John's Beer Blog

Originally named the 30 beers of November blog the Better Beer blog is the new and improved version. Which you can find Here.



Originally inspired by the documentary "Beer Wars" I set out to learn about the craft beer movement and blog about it here. These are the results.

Monday, August 8, 2011

"Celebration Ale" from Sierra Nevada

Day 24 brings us back to Folsom and my trusty neighborhood pub Samuel Hornes.   With 16 beers on tap I don't expect to run out of unique beers to profile.  That said I have whittled away at more than half of their selection for this Blog.  Luckily their inventory rotates on a regular basis so I should be able to sample a few more of their offerings before the end of the month.

Today's beer comes from Chico, California's Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.  Officially dubbed Celebration Fresh Hop Ale this seasonal masterpiece was originally brewed in 1981 and has continued as a holiday tradition to date.  Here is the stat sheet for the 2010 version of this dry hopped ale:

Alcohol content 6.8% by volume
Bittering hops Chinook
Beginning gravity 16.0 Plato
Finishing hops Cascade & Centennial
Ending gravity 4.0 PlatoDry hopping Cascade & Centennial
Bitterness units 65Malts Two-row Pale & English Caramel
Yeast Top-Fermenting Ale Yeast

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