Last year, a good friend of mine presented a challenge to me; try 20 different holiday beers between Thanksgiving and New Years. I gladly accepted, of course, but the task was harder than it sounded. By the middle of December, I lost count and come New Years Day, I don’t really know if I reached 20 or not. He assures me we both made it to our goal, but I still have my doubts.
This year he has upped the ante; 30 holiday beers. This time, though, we are getting a head start on the competition and kicked it off tonight. So, between now and New Years Day (we might extend that to the 5th of January though, not sure) the goal is to seek out and try 30 different holiday brews.
From now to the end, I will be logging my adventures in the hop-filled land of malt and barley. I’m calling it my Holiday Beer Report. So, without further ado, here’s #1.
Celebration Ale
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | 6.8% | 62 |
The long, cold nights of winter are a little brighter with Celebration® Ale.
Could not be further from the truth. This is a really good holiday ale. It’s dark, and crisp with a nice hop and hint of woodsy pine after taste. It hits the back of your throat with a little tingle and then goes down smooth and warms the soul all the way down. If you like their Pale Ale, you will love this beer. Heck, even if you don’t like Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (read: you have no taste buds) you should try Celebration Ale. You’ll thank me for it later.
Tags: beer, HBR, holiday, sierra nevada
Much more thoughtful than my post, but they are complimentary to each other. I love the web of it all. 29 to go…my kind of advent calendar.
Gotta give Deshutes Jubelale a try, it’s a close second to Celebration.
Jubelale is most definitely on my list. So are you, you handsome hunk of malty goodness! I want to drink you like the sunshine.