Fresh hop ale is a special ale for the holidays. Featuring the first hops of the growing season, this pioneering IPA is full of complex flavors and aromas from fresh aromas from the generous use of whole-cone American hops.
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I have hear good things about this beer. Being one of the first craft brewing IPAs back in the 80’s, there is surely some history to this. A real hop bomb so fresh even for being the winter time. No wonder it is called celebration. Upon opening the beer it screams with grassy, pine, floral and herbal aromas. There is a scent of citrus and caramel in there as well. The hop fragrance is the usual nice hops from Sierra Nevada beers that I know of. The flavor of the beer is strong with hops. Not in the super bitter IPA but the actual grassy piney rich hops. The oily hops possibly or like a Christmas Tree pine. Some notes of caramel and maple. Flavors of grapefruit, apples, orange, herbs and some breadyness but not lot. Through out the beer, the hop flavors do not seem to dissipate at all. They go there even in the after taste. Huge hop head favorite I am sure. The bitterness is quite pleasant and not like actual IPA overpowering, although that may not be so bad ;). Still an awesome IPA for Christmas.