Weyerbacher Harvest Ale

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

The head starts two-finger thick. Slightly hazy, dark amber color. Very delicate Belgian-style lace left on the glass An excellent blend of pale and crystal malts with a notable floral hop bouquet--very inviting. Nice malt start which is quickly covered with a biting hop bitterness, like a true IPA. The aftertaste is different in that it starts with a crystal malt (British Bitter flavor) sweetness at the swallow. The remainder of the aftertaste is sharp, bittering hop. Very complex. Great body--similar to whole milk with an average level of carbonation. This is a special beer--I’m placing it in my top IPA’s.

Another solid brew from Weyerbacher. I need to try more of their brews as the Simcoe IPA was fantastic. This had a beautiful clear amber copper pour with thick off white head. Aroma is wet hops and a nice maltiness. Flavor is also the same with a nice earthiness in the hops. Very drinkable, nice bitterness.

THOUGHTS: Tons of hop flavor, but not very bitter. Very juicy hops. It was like some sort of crazy hop nectar. Perfectly balanced. More like a DIPA in balance. A great beer from one of my favorite breweries. It could use more hop aroma or really just more aroma in general. It had a complex aroma, but it was very light. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, medium to dark orange with an average to large head that mostly diminished and left good lacing. The aroma was nice, but way to weak. There was light caramel malt; light floral, herbal, grassy, orangey, minty and earthy hops; hints of honey and hints of vanilla. The initial flavor was lightly sweet, a little acidic and lightly bitter; while the finish was sweet and rather bitter with a fairly long duration. There was caramel malt, orangey hops, grapefruit hops, a little mint, a bit of pin hops, slight honey, orange and grapefruit rind and a little apple. The medium body was a bit syrupy, but also oily with lightly fizzy carbonation and a very lightly astringent, ever so slightly alcoholic and lightly metallic finish.

Great beer that’s hoppy hoppy hoppy. Not as clean hoppy as a lot of the harvest beers, but there’s a funk there that I’m all too fond of. Like skunky reeking hops. Great hop profile of bitter funk, tangy sweet citrus and some flowers. Nice and easy to drink. Great beer.

I guess I’m in the minority in really liking this beer. It has that smack-you-in-the-mouth hoppy flavor right from the first sip. The hops are big, bold, flavorful and really alive in this IPA. It starts with a crystal clear amber pour, but not much head. Of what head there was, it was a dark white color and left a minimal amount of lacing. The nose was mostly malty, with bread and caramel dominating. There also was some citrus, grass and lemon zest in the aroma as well. The body was smooth and drinkable. Like I mentioned before, the hops really come at you, right at the front of the flavors. There is a huge amount of citrus and pine in there as well. The finish is wonderfully bitter and dry, with more floral notes and a delicious bready balance. This is an excellent IPA!

Bottle/12 - Pours a darkish amber in color with a very small white head. Aroma is medium floral hoppy with a medium amount of malt to back it up. Flavor is actually malt first and then hoppy second. Very well balanced. Hop flavor is fresh and fruity. This is a very good IPA...

pours clear copper with thin head. aroma is fresh grass, citrus, with some bready malt in the background. moutful is very carbonated with big strong hops, not as green as other wet hops, but more assertive than some others. very solid wet hop... i love the fall for these puppies

Amber gold color, nice fluffy head. Mild aroma. Nice hoppy flavor with a real good level of bitterness from citrusy, herbal hops. Caramel malt backbone adds some, but not overwhelming, sweetness. I really liked it.