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Sierra Nevada Harvest

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98
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
10943.84/5.03.84/5.0Autumn6.7%98.4Shaker, Tulip
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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 rman18 (201), South Amboy, New Jersey, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/103/517/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Excellent IPA. Good, fresh hops flavor with a wonderful nose. Pours with a small head. Mine was from a bottle labeled 2008 harvest .


 beernovice39 (256), South Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 21, 2009  
13th release. Reddish gold pour with nice fluffy white head. Piney scent. Nice smooth balnced taste......nice hoppy flavor!


 GMCC2181 (855), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Bottle, (13th release) poured into a snifter. Nice dark orange color, good head. Leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Citrus and pine aroma. Taste is classic ipa, very piney and citrus. Well balanced though the hops domintate the flavor. Texture is medium, pretty smooth, easy to drink. Overall a nice IPA.


 brewski519 (403), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 19, 2009  
24 oz. Bottle of 13th release. Poured a copper color with a thick white head. Aroma of citrus and hops - and then more hops. Taste was a hoppy, citrusy, piney, spicing combination - with the bitterness off the chart. I really enjoyed this beer as did the other people I shared it with that enjoy really hoppy beers - but there were a couple that just couldn’t get past the bitterness. I loved it though.


 hotstuff (3175), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Draft. Small head with good retention, transparent orange body, no visible carbonation, and a good amount of lacing. The aroma was citrus and pine hops, sweet, and spicy. The flavor was caramel malt, citrus and pine hops. The mouthfeel was fairly smooth and this is a medium bodied IPA. This beer has a very distinct citrus and pine hop presence which lingers for a while, but at the same time the hoppy taste is not not overly done. This beer has a nice aroma/flavor balance and it is worthy of a try.


 Hangover (765), Atlanta, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2009  
Nice copper pour with a pretty big white head. Lots of hop aroma... pine, citrus and floral. Mouthfeel is full and resinous. Hop flavors abound, with a nice sticky-sweet malt backbone. Really a brew that showcases hops but isn’t overwhelming and is quite drinkable for a bit high abv.


 EricE (455), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 16, 2009  
Clear amber pour with a thick fluffy light tan head and bubbles throughout. Piny hop aroma. Very bitter flavor with earthy hops.


kwerikson (77), burlington, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 15, 2009  
pours out dark gold with an of white finger thick head. the body is a clear amber with a few bubbles rising from the bottom. it is very citrusy and yeaty in the nose. its very malty with a nice hop kick in the end of the palate(awsome). theres slight lacing and good flavour. a nice variation of an ipa.



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