24oz. Bottle, 12th iteration. Rich amber pour with active carbonation and a quickly dissipating off-white head. Aroma is a nice combo of citrus and hop with underlying caramel maltiness. Flavor is malty/lightly sweet at first, but finishes with a nice hop bitterness. Lighter than other fresh hopped brews that I’ve had. Full mouthfeel, and the carbonation isn’t as active as it looks, very smooth.

Pours a dark copper with a big, off white head. Citrusy, sticky aroma. Flavor is very bitter with some grasiness. I can taste some vegetable and ivy notes: the greenness of the hops is very apparent. The malt profile is interesting and full, lots of bready, sweet notes. The balance is pretty good. Pretty good for an IPA. Not great, but good.

Sierra Nevada Harvest Wet Hop Ale 10/10/08 (From bottle during a beer tasting. I was excited about this one. Poured a dark copper, with a small head. Aroma was lighter than I expected, though a nice citrusy hop aroma did come through. Personally, I think the product of the “wet” hopping is underwhelming. Yes, the flavors were well blended, with pine, flowers, and malt. A good concoction, but no, this beer was NOT head and shoulders better than their pale ale. In fact, for different reasons I think the two are about the same. And for nearly $5 a bottle, I’m not sure I’d get this again.

Sweet body with strong bittering hops to back it up. Very resinous heavy hopping, fresh tasting. Great color, thick head, smooth sticky mouthfeel. Pretty well balanced, very good overall.

2008. 12th release "wet hop ale". pours a clear brown amber under a large foamy beige head. aroma is bready and toasty, malty with light touches of citrus hops. flavor is well malted with bready, sugar cookie notes, toast, and bitter citrus hops. not as hoppy as expected(may not be the intended focus point anyway) but the malts in this beer are awesome and it has great balance. the bold toasty malts make this better suited for a fall seasonal than a "fresh" hop bomb.