 Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 12, 2008 Bottle shared with thefle. Pours an amber body with off white head. Grapefruit, floral hop resin, pine. A strong ipa with a weaker malt backbone in comparison to its hoppiness.
borgination (101), Lee, Massachusetts, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 10, 2008 24oz Bottle. Pours an amazing burnt orange wit a very thick off white head. Beautiful. Has a very hoppy taste but not one that is to bitter. Nice hoppy, pine aroma comes off it.
illkarate (93), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 8, 2008 24oz bottle, pours a beautiful amber/orange color with a massive, off-white head. This beer is nicely carbonated and has excellent lacing. Flavors of grapefruit, pine, hints of... rye? The malt is definitely balanced with the hops. This would make for a great session beer... but at 6.7%, I might be hammered pretty quickly (not that it matters). Drink this one while it’s fresh!
probstk (1064), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 7, 2008 Big, bad 24 oz. bottle from BOTW (Rochester), served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. SE02/08.
App.: Medium-deep amber, decent off-white froth.
Aroma: Lots of sweet malts – caramel and big fruit – cherries, apricots, berries, pineapple; grapefruit/pine hops, dark rye bread crust.
Palate: Medium body and medium-ish carbonation.
Flav.: Much like the nose with more emphasis on the hops – big grapefruit/citrus, some pine and pepper, caramel, butterscotch, toffee, blood oranges, Seville orange marmalade; a bit off-dry with great bitterness and a little brown sugar.
Nothing terribly original but well-made and enjoyable.
drjay44 (823), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2008 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.
Botnik (110), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 5, 2008 Updated: Oct 17, 200824oz bottle. Deep copper, slightly hazy. Full head with nice lacing. Rich aroma of hops and malt. Strong hops taste with a lingering hops finish. An impressive IPA. If Sierra Nevada offers this as an off-season harvest IPA, I though it only fair that I compare it with their 2008 Wet Hop Harvest IPA. Both are remarkable, but the Wet Hop is a bit more spice/floral, while the Souther Hemisphere is a bit more citrus.
alraicercsu (166), Ft.Collins, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 3, 2008 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.
MrRain (437), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 2, 2008 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.
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