 muzzlehatch (4429), Burlington, USA
May 16, 2008
24 ounce bottle from City Market in Burlington, VT (May 2008), consumed a bit below cellar temperature from an Allagash glass. An enviable, amazingly persistent off-white large-bubbled head tops the medium-copper clear body, lacing thickly as it diminishes finally....spicy-sweet citric/piney aroma is typical and nothing out of the ordinary, but as with the "fall" Harvest Ale, outstandingly fresh and potent....the body could be a little fuller for me, but is hardly weak, and there’s enough to support the fairly potent increasing bitterness that slowly takes over for the early honey’d syrupyness....carbonation is persistent and just about perfect; the finish is sappy and moderately bitter, juicy and lasting. No masterpiece, but another winner for sure.
daknole (1126), Plantation, Florida, USA
Dec 2, 2008 bottle. copper pour, white head. Aroma is pine, grass, some grapefuit peel and you can smell the bitterness. And indeed this one is pretty bitter. Very bold hop flavors with pine dominating the front and a very slight balance of malt are overshadowed by the bitter finish. well done beer, but not my style.
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
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