Celebration Ale Dates For 2026

This year, for my Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale journaling, I want to document as many canning dates as I can find. There is only so much I can do myself, locally, for this.

So I will need help from you. If you see a different canning date than is listed, let me know. Either comment on this post or email me (mikeytoppour@gmail.com) and tell me the date you found.

Here is a list of dates that have hit the Fresno area so far:

09/30/26
10/06/26
10/09/26*

(* denotes dates that I have had)

Look, I am sure all of these canings taste the same. Sierra Nevada is very consistent with its brewing. It’s just a fun thing to do during this time of year. I think we started it on the Perfect Pour podcast and have a good time with it. So humor me here.

Check back on this post, as I will update it with any new canning dates that are found out there.

Cheers!

-Mikey

There is no way the Coors Light Cheez-It is good

*Coors Light Beer* Cheez-It screenshot off Beer Dad and Brewed.

I enjoy some Cheez-Its every once in a while, like any regular-ass guy. But there is no freaking way one of the worst-tasting beers on the planet could taste good infused with a Cheez-It. Beer cheese or not.

Yep, it’s a real thing; it’s even available on Amazon.

If you try it, let me know what you think. But I am currently wincing at the thought of tasting it.

Good luck if you have some. I hope you have a GOOD beer to wash down the taste.

Drinking Now: “West Coast Splash” from Bare Bottle

Sunny 82 degrees. Vibe: Mellow with a hint of pre-game energy heading out to the Fresno State vs. Boise State football game.

Late Saturday afternoon beer at Out Of The Barrel. A West Coast that is proper California West Coast – because, a lot of times a brewery will call a beer a West Coast but it’s really a standard American IPA (more pine & malt).

How To Make a Beer Last Longer: Milk It.

I nice Festbier by Bare Bottle I milked at Out Of The Barrel’s Oktoberfest

I am going through a too damn long segment of my life where I have to watch every stupid dollar, especially the ones for beer. It freaking sucks.

Also, during this time, I enjoy hanging in a bar with a good atmosphere, because I often have nowhere else to be.

This causes me a problem: Not enough money to have more than one or two beers, tops.

So I have to milk my beer. In other words, take as long as humanly possible to drink what’s in front of me.

I have found that taking a full sip is the key. For me, a full sip is when you drink enough to cover your whole tongue, hold it there a little, feel the burn of the alcohol, and drink it down. It’s in between a sip and a drink.

Now, yes, it takes some discipline. But I have found you can burn a whole hour with one beer. It helps if you have something to read or an interesting game to watch.

Interestingly enough, when I am with friends or just talking to someone, I tend to drink faster. Not sure what that is about. I think it’s because talking makes me uncomfortable and I keep drinking the beer, searching for a little comfort.

All I know is that I finish my beer faster than anyone at the table. Undiscipled drinking.

That said, my ‘alone drinking’ has gotten really good. I am up to two hours and just two 16oz beers. Praise me.

-Mike