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Sierra Nevada Harvest 3.84 1115

Sierra Nevada Harvest

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98
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common

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common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
11153.84/5.03.84/5.0Autumn6.7%98.4Shaker, Tulip
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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 mar (1940), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2008  
amber pour with a thick cream head. great fresh hops, pine and citrus notes with an underlying scent of malts. very smooth on the palate with a great hop flavor that is very creamy and well balanced. smooth finish with no hop bitterness at all.


mekjubaksa (17), Houston, Texas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2008  
Bottle. We had the 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale. Not sure if it was the ’’wet hop’’ process, but the aroma and palate were exceptionally smooth, creamy and full of earthy flavors. Great character that doesn’t over-power what you’re eating.


ahalloin (54), Arlington, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 1, 2008  
I had this on cask at the Brick in DC. It poured a really dark reddish brown with a full head of mostly tiny bubbles. Aroma was mostly dark malts, brown sugar with slight notes of pine and citrus peaking around the full bodied aroma. The flavor was much the same with a decent amount of hop flavor with complex sweet notes like raspberry and raisins. Interesting beer.


 boto (1345), Granby, Connecticut, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Bomber, 2008 Harvest: This one pours a slightly hazy, orangish-amber color. There was quite a bit of a frothy off-white head on it, but it dropped away quickly. It did leave a decent amount of lacing. Nice hop blast to the nose. Mainly pine, but tempered with some citrus. The taste is very good. Pretty hoppy, but not over-done. A faint touch of sweetness up front. Very well balanced.


 jb (1057), Rochester, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 31, 2008  
This one is top notch, well almost. Dark orange look, rather filtered, with a thick head, great lacing. Aroma is mostly pine. Palate is the best part. Smooth, creamy, yet resinous. Starts sweet, ends dry. I’d call it well balanced.


 cmillward (437), Orlando, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Bomber. Pours copper with a nice fuzzy white head, sticks around and leaves a fair amount of lacing all over the glass. Gentle but firm juicy hop aroma. Its part citrus and part pine, some sweet fresh grass clippings, catch glimpses of malt sweetness. Sweet with toasted malt, gorgeous hoppy citrus end, meld very well with the underlying malt sweetness. Very little astringent hop bitterness blasting you, but a satisfying bitterness is there and really tames the apparent sweetness. Very nice mouthfeel with medium carbonation, fairly crisp, good bitterness.


 KnN (746), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Pours a really nice clear amber color with about a finger’s worth of off-white head. Aroma is a little subdued, but there’s some nice citrus hops in there. Flavor is juicy citrus, orange and tangerine with a nice mix of cut lawn and a touch of sweet malt. This is a tasty beer. Very nice IPA.


 nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Oct 31, 2008    Updated: Nov 16, 2008
12th release bottle. Poured a clear dark amber color with a two finger tan head. Aroma of cut grass, weeds, earth and caramel, with citrus notes as well. Flavor was a delicious balance between malt and hop, with an extra earthy character here as well. Medium body with good carbonation and a crisp mouthfeel. Very pleased!



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