Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Fresh Hop Ale - 6.8%

Tis the season for the hop harvest ales. 

Right, so Sierra Nevada are from a different hemisphere and therefore would have a different hop season. So is this just a coincidence? Somewhat, I guess. But it’s relevant to the Australian ales at the moment as a good section of the breweries are releasing a fresh hop ale for the season. 

Topical. 

The Sierra Nevada Ale is a lovely version of a pale ale with freshly picked hops giving it a lovely, hoppy aroma out of the glass and a quite spicy and sweet flavour. It's simple, but that makes this a very sessionable beer for the hop season. 

My expectations for the Australian ales are higher for some reason.

Is this unfair? It might be.

The standard for fresh hop style beers for me is currently the Red Hill Hop Harvest which is just a magnificent harvest season ale. As a good deal of the Victorian breweries are undertaking an ale with freshly picked hop additions, I have very high hopes for the seasonals that are to be released soon. 

Good times be a comin’. 

I’ve only seen the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale once at Slowbeer. This kind of beer deserves to have a higher distribution over here as I believe we are ready for more harvest season ales. 

Just you wait and see.