Epic Pfail-ebration: A Review of 2009 Celebration Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co

'Tis the season eh? So in typical festive mood I walked the Big Black Beeeep of a dog down the street tonight and along a trail near some woods and finally behind a former elementary school which is now a day care. It was raining and my shoes were wet and the dog leash around my neck was well-rested until we came upon one of those dogs that bounces up on the fence like Tigger and threatens to come over. Well, this one finally bounced high enough up and over and started charging at me and the BBB. I took the leather strap from around my collar and swung it lasso style a la John Wayne and cried out "Come on you son of a bleeeep" and made a few steps towards him. Which of course made the tanned beast turn on its heels and reconsider his bravado. I kind of reconsider mine every time I try a beer which is hop-enriched and have long come to concur with the critics who call me a girly-man. That I am. But this is also an unpleasantry that I could do without. Not much different than their Pale Ale classic though it is a tad more mild with a caramel affect. It doesn't feel very Christmas-y. In fact it feels almost Earth Day-ish in both soil-broth flavoring and hippyish feel. If chestnuts are roasting then my bells are darn near done burned. Not much inventiveness in creating an alternative for a seasonal drink.

Container: 24 oz. bottle
Malts: Two-row Pale & English Caramel
Hops: Chinook, Cascade & Centennial
ABV: 6.8%
IBUs: 62

-Wörtwurst