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Sierra Nevada Harvest

Sierra Nevada Harvest  - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Chico, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10833.85/5.03.84/5.0Autumn6.7%98.4Shaker, Tulip
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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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Gabler (86), , New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 25, 2009  
2008 24 oz. bottle. Poured clear orange with girthy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, lightly malt-yeasty, and earthy. Mouthfeel is super-bitter. Mega hops on the tongue, a little piney. The finish is almost not there it’s so quick. Perhaps a bit more full than you’re garden varety IPA but I love the hop-bitterness. Excellent beer.


 dlovell2 (137), Columbia, Maryland, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/56/104/516/20
Feb 24, 2009  
12th release. Bottle from The Perfect Pour Columbia MD. Amber color with wihte head. Pine Aroma. Dry Caramel flavor with pine taste. Not bitter, very smooth finish. Doesn’t give bitter aftertaste. Silky feel in mouth.


 sinkr (212), Lusby, Maryland, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/519/20
Feb 24, 2009  
Bottle->2lip: Pours a large, rocky, off-white head atop a clear amber body. Light malt, hops of perfume and herbs, average yeast/bacteria aroma. Full body, sticky texture and an astringent aftertaste. The flavor’s duration is long, being lightly sweet and moderately acidic/bitter. This beer is spicy and a wonderful beverage.


 jameswolfe (141), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 23, 2009  
A great beer, but honestly I was expecting a little more. Not much aroma considering it is an IPA.


 mcox90 (618), Wilton, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Feb 22, 2009  
24 oz bottle. 12 th edition, Pours a deep copper color with a 1/2" off white head. Gobs of random lace coat my glass. Aroma is grapefruit with a malty background. Palate has a bit of presence to it, fairly substantial, with average carbonation. Flavor is a nice balance of malty sweetness and hop bitterness. Well done.


 finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 22, 2009  
710 ml Bottle. Pours amber with a nice compact head. Malts, hops and grass in the aroma. Heavy german hop in the finish. Like a less bitter version of Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner.


 hirigalzkar (550), Stockholm, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Bottle. Nice redorange color. Fresh grass hoppy aroma. The taste is all about hops, but not in a very agressive way.


 ghostmonkey (182), budd lake, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 21, 2009  
24 oz bottle . . pours brown/copper color, light white head . . aroma is citrus, hops, grapefruit, pine, malts . . taste is powerful hops flavor, slightly bitter, grapefruit finish . . pretty good beer . .



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