I had meant to just post this in the Celebration thread but it looks like that's been locked down. I'm curious what people think of this one since it reminded me a lot of Celebration and we know there's a vocal fan club for that one here. I found it very similar in appearance and hop profile but without the caramel malt note and with a somewhat crisper feel. I loved it. While we're at it, has anyone tried any other local versions? I had Lord Hobo's and it was very different. Hops might have been the same but I think the malts were completely different - my memory is that it was straw colored like a more typical IPA rather than the dark amber of SN's.
I never realised there were different versions. Assumed it was a beer Campbell sort of deal for Brewers to come together. So what's the story then?
Ditto, but much closer to Celebration, hop bill I think is most different. I saw it for the first time last week and will be adding it to my go-to list until it's gone. Good Stuff.
SN shared the recipe but I'm guessing not everyone chose, or was able, to follow it exactly. It was over a month ago that I had the Lord Hobo version so I don't want to overstate my ability to compare them directly, but I really think I would have remembered something this different up against the rest of their lineup. Now that I mention it, perhaps that's why they changed it up - they didn't think the darkly malty recipe would go over that well with their customers. No point staying true to the recipe if it doesn't raise any money.
The participating breweries all brewed the same recipe and Sierra Nevada paid for all the ingredients, but the same beer brewed on different brewing systems with different water / processes will taste different. Each brewery brewed it on their respective systems. I haven't had it yet, but when I looked at the recipe it seemed like a lighter version of celebration ale.
More than 1400 breweries made this beer to donate proceeds to the Camp Fire fund. All details in the link. https://sierranevada.com/resilience-butte-county-proud-ipa
Yup, got mine at Rapid in Stoneham and have seen it elsewhere too. I'm really curious about the question of how closely all brewers stuck to the recipe, or at least I'm really curious about how closely Lord Hobo stuck to it. The pictures on Untapped are, in line with my memory, very different than the picture I snapped of my Sierra Nevada version. And 'Celebration' did not at all come to mind when I drank it. If anything it felt a bit thin and session IPA like. Lord Hobo's Version Sierra Nevada's Version I'm not calling anyone out or complaining, I'm just curious about how different of a beer you can actually get with only a difference in process/equipment and not ingredients. I'm skeptical the ingredients are the same given my experience with each but I don't know squat about brewing.
Yeah, same. Enjoyed it quite a bit and will buy more while it's out. I imagine it'll hold up for a good 2-3 months too.
Just the difference in the raw ingredients and brewing equipment, batch size and brewing technique can result in a fair degree of disparity. Just my humble homebrewer opinion.
One of many reasons why I like Sierra Nevada - their hoppy stuff consistently holds up well for months.
yeah, I'd take the over on 2 months. I sometimes have Celebration a year out and while it's different, it's still great.
Yeah, those look completely different. Looks like different malts were used for each. Well wait a sec, I though each of them were using these ingredients? Anyone get a hold of Nightshift's? Has it even come out yet? I'd like to see how long a legit New England IPA from them would last. Not "Hazy Little Thing".
Yeah, this was the part I was meaning to hone in on. The link supplied above implies that SN got their suppliers to donate the ingredients to everybody, and that might indeed have been the original plan. But that seems unlikely to me given the number of breweries that actually ended up being involved which, if I recall correctly, was a surprise even to them.
Exactly. With 1,400 breweries participating it is highly unlikely that the malts and hops were all sourced from the same grainery and hop farm.
I can't wait to try it! I'm going to look for it tonight after work and see if I can find any. Ever since it came out and heard it was similiar to Celebration, I couldn't wait to get my hands on some. I homebrewed the recipe for this and can't wait to compare that.
