 rampmaster (322), Alden, New York, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 2, 2009 Presentation: It was poured from a brown 24 oz bottle into a pint glass. The label reads 12th release 2008.
Appearance: The head builds up tall, thick and firm from the slow pour. . It is light tan in color and has excellent retention. A nice small cap of foam hangs on until the last sip and as it slowly slides its way down the glass it makes lots of cool lacing that sticks to the glass. Under the head lies a beautiful deep amber colored body with just the slightest protein or chill haze.
Smell: The aroma has a piney resin like hop character with some citrus notes as well. Under that are some light bready/malty notes with just a hint of estery/yeasty red apple skin notes as well as a touch of raw grain.
Taste/Palate: Like the Southern Hemisphere Harvest, this Harvest has a good sturdy base of bready malt sweetness with a touch raw grain. Hop flavor is also quit firm and assertive. The hop character is that of tasty piney hops with some resiny and juicy lemony/grapefruit citrus notes. The bitterness from the hops is more than equal to the malt sweetness and lasts well into the finish. The palate has a nice solid medium feel with plenty of lively carbonation.
Notes: Another outstanding selection from Sierra Nevada with big bold hop flavor and nice supporting malt.
spkldhenlvr24 (466), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 26, 2009 24oz. bottle for 6 bucks! Pours a clear orange/amber body with a large, long lasting cream colored head. Nice lacing also. Aroma is hops, pine, caramel, toasted malts with some sweet notes. Flavor full of hops, grapefruit, malts, and some breads. Full mouthfeel, slick mouthfeel. Nice bitter finish. Really nice beer from SN.
beerfest5 (214), Simsbury, Connecticut, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 good solid IPA which makes me wonder why they dont use either this or their anniversary recipe’s for their regular IPA which is not nearly as good. nice west coast formula except for the palate which stripped my mouth after a pint, but very nice, i like the wet hop version a little better
pellegjr (27), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Clear red/copper color w/ thick white head, piney hop aroma w/ hints of toasted marshmallow, assertive and clean malty body that coats and softens the bitter finish, great velvety body
madmitch76 (653), , Essex, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 25th August 2008. This was a 2007 11th Edition. Unsurprisingly hoppy but quite bitter as well. Some sweetish malt coming through. Very drinkable.
BVery (674), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 TAP: clear dark gold pour, monster foam head. Mild hop nose, pine and citrus hop on taste. Definitely taste the similarity between this and Surly Wet.
lithy (1850), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Copper light orange with an off white head, sticky, spotty lacing. Aroma is spicy, herbal hops, caramel, body is there but light. Taste is caramel, fruity, nicely bitter even hops, herbal and spicy.
BrewingFan (98), Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 Aroma is of impressive hops and pine. Pours a very nice reddish amber with a nice size head that is retained very well. Flavor is bursting with sticky hops on the tougue, balanced very well for an IPA with a relatively clean finish. This has to be one of the best IPAs I have had.
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