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Hales OBriens Harvest Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
973.53/5.03.48/5.0Autumn-96.1English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
First brewed in 1988, O’Brien’s Harvest Ale is a much anticipated autumn classic and one of the Northwest’s original seasonal ales. For the last 21 years Hale’s brewers have ushered in the fall season by crafting a delicious, hearty seasonal ale that features generous amounts of select hops. This year’s O’Brien’s Harvest Ale is a reintroduction of the recipe we used in 2007 which was a Silver Medal winner at GABF.
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 cathcacr (588), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 14, 2007  
In appearance, mouthfeel, texture and palate, this is very much like a Hair of the Dog beer. Appearance is an unfiltered deep golden-brown with a lingering, hard head. Flavor is rather standard for a harvest ale, but the throatfeel, carbonationy finish, after-taste, and gut-feel is all HoTD.


 Bier brauen (213), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 2, 2007  
On tap at Hales Ales Seattle pours out a clear amber topped with a tan cream head. A nice combo of sweet malts and light hops. A nice little bitter end on this brew.


 tronraner (1913), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 25, 2007  
Bottle. Pours hazy dark red-orange with small beige head. The aroma is fresh and fruity hops with some pine, sweet earthiness, and caramel. The flavor has a slightly grassy hop kick at first, then some piney bitterness. Beneath that is sugary sweet malt, toffee, and burnt caramel. The finish is bittersweet and slightly ashy. This is a reasonably tasty brew.


 redlight (1460), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2007  
Hoppy, piney aroma, grassy, sweet malts, citrus aromas. Pours dark amber with a thin white head. Fresh hoppy flavor, sweet malts, grassy aftertaste.


 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 13, 2007  
Darker amber color with a light head. Aroma of earthy, tobacco-laden, fresh hops. Flavor is earthy, sticky, and hoppy, but without the super-sticky-fresh essence of some of the best Fresh hop brews. Nice feel and finish. Enjoyed it overall.


 CapFlu (3481), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 10, 2007  
(Draught) Sampled at the Dog & Pony Alehouse in Renton, WA. Headless with a copper body. Nose of amber malt with a pleasant mild hops aura. Flavour is hopped with a decent pine bite.


 FoolishMortal (965), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 9, 2007  
12oz bottle. Slightly hazy dark orange-brown with a small off white head. Earthy, citric, grassy hop aromatics. Heavy resinous crush up front. Mown lawn and biscuity malt flavors then develop. Pine, citric metallic hop flavors linger in the finish, with some ruddy caramel. Mouthfeel is medium, fairly dry.


 illinismitty (1795), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 24, 2007    Updated: Oct 25, 2007
Bottle bonused by Yonkers65. Pours a deep murky amber with an small off white head. Nice fruity wet hop aroma. Medium bodied with an earthy texture. Initial flavor of rich caramel and wet grains that transitions to a citrusy bitterness. Astringent finish with a strong flavor of iced tea. Lingering dry bitterness. The finish sort of turned me off on this one. Unique and worth a try, but I doubt I will come back to this.



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