Today’s craft brewing landscape is punctuated by the commodity of newness. Loud, bright labels shout from shelves. Heavily hyped beer releases encourage people to flock to breweries for cans whose ...

Over the years, I’ve written quite a lot about Sierra Nevada’s holiday favorite, Celebration Fresh Hop Ale. But in a time of too many tastebud torturing adjunct beers, it still seems like something of ...

This is a beer that I sometimes dream about during the summer months; it’s the only thing that makes me look forward to cool weather. It’s also the first beer I think of when I consider the holidays — ...

I stumbled upon Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale not long after I became a dedicated imbiber of craft brews. It was the packaging that got my attention, specifically the label, with its wintry scene of ...

There are dozens of Christmas ales on the shelves these days. How do you know which one to grab? The short answer is: you don’t. Every brewery has its own interpretation of a Christmas ale, and it’s ...

Winter is finally here- kind of. It’s here in spirit, at least, for a day or two when we South Carolinians break out our coats and scarves. With Christmas and New Years happening, warmth and fuzzy ...

Celebration Ale is Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s special holiday beer. When it was first brewed to this recipe in 1981, it was one of the first West Coast IPAs in the country. It is brewed with ...