Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop Ale - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

bosox941827

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

24 oz bottle, poured into an imperial pint glass. Poured cold but tasted over a period of time which allowed it to warm.

A - Beautiful reddish amber color, head doesn't hang around too long, but may not have poured it roughly enough...
S - Hops, but I get a bit of something else...thought it might be toasted malts, but it is probably the earthiness of the wet hops...interesting.
T - Hops through and through, very tasty but never overwhelming. To me this is more subtle than Celebration (which I love) and later on there is a typical bit of SN malty sweetness that comes on, helping to balance everything off. SN are masters at this IMO. Hoppiness hangs around for quite a while, pleasantly. Alcohol (6.7%) never imposes itself into the proceedings....
M - Just slightest bit of carbonation, and very smooth.
D - Quite drinkable, but not quite so much as a Celebration for instance. Could see wanting to move on after a couple of these....

Overall, another strong effort from SN, that allows the house-style to come through while giving the drinker something new to try. Pretty cool....

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2010 21:59:56 | More by bosox941827

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