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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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 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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 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
May 27, 2008  
’08: I bought 6 of these, thinking I was going to hang on to them and 3 of them are already gone. This is a delicious, drinkable beer that is perfect for summer. Pours a glowing orange. Aroma is fresh citrus rind, some caramel undertones. Flavor is very crisp and refreshing, grapefruit rind, a pine needle or two, creamy toasted malt. Great brew.


 highibus (421), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 24, 2008  
A nice deep copper color with lovely lacing. Q nice hop aroma and slightlysweet malt flavor. A nice finish as well.


glaze0101 (79), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/514/20
May 24, 2008  
drinkable, light amber with a light thin head and some lacing. This beer was nice but not stellar and not a standout by any means.


unrulythings (73), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
May 22, 2008  
pours a rich amber color with a huge off white head. aroma is sweet with notes of hops and caramel. flavor is bitter and filled with notes of hops and tart citrus. really creamy IPA and a solid brew.


 LinusStick (1831), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/516/20
May 21, 2008  
A nice IPA though a little flavorful than I expected. Aroma was nice. Strong grassy hops. Pour was a nice medium brown with a thin off white ring for a head. Taste was all grassy hops with a hint of dishwasher soap and a light caramel malt backbone. Very little carbonation brought the score down. Nice beer, but I would take their APA over this.


 mybestfriend (261), Gothenburg, Sweden
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 21, 2008  
2007 bottle. Pours an amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma is very hoppy - tropical fruits and hops, hops and hops with some soapy notes. Flavour is big with loads of hops - tropical fruits, resin and pine needles - with a good amount of bitterness. Yummy!


 thebeertourist (2751), Oslo, Norway
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 16, 2008  
2007 bottle. Copper to deep amber with a big rocky head. Wonderful citrus aroma, not sharp, but more mellow. Caramel as well. Good citrussy hop bitterness, balancing caramel flavours, still very bitter. Passion fruit flavours add to complexity. A great, harmonious beer that shows great subtlety- the fresh hops really make a difference.


 nimbleprop (819), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
May 12, 2008  
Had this a while back on tap at the Brickskeller in Washington DC. Copper amber color with a lacing white head. Aroma is gushing with hops, plenty of citrus (oranges and limes) and a mellow pine aroma. Flavor is excellent, loads of citrus but also a tropical fruit flavor and a real earthy tartness to it. You can taste the freshness of the ingredients in this brew. Great on tap, I hope it’s as good in a bottle.



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