Sierra Nevada Harvest

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Chico, California USA

2007 - 24 oz bottle.....There wasn’t too much to dislike about this beer - it was great. Nice balanced hops, not overpowering like some of Stone’s and with a nice blend of flavors

Bottle. 2007 vintage. Fluffy head on a dark red-amber. Rich oily hop and hop resin aroma. The flavour is the hop equivalent of smoking a cigar. Hops coat the tongue. Heavy hops, moderate sweetness. A good IPA. Not sure how much difference the wet vs. dry makes in the beer. Have to find a beer with wet and dry versions.

2007, 24 oz. deep slightly unfiltered amber color with a nice frothy head that stayed consistant for its life. great floral nose with hints of spicy citrus and lemon pepper. not as big of a hop bite as i would of liked for a fresh hop but still kept it steady with a playful hop bouquet on your tongue.

The story behind this beer is great...and you can tell that alot of pride was taking in making this. If you like meduim-bodied ales with lots a fresh hop taste, this is one to search out. Don’t hold onto it very long, it seems that hops aroma and flavor fade with time. It fills the glass with a nice burnt orange color. The body wasn’t too heavy, and matches the cascade hops very well. If you like their pale ale, this one will knock you on your ass

Bottle at Haket. Deep golden color. Perfectly clear. Aroma of fresh herbs, candy, citrus, blackcurrants and fresh cut potatoes. Sticky bubbles on the tongue. Creamy and clean palate with notes of blood grape and dried apricots. Balanced bitterness that fades in the aftertaste.Very elegant and drinkable. 8/5/7/4/14 - 3.8 Re-rate 080830. Very complex aroma of melon, apricots, mango, peach and other tropical fruits. Very clean taste of Citrus and herbal hops. Some acidity to freshen it up. Dry bitter aftertaste without astringency. Very nice.

Bottle at The Rover, shared with larsniclas. Copper color, nice creamy offwhite hed. Lovely fruity aroma, balanced hops, grass, pine apple, grapes. Pleasant hoppy, metallic flavor, some fruityu, dry bitterness and grassy notes.

Blind tasting at Papsoe. Clear amber colour with a huge head. Great aroma of hops, parfume and caramel. Flavour of hops, caramel little chocolate, very tasty and ends with a warm feeling from the alcohol.

2007 Harvest. Bottle, 24 oz., not super fresh, but not yet old. Huge delicious C-hop aroma, grapefruit and citrus all over the place, meaty caramel and earth with some rounded, bready funk. Pine and just a touch of musty stale tire air. Orange body, clear and graded, with a large soapy beige head. Taste is lightly bitter and just drenched with hops, even at the state of decay, thin caramel and cracker. Light-bodied and dry with some fruit on the side. Pine and light cask wood. Resin poking out only after volume, and strongly featured in the bone-dry aftertaste. Doesn’t quite hold up to the Dreadnaught I had the other night, but it’s still an impressively quaffable IPA. The usual, flawless SN fare. [3.8]
Fresh 2008 bottle. Whereas the three bottles of wet-hopped Founders I’ve had this week reveal that particular beer to have fallen back to earth, this year’s batch of SN confirms a winner! Drenched in hop oils and perfume (could use a bit more pine) and with some absolutely beautiful malt. Some new black pepper notes. Lovely head. Great, down-and-dirty, sweaty, musty hop funk! Super year. [4.3]