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Sierra Nevada Harvest

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98
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bottled
common

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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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 drowland (1380), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 13, 2009  
Unique and something everyone should try given the chance. The hops demonstrate a nice balance between hoppy tang/citrus and leafy green bitterness.


simoneopazz (49), , Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/105/517/20
Jul 31, 2009  
mamma mia che birra!!!,l’ho bevuta ieri dal Mastro,servita alla spina nella sua classica pinta americana. bellissimo il colore quasi arancio,con la sua schiuma bella bianca e persistente durante tutta la bevuta. al palato risulta leggermente agrumata e moltissimo "luppolata" direi anche leggermente speziata. per finire vi dico che è una birra da bere,xchè è veramente ben fatta!


 SuIIy (1427), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 27, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a bright orange color with a big white foamy head. Nose is piney, dry hops with a biscuity essence. Palate is full and tingly. Flavors of biscuit and grass with the dry piney hop finish


 TheCaptain (549), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/517/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Bottle- Enjoyed the wet hop ale, good thick head with a clean copper tinge. Fresh hop and mild citrus notes with a malt smoothness ties it together. Spice and a touch of sweet, a bit of bitterness at the end . Smooth, fresh flavors and really drinkable.


ajbitt (45), , Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Aroma: spicy pumpkin, nutmeg. Apperance: transparent, copper, huge head. slight carb. Flavor: spice, long hop palate, Palate: a bit watery, nice lingering hop finish. Overall: ok, neutral watery hop IPA-style. actually nice for a Sierra Nevada


 aobecksy (661), Middle of no where, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 18, 2009  
What a hoppitastic beer--wet hops at that. A bit of bitterness in the finish otherwise a nice strong ale with huge lacing.


 Bigmmartin (367), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 17, 2009  
On tap at Chappys in Dayton. Ok not too bad of an IPA. I’m not the biggest fan of harvest ales or fresh hop IPAs but I like this one. Easy to drink, not overly bitter. A nice aroma and flavor of raw hops, but nothing extreme.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (888), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 13, 2009  
More Vegas stuff Poured out a huge wonderfully thick and creamy tan head with great retention and massive sticky lacing all on top of a crystal clear burnt orangy / amber brew. The aroma is very stiff early on but blends into more of what is expected except for one thing: a background musty nose that seems very out of place. Nectarines, grapefruit, dust, thick "nectar juice" (sunripe), some empty herbal quantity, caramel. The taste is also a surprise: lingering grapefruit and herbal bitterness, which is good. Lots of leafy stuff but the leaf is not one that is overpowering. A bit of fruit, some caramel (lesser notes), seems to lack something. Comes across with a nice, smooth carbonation, medium bodied and good sweetness that finishes wonderfully and leaves a candyish aftertaste. Damn, wish I could get more... ahahh Cirrhosis is a total retard. He read the label as "Wheat Hop Ale" instead of "Wet hop ale". Now, I may not have mentioned this if it weren’t for his insistance that it was the word "wheat". Jesus dude, did your mommy drink too much Slivovich during the first trimester?



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