Hi, Has anyone ever tried the "Celebrations" beer? I really like their Pale Ale, Porter, and Stout. How does it compare to those? The guy at the counter said it was a really great beer. I should have bought some.
Celebration Ale? Yes, I've tried it.
It's crafted equally well.
It's the only way you can find out if *you* like it.
Is it on the light or heavy side?
True. I had gone in for a 6-pack of the Pale, which I brought to the counter. I considered going back down the aisle and changing it, but it all happened so fast. The guy had rung me up and I was handing over the money. Plus I was too damn lazy to walk back down the aisle. I'll get it next time. Thanks for the input. What do you like?
Medium body, but more hoppy (bitterness and flavor) than the Pale Ale, and a bit higher alcohol (~6.5%abv IIRC). It's also got a bit more chewy amber/dark crystal character.
Celebration is great but it is seasonal and probably getting a little old as it debuts sometime around October. Celebration is a bit like (pale ale * 2). More hop aroma and bitterness, more malt to back it up and a touch more alcohol. A GREAT beer!
_Randal
Oh! You reminded me. The guy at the counter said that it actually gets better as it ages. Do you think he may have just been trying to get rid of it?
Celebration is a bit like
Damn. ok, you both convinced me. I'm going back for it!
Sounds really good.
I think it's a beer made to be consumed fresh. However, it's roibust enough to stand up to a bit of age. I wouldn't give it more than a year, and that only if it's been stored well (cool, out of direct light).
*The latter. Although a (very) limited number of higher-gravity beers will improve with age, that really isn't one of them. Your clerk is probably confusing that beer with the other Sierra Nevada seasonal, Bigfoot Ale, which is MUCH higher in alcohol and price (say 10% and $9-10 a sixer, your mileage may vary), with caps showing the year of production inside a foot logo.
probably
I didn't check the price, but the Pale Ale was $9 for the six so it's probably close. I have now decided to wait until October and try the fresh batch.
with caps showing the year of production inside a foot
What does that mean? I have to take the cap off a bottle to see the date? I don't see any date on the outside of the carton or bottles of the Pale Ale. (and I'm not ready to pop one open)
For the Bigfoot, the year is on the outside of the crown cap. It's released in at the end of January each year. Other SN products have the date on both the case and inked on the neck of the bottle-- you'l have to hold the bottle up to the light to see it. The first four digits are key; the first is the last digit of the year, and the next three are the day number of the year. So an SNPA with a 4366 would have been bottled on the last day of 2004,
5015 would be January 15, 2005, etc. And it's well worth checking for the freshest beer possible (very strong beers excepted).
yeah, there it is! It says 4334A11:55. Hey, thanks a bit much!
tried bigfoot, nasty stuff....
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