Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop Ale

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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8oz bottle, Molloys. Lovely deep dark copper, big rich creamy, incredibly long lasting off-white head. Looks the business. Pine/spruce, grapefruit along with cereal/grain and a nuttiness in the aroma. Beautiful flavour, well balanced between medium dry, earthy toasted malt with a touch of sweetness, and big fresh, fruity hops. Medium carbonation. Full bodied, oily, slick texture. Finish is long with a pretty intense bitterness.

Bought beer from dan murphys, poured into tulip glass, floral aromas, lasting head with nice lacing very smooth beer easy to drink. Cheers

# 3292 ersma: zwei mal pro jahr braut sierra nevada was ganz spezielles. jeweils zur erntezeit des hopfens (nord- und südhalbkugel) wird ein wet hop ale gebraut. d. h. der hopfen wird geerntet und ist 24 stunden später schon verbraut. er wird also nicht getrocknet, sondern in ganzen, frischen dolden verarbeitet. auf der flasche wird das ausführlich erläutert und hochgelobt, allerdings ohne nennung der hopfensorten. für die muss man sich auf die heimseite bemühen: centennial und cascade. dunkel bernsteinfarben-bräunlich mit stabilem schaum. der geruch ist deutlich fruchtig, grapefruit, zitrus, litschi, heu und kräuter. der antrunk ist sehr aromatisch, leicht grasig, grapefruit, nasses heu, herbe kräuter. leichte bitterkeit, die zur mitte intensiver wird. hier bleiben die aromen ansonsten konstant. der amgang bringt mehr herbe kräuter, die über dem malzigen untergrund liegen. auch grapefruitaromen geben noch mal gas. deutliche, aber nicht übertriebene bitterkeit. langer nachhall. die flasche ist schick. fazit: frischer hopfen scheint noch eine ecke mehr aromen mitzubringen. diese sind an sich nicht neu, das ganze wirkt aber spritziger und noch intensiver. referenzklasse. 12,14,13,13,14,13 - 13,10

Nice fresh taste. Aromatic. Golden amber pour with a white head, that lasts. Mellow finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On keg at the Barley Mow, Bristol 4/5/2013. Deep amber with a slick of a head. Aroma of grass hops, pine and tropical fruits. Flavour was sweetish, with orange, grapefruit and pineapple, more pine and some crisp malts, before a hoppy, dry finish. Very good.

Fruity aroma. Murky orange with a white head. Bitter notes with a long mellow finish. Refreshing IPA!

Bought at Systembolget Sweden. Copper color with a nice foamy head. Aroma with citrus, fresh tropical fruits and some toffe/caramel. Strikingly nice balance between malts and bitterness. However the hops have center stage. Taste is with citrus (grapefriuts) with a thick/oily and rather spicy background. Maybe some pine and resins? Lovely! Nice bitterness that rests in the mouth rather than beeing overwhelming. Not so dry with medium mouthfeel. Very nice ale for the certified hophead!

1pt 8 fl oz bottle from BeerRitz. Pours a clear dark orange-golden colour, foam off-white head that diminishes leaving some lacing and aroma of tropical fruits, citrus & caramel. Taste is juicy mango tropical fruit with malt caramel, plus floral citrus & resin pine notes and a lingering slightly spicy dry bitterness through to the finish. Nice viscous mouth feel, medium bodied, medium carbonation. Well balanced and very drinkable IPA.

2012 harvest. Aged a little. Torpedo bottle. Poured a lightb mahogany amber color with frothy head. Aroma is big grass, herb, pine. Medium light bitter. Medium light body. Light bitter finish. Again big grain, bread, pine flavors in taste. Not as fresh citrus flavors as I was hoping for. This could be due to the aging of the bottle. Overall not bad.

Bottle - Dark amber pour with good head. Aroma has the expected hoppy citrus notes, but also a surprising smokyness almost like a porter. Flavor is good with the smoke coming through, mouthfeel is good.