beer_name: Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale
text: I've had this one leftover bottle for about six months in my fridge. Might as well drink it to see how an IPA ages. Code : 7271 Lots of small particles on the pour. Still has great lacing and head, not that many bubbles (maybe due to the suspended particles getting in the way?) in my Duvel glass, though. Aroma was fantastic. Lots of sticky sweet fruit .. mainly cherries come to mind, cotton candy, some herbalness, and lots of pine cone. Taste is almost on par with a fresher bottle, just with more hop astringency aftertaste. Lots of grapefruit, pine, typical IPA flavors. Leaves my tongue feeling a bit dry at the end. This one is almost going into double IPA actually with the sweetness. The astringency from the hops deteriorating kinda take away from the mouthfeel and drinkability here. Still a top notch beer and better than many other brewer's IPAs. I definitely prefer the fresher version and can't wait 'til this year's batch.