Top 10 Winter Beers
AMERICAN CRAFT BREWS
Sierra Nevada "Celebration Ale"
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American IPA - California / Seasonal
$1.50 / 12 oz.
6.8% ABV
Sierra
Nevada makes the country's top-selling pale ale,
and has almost single-handedly sold a generation
on ale over lager. Many other brewers put out a
turbocharged version of their pale ale year round,
often called India Pale Ale or IPA. However, Sierra
Nevada dances to its own tune, waiting for the
cold weather before bringing out the big gun and
labeling it a Winter Ale. "Celebration Ale"
has been long revered as an icon of American micro-brewing.
Though it can seem downright understated next to
its hyper-hopped competition, raw power hums under
the hood. Hearty, grainy malt balances dulce de leche decadence,
while sappy, sticky Cascade hop aromas leap from the
glass. Brewed annually for more than fifteen years,
this brew shows the merits of patience and experience.
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