Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest

24 oz. bottle...pours a thick creamy head, solid retention, belgian type lacing, golden clear color....nose of resin, pine, floral hops, minimal malt, mild citrus ...initial taste of floral hops, then resin and pine then mild bitter, which lingers, but not unpleasantly. Mouth feel of small carbonation and weight. A very nice balance between the delicate hop nose and its more robust bitter characteristics.

24oz bottle. Deep copper color. Full head with nice lacing. Rich aroma of hops and malt. Strong hops taste with a lingering hops finish. An impressive IPA.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy copper color with a nice white head. Smells very strong of hops and a little malt. Tastes strongly of hops and citrus notes from it and then has a long hop bitter aftertaste.

24oz bottle poured into a shaker. 1st release bottle. SNSHH pours copper-colored with a large rocky head that leaves nice lacing. The nose has a very appetizing hop resin aroma mixed with a minuscule note of malt. This is a wonderfully flavored IPA. There are not pretensions to being an IIPA, which is a good thing in my book. The flavor is strongly influenced by hops, bitter clover stems and light flower petals. The body is medium to medium heavy and gives the beer a nice amount of chew. This is a home run by Sierra Nevada.

24oz Bottle $3.49 Route 6 Liquors This beer is a beauty. Southern Harvest pours a fairly clear tarnished copper with an incredibly dense three finger off white head. Carbonation bubbles rise through the middle of the body to the craggy meringue like head. As the head falls at a snails pace it leaves excellent chunk lacing down the glass. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this new hop variety but what I got was good but a little more subdued then I was hoping for. A solid amount of resinous and sap combine with a slight earthy tone. There’s actually a good deal of complexity from the hops alone. A touch of caramel maltiness and a bit of alcohol round things out. As this warms a little I can’t help but notice some orange oils. Appetizing but a little more subdued then I would have liked. The flavor follows what the aroma suggested, except there’s a little pop. Spicy hoppiness right off the bat leads into a hint of orange and a bigger more pronounced spiciness through the finish. Not as much earthiness as the nose would lead me to believe but it’s definitely there. There’s even a tea leaf like quality floating through here and there. There’s not a whole lot of malt present but what’s there is biscuity and buttery. The mouthfeel is right where it should be. Moderate body all the way through with a slight stick on the swallow. The carbonation is on the lower end of the spectrum and the bitterness grows with each sip. Without a doubt an easy drinker. This bottle is disappearing very quickly and I wouldn’t have a problem drinking another when this one bottoms out. This is a good fresh hopped beer from Sierra Nevada. It’s a treat to get a fresh hop beer in the spring like this. I wouldn’t hesitate picking this one up again. 5/31/08