Sierra Nevada Brewery: Seasonal/Specialty Beers - Chico, CA

Today I tried 4 different seasonal/specialty beers at Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA.  Keep in mind that I am not an IPA lover, so these ratings may be a little lower than average if you're a fan of IPA.

Audition Pumpkin Ale:

$4.00/Pint

   There is no description or pictures on their website, so I will just give my rating.  I am not a huge fan of pumpkin flavored foods or drinks, however I really enjoyed this beer.  You could really taste the spices mixed in as well rather than just an overpowering flavor of pumpkin.

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Estate Home Grown Ale:

$4.00/Pint

  "From the sun-drenched fields of California's North Valley comes our Estate Ale.  It's rich with the flavors of the valley-hops with earth, grapefruit-like flavors and layered spicy aromas, and barley with mild sweetness and smooth, toasted flavors.  Enjoy this remarkable homegrown ale, made with organic wet hops and barley grown at our brewery in Chico, and one of the few estate-made ales produced anywhere in the world.  Together, these crops grow alongside the brewery to make a truly unique brew."

  

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Harvest Wild Hop IPA - Neomexicanus:

$4.00/Pint

  "A Few years Back, we caught wind of rogue hop heads in the Southwest who began collecting some of the wild hops they found while scrambling down hillsides near their home in New Mexico.  These bizarre, multi-headed, native U.S. cones, have a flavor like nothing we've tasted, and for the first time, we're showcasing their unusual melon, apricot and citrus aromas and flavors in our beer.  Neomexicanus is the literal wild card in our five-bottle harvest series which features single hop, fresh hop, wet hop, and wild hop beers"

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Celebration Ale - Fresh Hop IPA:

$4.00/Pint

 "The start of celebration season is a festive event.  We can't start brewing until the first fresh hops have arrived, but once they have the season is officially underway! First brewed in 1981, Celebration Ale is on of the earliest examples of an American-style IPA and one of the few hop-forward holiday beers.  Famous for its intense citrus and pine aromas, Celebration is bold and intense, featuring Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops-honoring everything we have at Sierra Nevada."

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