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Sierra Nevada Harvest

Percentile
98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
10943.84/5.03.84/5.0Autumn6.7%98.4Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Our Harvest Ale was the first American beer ever brewed with 100% fresh picked, "wet hops." In just one day, we harvest hops in Yakima, WA, ship them that night to our brewery in Chico, CA, and then rush them into the brew kettle as they are unloaded at dawn the next day.

This extraordinary effort creates a beer with unmatched aromatics of pine and citrus with layers of spicey sweet notes that hop fanatic like us dream of all year. Enjoy!
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 yemenmocha (354), Glendale, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 13, 2009  
Pours medium amber with light tan head. Nose is soft with light toffee and citrus. Palate offers a good balance of toasty/biscuity malt with the rather tame hops of pine & citrus character. Somewhat sweet on the finish, and very drinkable.


 petematte46 (218), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 8, 2009  
pours honey amber with a medium white head. Aroma is faint clean citrus with a slight hint of cherries. Mouthfeel is effervescent with brief malty fullness that is quickly supplanted with fresh piney hops


 tokyogoat (507), San Diego, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
May 7, 2009  
Pour looked just like every other IPA. Smelled of hops and earthy tones and grass. Was not that powerful in the hop department, kind of a let down. It didnt taste any more hoppy than their standard Pale Ale.


 pilsnerrogge (1773), Finspång, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
May 1, 2009  
Bottled:
Appearance: Dark amber/orange with a slight haze. Big, rocky head. Good lacing.
Aroma: Leafy, resiny hops.
Flavour: Loads of resiny hops, long bitterness.
Palate: The long hoppy bitterness makes this beer very more-ish..
Overall: Maybe not the most complex IPA, but definitley worth looking for.


 monkeychugg55 (222), Joliet, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
May 1, 2009  
This is my favorite of the Sierra harvest bombers. Packed to the gills with hops and balanced well. Not as expensive as most whole hop bombers too.


 jonno (562), Brisbane, Australia
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/513/20
Apr 30, 2009  
This is a tongue coater..I can still taste it. Poured beautifully, like other sierra nevada products. They do froathy head like no one else. The body is quite smooth but with a floral aftertaste that didn’t quite sit so well with me. Obviously a quality beer, but not something I would seek out


 fidelis83 (712), Clinton, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/515/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Pours slightly hazy copper with a tall light caramel head that has great retention and leaves very nice lacing. Aroma is caramel, toffee, fruity floral hops, light on the pine and citrus, aroma is weak for an IPA but inviting. Flavor is caramel, light buttery toffee, pine, a little citrus, toasted sweet grain, some earthy notes and mild planty hops. Finish is mildly bitter with a hint of earth and citrus. Palate is medium-thin with a smooth carbonation and slightly astringent feel. Good stuff, very enjoyable and well balanced.


Blaketj80 (78), Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/514/20
Apr 23, 2009  
Decent flat hop aroma. Great in glass with good head retention. Hops are woody and lacking in chracter. Ok, wouldn’t buy again.



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