Sierra Nevada Celebration

[Soulive]

I picked up 6 cases last year

 

[Wrathbone]

Bought a 12 pack today for $13.99 - what a deal!

 

[Dude]

**BUMP**

2008 Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is now available!

Got some today! Tomorrow night is "Celebration" night!

I love this time of year!

 

[98EXL]

Yup, and I'll probably do it again this year....it's nice to have in the summer time

 

[EdWort]

My local Costco has it for $21.49 a case. Hmmmm Good.

I'm going to have to pick up a case for the trip to the In-Laws for Christmas. Christmas in the Smokies with SN Celebration. I'm gonna need alot of beer that week.

 

[Saccharomyces]

My local Costco has it for $21.49 a case. Hmmmm Good.

I'm going to have to pick up a case for the trip to the In-Laws for Christmas. Christmas in the Smokies with SN Celebration. I'm gonna need alot of beer that week.

Holy sh*t. I'll have to grab a case. Or two. And figure out where to hide 'em from SWMBO.

 

[jvh261]

Man... I'll have to check my Costco. I don't think I've ever seen any SN there though. Just paid $31 for a case in the Chicago area.... a small price to pay though. Love this time a year. One of my favs.

 

[thataintchicken]

two words.
Yummy.

I have been cash-poor this month.. but I found some spare change and picked up a sixer of this across the street. Well worth it.

SNPA annoys me. not sure why. The Wet Hop floored me. I love it so.
And the celebration ale is just the cat's pajamas.

 

[sdhucks7]

I LOVE this beer. One of my all time favorites. I guess I will have to stop by the ol liquor store on the way home tonight. Woohoo!!


SD

 

[Saccharomyces]

SNPA annoys me. not sure why. The Wet Hop floored me. I love it so.
And the celebration ale is just the cat's pajamas.

I think it's the perles. The hop flavor of the perles sticks out in any brew (which makes it soo great for a blonde or a SMaSH) because it's a really strong flavor hop. I think it's just weird in that beer, being earthy it clashes with the citrus of the cascade. The celebration is a much more balanced beer than SNPA IMO.

 

[uglygoat]

got me a 12 pack today. think it will make it through the evening? god i hope so, i don't need that grief in the morning. :cross:

 

[skier!]

Sierra Nevada Celebration is good but I had a 24 oz bottle of this yesterday:

Sierra Nevada Wet Hop Harvest Ale

Good stuff. Sierra Nevada makes great brews.

 

[BigKahuna]

I picked up 2 more of the 12 packs of SNCA at Applejacks in Denver this weekend....$28 a case! Sure beats the $24 per 12 that CostCo is selling it for!

I also picked up some Harvest Ale....SWEET!

It would seem that the only Sierra Nevada brew I don't like is the SNPA! Fun!

 

[Saccharomyces]

I picked up 2 more of the 12 packs of SNCA at Applejacks in Denver this weekend....$28 a case! Sure beats the $24 per 12 that CostCo is selling it for!

My local HEB has it for $14 for 12. EdWort's photo looks like Costco is selling 24 packs for $22 which is $6 cheaper.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Just got a call back from my local liquor store. I'd called yesterday to ask if they could get it. She said " Your case of celebration Ale came into today!" Woohoo, but freakin 8.99 a 6 pacK! Looks like I'm on the high end of all your prices. Might just pick up 2 sixers, Drink one, set one back.

 

[BigKahuna]

My local HEB has it for $14 for 12. EdWort's photo looks like Costco is selling 24 packs for $22 which is $6 cheaper.

Now I'm going to have to go back to CostCo to see. I was sure they were 12 packs....but they could have been taped together.

Thanks for the heads....I'll definitely go check.

 

[APendejo]

BevMo here in SoCal has been selling all their SN's for $12.99 a 12 pak. This years Celebration is very good, imho.
AP

 

[MisterGreen]

I'm picking some up today.

 

[EdWort]

My local HEB has it for $14 for 12. EdWort's photo looks like Costco is selling 24 packs for $22 which is $6 cheaper.

Yep. Those are 24 bottle boxes at Costco. Hmmm Good. I have two cases of it. One for the week at the in-laws and the other to save for rainy days.

 

[APendejo]

Yep. Those are 24 bottle boxes at Costco. Hmmm Good. I have two cases of it. One for the week at the in-laws and the other to save for rainy days.

Praying for rain right now, are ya?
AP

 

[Saccharomyces]

Praying for rain right now, are ya?
AP

That's what the sprinklers are for.

 

[Dude]

So what is the consensus?

Does anyone else think this stuff is a bit harsh this year?

Last year was the same way--the next batches that I got were considerably better.

 

[BeezBrew]

It's a little bitter on the first taste, but after that, its dreamy

 

[McKBrew]

I haven't bought my requisite stock for this year, but if I'm not mistaken I still have one from last year.

 

[gwood]

So what is the consensus?

Does anyone else think this stuff is a bit harsh this year?

Last year was the same way--the next batches that I got were considerably better.

I think that it's always had a sharp bitterness from the Chinook, I think that it just varies a bit from year to year. I've found that it mellows over time the same way my HB with Chinook does.

I've always loved this beer though...

 

[Brewtopia]

We have it on tap at the pub right now and it's tasting really good to me.

 

[gwood]

We have it on tap at the pub right now and it's tasting really good to me.

The fourth one I had tonight was just as good if not better than the first...

 

[APendejo]

I think I already posted about the 12 Pak of Celebration I got in '05 I think it was.
It was nasty, harsh to the point of almost a turpentine quality. It was Chrismas Eve and my daughter said she would give it to the homeboys that hang out by the dumpsters where she lives.
The next day she was leaving the apartment complex in her car and as she pulled out the driveway there was a bunch of the homies hanging out there, she waved and they all started shouting at her and flipped her the finger.
I guess they didn't like the beer either.
AP

 

[EdWort]

So what is the consensus?

Does anyone else think this stuff is a bit harsh this year?

Last year was the same way--the next batches that I got were considerably better.

Have not tried it yet.

 

[r2eng]

I don't find it harsh at all. Very smooth! Not real hoppy, not much bitterness, either. Just a good balanced beer.

Maybe you have a bad batch? I have had that happen to me before...