Sierra Nevada Harvest

Bottle from S&K Beverages in Plano, TX. Pours a deep amber with beige head. Aroma is very fresh hops and malt. Flavor is very bold, malty, hoppy, grapefruit, nice bitter. Mouthfeel is medium heavy with high carbonation. Overall, very good!

Sweet body with strong bittering hops to back it up. Very resinous heavy hopping, fresh tasting. Great color, thick head, smooth sticky mouthfeel. Pretty well balanced, very good overall.

Nutty brown color with a soapy head. Rich-looking in the glass, with a pungent pine aroma -- great for getting into the holiday season. Lots of sharp acidic notes with a mellowing spice background. This beer applies piney coats of flavor to the palate -- never too sweet or sticky. A very nice seasonal IPA.

Labeled as 12th Anniversary Wet Harvest, served from a 24 (?!?) ounce bottle. Big pine and citrus hop nose up front. More happening in the flavor. Loads of juicy grapefruit, but lacks the aggressive bitter finish of most IPAs. I don’t think I’ve experienced something so drinkable, with such an incredibly intense hop presence. If you want to introduce someone to big hops and they don’t like bitterness, this is the beer to do it with.

24oz bottle. Dark amber pour, with a white head and very good lacing. Nice hop aroma, very floral, nice. Mild muted bitterness, very fresh (of course). Very good.

On tap, arrived with a nice amber colored body with a thin white whispy head. Immediate notes of piney, sticky delicious hops fills the nose and I can smell the dry bitter crispness. I was really surprised by the depth of this beer. The first sip was just as it smelled, bitter & piney with notes of grapefruit and citrus peel. Then following few mouthfuls really started to let the thick sappy fresh hop flavor come alive. I felt the like body got progressively thicker as the bitterness numbed outer layers of my cheeks and tongue. I really enjoyed this beer.

Consumed in a fervor last night with JDKrone. Thick rocky head that is vaporized by piney hops. Nose is hops as expected with undertone of citrus then a fair smattering of malt. MEdium plus body that balances the alcohol content very well. Nothing fades during the 30 minute consumption. Very nice

Bottle poured into a pint glass. Strong two-finger head, decent retention and beautiful lacing. Citrus hops dominate the aroma, setting up expectations of a strong IPA experience. Hops seemed more piney on the tongue, and were nicely offset by a clear malt background. Medium body, great carbonation and a crisp clean aftertaste. Hops rule the show and do so very well. 2009: Another terrific offering. Well balanced, with a nice sharp biting hops taste. Somewhat creamy mouthfeel, but same crisp aftertaste.