Sierra Nevada 2018 Celebration

Just picked up my 1st 12 of the season last night. Fantastic as always.

 

I know I'm in the vast minority on this one, but the only way I'd be less excited is if Lost Coast released a Nut Brown Mild.

 

Is the cinnamon overbearing this year?

 

I haven’t ever understood the love this beer gets either. To me its an old-school malty but hoppy beer, basically a more malty version of SNPA. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that and I don’t mind drinking one, but I’m always surprised that so many people on this site get excited about it every year. I’d rather see people get excited about this than some marshmallow ice cream sugar stout though, so carry on I guess!

 

We'll carry on just fine, beernuts. It's just as delicious as always and a reminder that once again we are entering the holiday season.

 

Hater. haha.

 

I think it has to do with the fact it's been around for decades. And still tastes great! As an added bonus it doesn't have to be fresh.

 

Best Celebration I ever had were the ones in cans from the Fresh hop variety pack last year. I hope they're canning some again this year.

 

Celebration is the only case of beer I know will buy. Maybe two this year.

 

I never got the hype with this beer but I do enjoy it at least once during the holiday season nonetheless. Also, as the years go on I am finding that I would take a Celebration over the latest fruity/oniony/garlicky IPA so there is that I suppose.

 

You say that as if it would be a bad thing.

 

It's just a solid brew at an insane price point ($13 for the 12pk).

 

I think you're right at the end. Count your blessings. As far as I'm concerned, you don't have to like Celebration to recognize that people still getting some excitement over an "old" beer is exactly what craft beer needs these days.

 

Or $21 here.

It’s a beer that I think is ok but for some reason it feels syrupy to me. Bought some last year but I’m out this year.

Might grab a few snow packs if I get to Delaware

Enjoy

 

There are a lot of things that I get excited for that aren't the newest, trendiest, or most in vogue things around.

Like some Dewey's Moravian sugar bread, a homemade pumpkin pie with real/fresh pumpkin in the fall, Celebration hits my buttons. It will come and go with the season.....and I wouldn't decorate the tree without it.

This years is solid.

 

Hype is such a subjective concept. I believe the anticipation of an annual treat is how most "likers" view it. Much the way I look at Oktoberfest beers.

 

I will be picking my first case up right before Thanksgiving, as always. Solid beer, very festive, available, inexpensive and basically always the same.

Lets hope Anchor is better than last year.

 

Any word on SWFL yet? I'm pretty sure Publix is chock full o' Celebration.

 

I echo a lot of the same sentiments about this seasonal: It's a reminder the holidays are around the corner, it's consistently really good and readily available for the next 3 months and best of all, it's like $1/beer?!

I'm eagerly awaiting it's arrival!