Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest

Brewed by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Chico, California USA

24oz bottle of the 2009 release. Pours cloudy amber with creamy taupe head. Nice hop aroma, nice body, very solid IPA. Marked improvement over the 2008.

Ont ap at the Flying Saucer in Addison, TX. Amber brown in color with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is of citrus, spices, hops, and floral. Taste is of citrus, caramel, light floral, fruit and grass.

24oz brown bottle obtained at The Liquor Shoppe in Tygsboro, MA. Pours a murky dark amber body with nearly an inch of off-white head. Citrus (lemon, orange), pineapple, herbs, mint, and a bit of caramel and pith in the aroma. Orange, grapefruit, pineapple, berry, pith, lemon, mint, all presumably from the hops, dominate the flavor, with just enough caramel and biscuit to provide a bit of balance. Dry finish with hints of vegetal, fruity, and herbal hops. One of the most complex hop flavors of any beer I’ve tried. Medium bodied with ample carbonation to boot. No alcohol presence or warming to speak of. Extremely drinkable on account of every trait of this beer. I was expecting a lot from this beer and it did not disappoint. One of the best APAs around and for the price it’s probably the best bang for your buck flavor-wise too! Bravo, SN!

An amber pour. Aroma doesn’t have an overpowering smell of hops, rather a balanced mixture of floral hops, citrus fruit, and pine. A complex taste -- initially citrusy grapefruit and slight coriander, then culminating with a shot of hoppy bitterness. This is really a good IPA that embodies the sense of southern comfort -- a leisurely taste of the southern hemisphere. This beer is a testament to "the perfect place" to await "the end of the world" (On the Beach).

24 oz bottle...pours a beautiful reddish amber, nice lacing, gradient color. Smells good...not an overpowering hoppy scent...smells of citrus fruits, pine. Taste is very good, sweeter than the average IPA, I’d think. Not as much of a hop bite up front, but a nice hint on the finish. Crisp, nice finish too. All around a quality beer.

24oz. Bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy deep amber body with an orange tint. Medium long lasting fluffy ivory head. Nice lacing. Fresh hoppy aroma with some fruity scents. Full bodied crisp hoppy flavor with nice spicy aftertaste. Great bitterness. Pretty dry finish. Really good IPA and another good beer from SN.

Cask Conditioned Gravity Dispense GBBF 09. An amber coloured beer with a loose whitish head. The aroma has good hops and light sweet fruit. The taste has nice bitterness with good sprucey hoppy flavours. Pretty fruity.

Pours copper, with a nice off white head, great lace. Nose of hops, citrus, pine, some floral notes, caramel. Taste is similar, the sweetness got me first, citrus notes as well as some caramel, then a hoppy bitter finish. Hops are very present, but more subdued compared to imperial/double ipa’s. An extremely enjoyable IPA that you can’t go wrong with.