Sierra Nevada Celebration • 1 / 6 Barrel Keg

Festive fresh hop holiday fun. 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 one 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. 6.8% ABV Wet Hop versus Fresh Hop: Over recent years there has been some confusion about the difference between fresh and wet hops. While it may seem like semantics to us it’s an important distinction. Wet Hops are un-dried hops picked and shipped from the growing fields within 24 hours. Fresh Hops are the freshest dried hops to come from the fields typically within seven days of harvest. Over 90% of the world’s hop