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Sierra Nevada Harvest

Sierra Nevada Harvest

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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Broad Distribution
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9233.85/5.03.85/5.0Autumn6.7%96.3Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our Harvest Ale was the first American beer ever brewed with 100% fresh picked, "wet hops." In just one day, we harvest hops in Yakima, WA, ship them that night to our brewery in Chico, CA, and then rush them into the brew kettle as they are unloaded at dawn the next day.

This extraordinary effort creates a beer with unmatched aromatics of pine and citrus with layers of spicey sweet notes that hop fanatic like us dream of all year. Enjoy!

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 JohnQPublic (304), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a hazy dark copper with a pillowy off-white head. Lots of heavy lacing. Nose is sweet citrus, slightly astringent, resiny, with some fruity esters poking through. Taste is sweet and citrusy but a bit aspiriny as well, with a toasty malt character in there also. Mouthfeel is lively but not too carbonated, medium-full body. Very nice.


lweiberg (78), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 5, 2009  
12th release, similar to Bigfoot although not as potent and satisfying. Not worth $6 for a 24 oz bottle.


 Oscbert (328), Sacramento, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 4, 2009  
~Pours a copper color with foamy off white head. Good lacing. ~Nice citrus hop aroma with mild caramel malts. ~Spicy citrus hop flavor, somewhat acidic. ~Medium feel, biter acidic finish. ~Good brew. An enjoyable bitter beer. Gets bitter as palate adjusts to the bitterness.


 nightrider (267), encinitas, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 4, 2009  
Pour gave an amber copper hue. Thick frothy white head. Fresh citrus with some maltiness on your nose. Medium bodied. Good balance of hops, sweet malt, caramel, and a good finish. Solid.


 lamas (593), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jan 4, 2009  
24 oz. bottle from 2008. 12th Release. A hazy, deep-copper pour with a big light-tan head. Lots of spicy citrus coupled with some sweet caramel in the aroma. Full body. Excellent balance. Sweet toffee and caramel flavors at the start with grapefruits and peppery spiciness finishing things off. Lingering dryness at the end.



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