Pours a nice amber color with about two fingers worth of white head. Aromas of citrus and pine hops are prevalent. A nice citrus flavor hits at first immediately blending with the pine hops. Bitterness is stronger than I expected, which is definitely a good thing. I tasted a slight malt presence in the finish which rounded out the brew nicely. This is an extremely drinkable brew. I could easily have a few of these with no problem. A great go to beer that can be found anywhere. Soon a be a regular for me I’m sure. Reviewed on: 09-18-2007

Bottle.An amber honey color,with two fingers of white head. Spicy floral ,citrus hop aroma. A nise big crisp hoppy flavor for a PA ,with just the right amount of malt, kind of toasty yeasty flavor to balance out all the hops.Very drinkable. Good stuff

I had this years ago, but didn’t appreciate it. I just thought it was bitter. I’d like to think my taste buds have matured since then, and I tried this the other night with an open mind (and because they were giving away logo glasses if you bought one). It poured a nice-sized white head. Dark caramel in color, filtered. Strong scent of hops in the nose, nothing unusual there. Seemed highly carbonated and bitter in the mouth. Lacing was ok, I thought I remembered more. Being a pale ale, it had the standard issue hoppy, bitter finish that lasted. But it was refreshing at the same time. I had this while eating Mexican food. It really went well with the spice hot nachos. I enjoyed the beer this time, so much so that I had two El Gordo glasses (22-ounce) and got to take home to Sierra Nevada logo glasses.

hazy orange with a small white head. Fruity and malty tones. Lot of hops, malt and bitternes. Medium body with a long bitter finish.

As with all of Sierra’s beers the quality is great. Although I’m not considered a hop-head I find their line always tempting. This particular SN brew is well balanced and I don’t think the Hop taste is overwhelming. It is hard to give this a higher mark then the Harvest which is exceptional.