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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
common

Broad Distribution
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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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 padrefan98 (787), (San Diego) Santee, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Sep 23, 2008  
22 oz bottle shared with Mike while watching the Chargers kick NY Jets ass on Monday night. Very tasty IPA. Very fresh hoppy beer. Lots of flavor.


 TheGent (143), , Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 10, 2008  
Fairly enjoyable but afriad I had this after a palate destroyer so might be a bad rateing. Smell was like a wild grass field after a rain storm. Good muddy earthiness and hop characters there. Taste gave me sweet hops and citrus fruit tartness that made my lips smack a little. Had to have this fromt he bottle for lack of a glass at the time but this may have been improved with some of the head int he pour. Has a lot of the features of a sam adams but done slightly better.


 graham515 (420), Houston, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/512/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Pours a copper/gold into the glass with a nice white head. Aroma is very grassy and citrusy. Flavor is very grapefruit like and has quite a bit of astringency to me. I appreciate this beer for what it is but don’t find it ALL that enjoyable. Would rather have the Celebration or just the Pale Ale


 mikalooch (158), , New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Sep 3, 2008  
22oz bottle, 1st release 2008. Pours a rich amber color with a pillowy beige head. Can definitely smell the earthiness, fresh hops with lemon and a sweet undertone. Hops from the get go with a hint of sweetness, close to honey, even some spices. Very rich mouthfeel with a smooth and drinakable finish. Teriffic and refreshing beer, definitely one of the better 2008 releases that I have had.


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/518/20
Sep 2, 2008  
one of the best beers of all time, better than the SN summerfest, you can taste the "harvest" in it


 OldRaspy (292), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Poured from the 22oz bottle a deep amber with an off-white head. Aroma was all citrus hops. Flavor was a solid malt with the grapefruit all throughout.


 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 24, 2008    Updated: Nov 1, 2008
Good IPA for something mass produced. Copper pour with a nice head. Aroma is pure citrus with maybe a slight hint of bread. Taste is a hop party with malts crashing the bitter party at the end. Well done.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Aug 18, 2008  
cloudy yellow with off white head, it has a bready aroma with the signature grapefruit accent. the flavor is wonderfully floral and malty, well balanced.



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