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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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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10843.85/5.03.84/5.0Autumn6.7%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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 Vas19 (293), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/515/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Pours an orange amber with an off-white head. Ridiculous hop aroma, mainly grass and pine, not too much fruit. Flavor is more of the hops but with a lot of spice as well. Not bitter at all. I wish the obnoxious spice notes were a little better balanced. Still a solid beer though.


 carl4beer (394), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2008  
24oz. pours copper with decent off white head. aroma is citrus and some fresh green. mouthful has a earthy grass hop that fades to citrus then a bitterness. much more robust than the southern hemi.


 oreogobbler (217), Austin, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Barnyard aroma, grass, hay, weeds, caramel, and musk. Pours a thick transparent amber red with a thick frothy head and decent carbonation. Flavor is grassy and smooth: caramel, roastyness, and candy sweetness. Palate is smooth and tasty, easily drinkable.


 gameface23 (131), Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Oct 19, 2008  
24 oz. bottle. Copper pour with a large, chunky, pillow of a head that lasted the entire length of the drink. The smell was great. Pine hops dominate the aroma, with a balancing act of sweet malts. The flavor is similar; well balanced with a slight peppery kick and great hop taste without being bitter at all.


cakanator (41), Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2008  
bottle. Pours nice copper color. smooth little sweetness and great malt flavors. Overall I was impressed mostly because of dollar value and quality for a 24oz bottle.


 hoplover (166), Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Iv’e been waiting to try this for a year now. And I’m glad I have it in my glass now. This heavenly harvest ale pours a beautiful clear light amber color, with a thick hefty ivory head that stays for the finaly. The head gives off the aroma ofpine and citrus, a little sweetness from the malt is detectable. THe head leaves a nice thick ring lace after each delightful drink. THe flavor is a little hint of spicy hops but mainly dominated by fresh piney and freshly sqeezed citrus notes. It is smooth on the palate. Just wonderful. Thank the Lord for the hop harvest!


 phishpond417 (1861), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2008  
The 2008 batch just made it into wisc this week. Sampled at a Sierra Nevada tasting at my neighborhood package store, also got a bomber at home: Pours a cloudy copper colour with a big fluffy beige head. Aroma is floral, vibrant fruit, fresh hops with a hint of smoke. Taste is astringent, firm almost chewy. Buds, citrus fruit- ecspecially grapefruit.


Berserkir (38), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 17, 2008  
Bottle pours a red copper with light tan head. Aroma is hops, citrus, light caramel and piney resin. Flavor is much of the same, but heavier on the resin and with a little sharpness. Decent maltiness. Very enjoyable.



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