Sierra Nevada Releasing Celebration 2025 / Celly Drippings

I brought you an early peek at the packaging for this beer back in June, and now the beer is being released by Sierra Nevada Brewing in Chico, California, and Mills River, North Carolina. Sierra Nevada has released 2025 Celebration Fresh Hops IPA, and it will be around from October 2025 through January 2026. This from Sierra Nevada:

Freshly picked hops, rushed from farm to brewery, fill Celebration IPA with powerful citrus and pine flavors. When you’re on the slopes with friends or building a backyard campfire for the fam, you need a beer as fresh as fallen snow. Pure hops, balanced with rich caramel malt, make this a celebration in every sip.

IPA abv 6.8% ibu 65
Malts: Caramelized, Two-row Pale
Hops: Cascade, Centennial, Chinook
Yeast: Ale

19.7g carbs
223 calories
protein
1.5g

Hop harvest happens once a year, sending brewers to the Pacific Northwest to choose the hops they’ll use for months to come. We certainly do that—“hop selection” for all our beers—but Celebration Fresh Hop IPA gets its own 800-mile road trip through Washington and Oregon to hand-pick the ultimate fresh hops for citrus, pine, and floral flavors at their most intense.

Once the hops come down, we race the harvest home to brew Celebration IPA within a few weeks. That’s the core of fresh hop beers: brew right away for maximum hop aroma and flavor.

Every sip of Celebration IPA captures the vivid flavor that only just-picked hops can deliver. It’s a once-a-year intensity that makes this beer the defining taste of the holidays. Watch the video below and follow our brewers into the fields where they obsessively craft this icon of IPA. For more than four decades, it’s the holiday beer to start the celebration.

Celebration IPA bursts with bold citrus and pine flavors from freshly picked hops, balanced by a rich caramel malt backbone. The result is a full-bodied yet crisp beer with a lingering hoppy finish that makes it the perfect holiday beer to enjoy all season long. Dive deeper into the flavor experience and check out the video explaining exactly what makes Celebration Fresh Hop IPA’s taste so distinctive. Get Celebration Ale Now.

[Editor’s Note]: Celly Drippings will return for 2025 in a larger release at both breweries.

Celly Drippins is an extremely limited-release IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing, made by collecting drippings from the dry-hop bags of Celebration IPA. 

What is Celly Drippins?

Intensified Hops: 
The beer is a concentrated version of Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Fresh Hop IPA, with extremely high levels of hop flavor and aroma. 

Unique Process: 
It’s made from the flavorful drippings collected from the large nylon bags of fresh Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops used for dry-hopping the Celebration IPA. 

Extreme Rarity: 
Due to this process, only a small amount of Celly Drippins is produced, with the equivalent of one 12-ounce serving for every 5,000 cans of Celebration IPA. 
When can you find it? 

Annual Release: 
Celly Drippins is typically available only at Sierra Nevada’s Mills River, North Carolina, taproom and Chico, California taproom.

Late November: 
The official tapings of the 2025 batch will occur on November 21st, 2025

Check the Taproom: Be prepared to visit the Mills River or Chico taprooms on the release day to secure a draft pour. 

Enter for a chance to win a VIP trip for (2) to the release of Sierra Nevada Celly Drippins in Mills River, NC on the weekend of November 22, 2025.

Winners will receive a VIP Brewery Experience that includes travel and lodging.

https://sierranevadabeer.secondstreetapp.com/2025-Celly-Drippins-Sweepstakes/

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About Sierra Nevada Brewing:

Inspired by frequent trips to the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Ken Grossman founded Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in 1980 and it remains family-owned and operated. Highly regarded for using only the finest quality ingredients, Sierra Nevada has set the standard for craft brewers worldwide with innovations in the brewhouse and in its sustainability efforts. The pioneering spirit that launched Sierra Nevada now spans both coasts with breweries in Chico, California and Mills River, North Carolina. Sierra Nevada is famous for its extensive line of beers including Pale Ale, Hazy Little Thing®, Torpedo® and a host of seasonal, specialty and limited release beers. Learn more at www.sierranevada.com.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is a craft brewery in Chico, California that was founded in 1980 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi. It’s the longest-running craft startup in the United States.

Features
Known for: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which is the best-selling craft beer in the country
Other beers: Bigfoot, Celebration Ale, and Resilience Butte County Proud IPA
Brewing techniques: Uses premium ingredients and time-honored brewing techniques
Environmental initiatives: Pioneering new environmental initiatives

History
The original brewhouse was hand-built by Grossman
Grossman found tanks, pipes, and valves for the brewery at salvage yards and defunct dairies
The name comes from Grossman’s love of hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is a highly influential and popular craft brewery in the United States, founded in 1979 by Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi. They are known for their quality, integrity, and commitment to sustainability. Sierra Nevada is a family business, with Ken Grossman still involved in the brewery’s operations. They have a flagship beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which is a top-selling craft brand.

Founding and Early Years:
Sierra Nevada started as a homebrewing passion for Ken Grossman, who eventually opened a homebrew shop and then founded the brewery. He hand-built his first brewhouse, utilizing salvaged equipment.

Growth and Expansion:The brewery grew rapidly, expanding its production and opening a second location in Mills River, North Carolina in 2014.

Focus on Quality and Sustainability:
Sierra Nevada emphasizes quality in its brewing process, using premium ingredients and time-honored techniques. They are also known for their commitment to sustainability, having earned the “Green Business of the Year” award from the EPA.

Impact and Influence:Sierra Nevada is considered one of the earliest and most influential American craft breweries, playing a significant role in the craft beer movement.

Community and Philanthropy:Sierra Nevada is involved in community outreach and has partnerships with organizations like the National Park Foundation.

Visit and Experience:Sierra Nevada has a taproom and restaurant in Chico, California, where visitors can sample their beers and enjoy farm-to-table fare. They also have a live music venue and offer brewery tours.