Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

355 ml bottle, vintage 2015, in Nevada City. Amber to copper colour, large white head. Pleasant aroma of fresh hops, herbal and fruity notes. The flavour is also well hopped throughout, but the bitterness is not extreme for an IPA. A very decent and enjoyable beer.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Sierra "hops done right" Nevada does it one more time with this fresh harvest treat. Standard high quality execution. Bright citrus hops with an evergreen punch and a sharp, enjoyable bitterness. Bright copper pour, huge fluffy white head and thick lacing. Light to medium bodied and refreshing.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop has a medium, creamy, cream-colored head and a mostly clear, amber appearance, with a few bubble streams and some splotchy lacing left on the glass. The aroma is of pungent, piney hops and sweet, bready malt. Taste is similar, with sweetness and pine as the overriding characteristics. The bitterness is strong, but not too strong, nicely balanced. Mouthfeel is medium and slick. Overall, it’s pretty good, worth a try for sure.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Do fresh hop ales deserve a separate category? Maybe not this one, it's solidly an IPA, and a solid IPA as well. But... Think I wrecked my palate on some cheap, salty-ass olives earlier, but it's a treat just the same. Dark amber, touch of orange. Signature Sierra Nevada lace (yeah, I said it), and a firm handshake of flavours, notably cascade and citrus.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Richly hoppy, grassy aroma has an undertone of yeast and a hint of caramel - and it just sends me. It pours a luscious clear copper with a very thick fine-bubbled cream-white head that leaves some good lacing. Hoppy flavor has fruity and yeasty tones and a hint of caramel, and is only slightly bitter. Lively, fizzy, restless texture has average body and truly dances on the tongue and on the way down, leaving a woody and hoppy texture. Harvest indeed! Drink deeply - and responsibly.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Had this while having beer and smoked cheese in the high sierra wilderness! Nicely flavored medium body with not "toooooo" much hoppy bitterness. Hope to find some more for next year.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

another harvest ale from SN that i like better than most of their regulars. bigger, thicker body. almost chewy hops. cascades are very aromatic and the beer is well balanced between citrus bitterness and sweet malt. week old growler fill from Sierra Taphouse.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nice slightly hazy deep orange, light copper color. A thick, creamy, fluffy white head with excellent size, retention and lacing. Some light orange and dark yellow highlights are showing at the bottom of the glass. This brew has an almost red tint when held toward the light. Grapefruit and peach notes are the prime aroma. Some biscuit malt helps balance the sweet citrus nose. Very well balanced. The smell is not as robust as some others, but that could be that the bottle is not as fresh as it could be. Still very nice though. The taste was of, again, grapefruit and peaches. I even got a bit of some pineapple sweetness. Some dry bread and dried wheat help to compliment this flavor. The alcohol is only slightly present in a good way. Medium mouthfeel. Dry, smooth and crisp. Really leaves a lot on the palate. Small amount of some alcohlol warmth. It's not distracting and really fits nicely. Another tremendous brew from Sierra Nevada. I would really like to try this at its peak freshness. I'll be sure to be on the lookout for it next year. It's still really, really good. A lot of flavor and a great mouthfeel. Easily drinkable and one that I will look forward to each year. I liked the Estate Homegrown Ale a bit better, but this is still a brew that i could enjoy drinking at any time.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

An orange tinged amber colored beer with a big frothy textured off white head. Impressive hang time settling into a nice splotching of film aside the glass and thick soapy ringlet atop the body. A well balanced nose of sweet malt, floral and citrus hops. Nothing overpowering, just nicely balanced. The body is fill, a nice carbonated crispness all coming so well crafted together. The citrus dominates the tasting. But again an excellent IPA.