strong, rich, and hoppy
Cons: Not for Joe sixpack

Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale is one of the things that mark the start of winter. This hop dominated beer still has a good caramel malt backing. It is full of flavor; and it's citrus like aroma begs you to drink more.

Every year I buy a...

Pros: Same smooth, unmistakable taste of the pale with an extra kick.
Cons: The price? But you won't mind when you taste this masterpiece.

The best seasonal beer I have ever sampled, hands down. Taste is on par with the pale...but kicks it up a notch! This beer is an absolute fantastic experience for the conissuer of premium, full-bodied domestic brews. Sierra has always put out the finest line of beer on the west coast, from the pale to stout, wheat, and porter, this one is no different. I had the pleasure of trying this year's seasonal edition at my local pub last, and I was not disappointed. Though the flavor is similar to the pale, it has a little something extra that sets it apart. Admittedly, I was already a good 5 or 6 beers into my evening, but this one stood out for a reason I can't exactly put my finger on. If you can find this one on the shelf, or at the bar, you owe it to yourself to give it a shot. It might be a bit pricy, (though a rare find) but if the saying of "you get what you pay for" means anything to you - don't worry - you will..