I remember SNPA as the first hoppy beer I tried. Prior to that beer it was often dusty imports and Urquell was my favorite of the hoppy imports, but its freshness was spotty. But the first Sierra pale ale I tried was fresh and, though not hoppy by today's standards, the Cascade aroma jumped out of the glass and I was hooked. I'd never had a beer with what we know as American hop character before and, in the next few years, I probably bought enough Sierra and Anchor Liberty (and others) to float a ship.