Celebration IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #141 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #3,412 - Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 11.33%
- Reviews:
- 3,740
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 02, 2001
- Wants:
- 421
- Gots:
- 2,229
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Fresh Hop IPA | 6.8% ABV | 65 IBU
Freshly picked hops, rushed from farm to brewery, fill Celebration IPA with powerful citrus and pine flavors. When you’re on the slopes with friends or building a backyard campfire for the fam, you need a beer as fresh as fallen snow. Pure hops, balanced with rich caramel malt, make this a celebration in every sip.
Only available Oct–Dec
Freshly picked hops, rushed from farm to brewery, fill Celebration IPA with powerful citrus and pine flavors. When you’re on the slopes with friends or building a backyard campfire for the fam, you need a beer as fresh as fallen snow. Pure hops, balanced with rich caramel malt, make this a celebration in every sip.
Only available Oct–Dec
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Rated by FRANKHAZE from Florida
4.68/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Awesome ruby red color, smells of pine and grapefruit, tastes follows smell +malt, feel is creamy and effervescent, overall this is near perfection.
Feb 10, 2025
Reviewed by Crazy4hazy from Oregon
4.6/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.6/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
SIERRA NEVADA CELEBRATION FRESH HOP IPA 6.8 abv
The flavor is a combination of Carmel, stout like body and flavor with a rye bready and a mix of hops to add bite and a make big bold brew. The hops used are Cascade, Centennial and Chinook.
Jan 27, 2025The flavor is a combination of Carmel, stout like body and flavor with a rye bready and a mix of hops to add bite and a make big bold brew. The hops used are Cascade, Centennial and Chinook.
Reviewed by CoasterRider from Washington
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Rated 5-12-2019. This is a beer I really enjoy and usually pick up a 6-pack every year. I don't really remember too much about this beer other than I really like it.
Jan 21, 2025Reviewed by Braumonkey
4.9/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.9/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Gritty fresh aroma reminiscent of flower shops and machete cut vegetation. Taste begins bold and malty but does not linger as a mild crispness and effervescence gives way to subtle floral aromatics with a mild caramel finish. This beer meets the criterion for fresh hopped without overly assertive grassy flavor. The lack of bitterness is refreshingly pleasant for an IPA fan who is not necessarily a bitter flavor fan. There is a scaffold of magnified mineral flavors resting on the raw veg and slight hop bitterness which does contribute to the overall crisp nature, but at the cost of perceived heaviness. Nevertheless, the beer’s true nature at 6.8 ABV is cleverly disguised so slamming this flavorhouse is not advised. With fresh hoppeds, you either love em or meh, and this is one of the industry greats. Far from meh
Jan 19, 2025
Rated by adami from New York
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Great to see this back in rotation on tap and at NYC grocery stores. Love the hearty, bitterish bite accompanying hops.
Jan 05, 2025
Rated by JimKochFan from New Jersey
3.68/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Tasty but heavy with spice. Not crushable but great cold weather holiday beer
Dec 22, 2024
Reviewed by buckthehog from Texas
4.31/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Rusty bronze hue with soapy head on a Friday night pour. Smell is fresh, wet wood and mild, clean hops with faint orange. Wow. Zero bitterness and one of the most mild hop presences I’ve had in an IPA. Most of the taste characteristics are at the front and not in aftertaste. Malty backbone. Well constructed and confidant.
Dec 20, 2024
Reviewed by Otter-the-Beer-Man from Maryland
4.18/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Beautiful looking beer with a deep copper color.2 finger Head settles slowly.
S: everything in balance.
T: layered malt and hop waves come through with exceptional clarity
M: carbonation is active but not distracting
O: one of the best holiday beers. One of the better beers out there.
Dec 13, 2024S: everything in balance.
T: layered malt and hop waves come through with exceptional clarity
M: carbonation is active but not distracting
O: one of the best holiday beers. One of the better beers out there.
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