 BossHossBikes (129), Tennessee, USA
May 16, 2008
Bottle. Pour is a clear copper with a very lasting pale head. The aroma is quite floral with some strong hints of pine and some sharp pineapple and grapefruit citrus. As you continue to take in the aroma, you notice some subtle baked biscuit notes behind the stinging pine and citrus. The initial flavour has a lot of citrus, pine, and some woody qualities. Even before the finish, you can start to feel your tongue becoming dry. As the brew passes, bitterness escalates a lot along with pine and citrus flavours. Caramel sweetness becomes more noticeable. Further into the finish, as the bitterness slowly starts to fade, wood becomes dominant in lingering flavours with a honey baked biscuit being rather subtle. The finish is also intensely dry. Mmm, delicious.
SoCaliente (5), Thousand Oaks, California, USA
does not count  Nov 30, 2008 Sierra Nevada enjoys an inflated reputation for its beers.
The Southern Hemisphere Harvest comes overloaded with CO2, which both reminds of a bad pub keg draught and hides the flavor.
Yet, if you let this beer sweat and warm up thus letting the CO2 escape, the great flavor steps out.
Once out, the flavor dances on the tongue and gets close to Stone Ruination IPA.
milljam (166), Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Nov 28, 2008 Very pleasant aroma, piney, deep, almost soapy. This is quite a bitter beer. I mean there is a nice light sweet body, little bit nutty, caramel. But for the most part, some very bitter, piney, resinous flavors persist.
hellbilly (940), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Nov 20, 2008 draft poured at papago... hazed copper color capped by a creamy tan head. loads of foamy lacing are left on the glass as this one disappears. this smells green... yup, green. also, musty, dirty, earthy, grass, faint citrus, resin and caramel. the flavor is really leafy and dry mixed with touches of caramel, earth and pine. there’s a mild bitterness on the finish but, other than that the finish kinda dies off. medium body. mineral/gritty mouth feel, creamy-ish texture and a parching/dehydrating quality which earns a bonus from me....
swoopjones (1234), Buffalo, New York, USA
Nov 18, 2008 On tap @ the HobNob in Brevard, NC. Best Sierra beer to date. Insanely drinkable IPA. Pours a fller copper color. Hops are piney somewhat resiny sticky. Carmel mallts balance thing out nicely but hops still forcibly make their presence known. Loved this beer
aplusbreaks (128), , Colorado, USA
Nov 2, 2008 24oz bottle pours a dark orange amber with an large, lasting white head. Aromas are pretty weak, some citrus, some grass and pine, but mostly I get honey. Flavors are ....ok, Hops, malt, citrus, Its a balanced beer with a decent palate. Nothing special for me perhaps I will have to try it sooner next year. Chances are it has faded quite a bit.
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