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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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 cprochak (393), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 15, 2009  
24 oz. Bottle of 13th release. Pours clear bright orange with a frothy and bubbly head; great lacing on the glass. Earthy pine dominates the aroma with some vanilla, bread and a touch of lemon. A bit of a sweet jasmine tea flavor then a very clean bitter finish. A little bit of horse barn on the finish. Decent carb and nice body.


 potbeercollege (311), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bomber. Very lively in pour with a clear amber color with a thick creamy head that stays. The head is off white. Aroma is grassy and citrusy. Flavor is sweet hoppy with some fruit bitter throughout. Finish lingers bitter sweet and long. Alcohol very well hidden. Tight, straight forward, refreshing, and evenly balanced with malt depth in backdrop.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 15, 2009  
Bottled (as Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale)@SBWF2009. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is caramel, wood, fruits and some slight notes of grass. Flavour is fudge, grass, caramel, some fruits, wood and quite much herbal notes. Aftertaste is vegetables and grass. Balanced and quite nice.


 Volgon (2488), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Oct 14, 2009  
24oz, 2009 13th release: Pours a clear orange copper color with a long lasting rocky white head, pine and citrus in the aroma, starts and ends bitter with some sweetness after it goes down, mild carbonation, medium bodied with a nice ending.


 LyndaNova (493), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 14, 2009  
13th release 2009 - Cold 24oz bottle: Pours a clear sunset orange with a persistent, rocky, light tan head that leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is of pine, citrus and spice. Taste is of bitter soapy suds with some dark fruit notes. Medium bodied and crisp, with ample carbonation. Ending is dry with prolonged earthy bitterness.


 13mikey (138), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/517/20
Oct 11, 2009  
24 oz bottle from Princeton’s, 13th release. Dark golden pour, thick puffy head, very nice lacing. Hoppy aroma with some piney elements to it. Flavor is not too bitter but still has great hops to it, the pine also comes through here as does the spice. Subtly bitter finish. Very smooth beer for all the hops going on in it.


 poisoneddwarf (167), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2009  
24 oz bottle. 13th release. Aroma of citrus, apricot, pine. Nice amber hue, good head retention and lacing. Nice even balance between malt and hops. Pleasant bitterness. Not as much character as I was expecting, however. Tastes pretty mild for the style. Good IPA, but not as good as their Torpedo or Anniversary Ales (both of which are in the IPA style as well). I was expecting something better than those given the size of the bottle and the touting of the label, but it’s much milder than those beers. Definitely good, just not excellent.


 truegen (164), Puyallup, Washington, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/518/20
Oct 10, 2009  
24oz. bottle. Outstanding spicy floral aroma. Puffy beige head stayed atop the beer forever, leaving thick lace. Reddish gold in color--a very pretty beer. Taste is sharply tart, full of spicy citrus hops. The malt presence is a deeply buried semi-sweet, almost rooty backbone. The flavor clings to the tongue, but never presents anything off-balance. This has been one of my favorite beers!



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