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Sierra Nevada Harvest

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98
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bottled
common

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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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 Frovigalning (404), , Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/515/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber colour with a small foam. Smells and tastes of flowery hops. Has a medium to high bitterness and was very easy to drink.


 kennydiaz (185), staten island, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 11, 2009  
I had the 2008 version in a bottle. Poured with a thick creamy foam head. Nice dark golden color. Taste is very hoppy with hints of spices, slight citrus taste. It has a very IPA taste to it.


 imdownthepub (5120), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 8, 2009  
Bottled, 350ml from Beers of Europe, Norfolk. Amber with white head. Fruity, malty body with doses of caramel giving a little bulk and a sharp bittering hop note that cuts through the slightly heavy carbonation. Quite citrusy, lemony with a spicy tinge there is a moderate palate to it. A good bottled beer.


 Nate (2538), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Apr 7, 2009  
From bottle. Nice caramel malty nose with fresh hoppy character. Not strong in citrus or resin, but a subtle herbal grassy note. Hazy dark coppery amber body, topped with a yellowish, off-white foamy lacing head. Medium watery body with medium-heavy carbonation. Starts with a bit of caramel and malty roasted grain sweetness, but then quickly dries and plunges into a sharp hoppy bitter blast. This doesn’t last long and is replaced with some carbonic acidity and then a mild nutty bitter finish with a hint of sweetness. After is very mild, with all the bitter in the middle. Nice ale.


 JaBier (1182), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 5, 2009  
24oz bottle. Semi-cloudy amber pour with a medium off-white head. Hoppy aroma with a somewhat caramelly malt character. Bitter hop aroma with a touch of malt and a lingering bitter finish. Not bad by any means, but lacking the crisp citrus character I like in my hoppy beers. I definitely favor the Southern Hemisphere Harvest over this one.


944play (65), Santa Rosa, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/510/20
Mar 28, 2009  
24oz in De Koninck glass. Pours brilliant red with abundant fluffy off-white head. Toasty and red-peppery notes. Sierra’s bright, sulfate-driven house flavor is there. Lots of caramalt sweetness but substantial bitterness to hold up to it. Reminds me of Arrogant Bastard. You know what’s missing, though? Hop character. I’ll take a Celebration next time.


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/517/20
Mar 26, 2009  
24 oz. bottle. Thanks to my pops for sharing this with me! This poured a clear, dark amber, with big fluffy head. The aroma is nice and piney, and is actually quite refreshing. This had a subtle sweetness in addition to classic IPA flavors and aromas that made it unique. Great beer from a great brewer! Cheers!


 thill25 (216), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Mar 22, 2009  
Bottle...pours dark amber with a full off white head that shimmies its way down the glass sip after sip. The aroma was pine and citrus laden hops. Surprisingly, the flavor wasn’t all about the bitter. This was well balanced effort balanced out with some caramel tasting malts. I expected to be blasted by bitter hops all the way through this beer, but the bitterness only lingered for a bit. The subtle hop flavors would come in and out of each sip and just fade off the palate. Light bodied, mild carbonation, and easy to drink. My kind of IPA!



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