December 9th

December 9th - Sierra Nevada Celebration (2013)

 

Today marks the 7th anniversary of my wedding day to my wonderful and beautiful wife.  In honor of this, I figured I should stick with the themed beers at least for another day.  Not sure what tomorrow will hold just yet, but we'll figure that out later on.

 

According to Sierra Nevada, this IPA is brewed with the first hops of the growing season.  The beer pours a beautiful copper color with a very creamy, white head.  The aroma is very mild for an IPA... not very overpowering whatsoever.  These hops give the beer a very piney and citrusy taste, which is a great combination.  Due to the complexity of ingredients from Sierra Nevada in this beer, there isn't anything that really stands out flavor-wise (in case you were wondering, it does measure at 6.8% ABV).  Just a melding of flavors that make the beer very unique.  The hop bitterness lingers on the palate for a little while as well. 

 

This beer seems very fitting for my own personal "winter warmer" category.  I enjoy the IPA category as we all know already, but loathe the winter warmer (see December 3rd and December 4th posts).  The piney flavors remind me of the winter season, in a cabin, with snow on the ground (or maybe that's just the label...), while the beer itself (like most all IPAs) warms the entire throat as it is consumed.

 

 

Since it's a celebration, 4/5 party hats for this beer!  Hip Hip Hooray (Beer)!