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

stonermouse

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled 9/19/12, consumed 10/19/12. Poured into a goblet.

Spectacular pour with this beer. Clear, copper, with a 1/4 inch, regenerating, pillowy head. Beautiful.

Aroma is nice- kind of meadowy. Lots of grass and pollen in the aroma, but yet a bit soapy.

The flavor is quite complex and deep. Lots of rye-like spice up front. The primary flavor is like a bulls-eye candy; sweet but rich with caramel. It drinks hotter than 6.7%, which actually just adds to the spice. The hop finish bites dryly in the finish, and adds just a bit of melon to the flavor.

This brew feels nice all around. It's density matches the caramel and sweetness, and the touch of hop in the finish fits in nicely and cleans up well.

This is a wonderful brew, if only for the breadth of flavors it presents. If they jacked this up to 10%, we'd have a world-class American Stong Ale on our hands.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2012 02:07:48 | More by stonermouse

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-18-2013 07:31:29 | More by HumphreyLee

spw109

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-18-2013 01:37:18 | More by spw109

zoober911

New York

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

06-14-2013 14:34:58 | More by zoober911

FroggieG

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

06-13-2013 00:10:26 | More by FroggieG

SoCalBeerIdiot

California

4/5  rDev -5.2%

06-12-2013 23:58:28 | More by SoCalBeerIdiot

deadliest

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -11.1%

06-11-2013 02:39:48 | More by deadliest

Teddy-Pickles

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-10-2013 02:46:30 | More by Teddy-Pickles

juicebox

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

06-09-2013 19:41:43 | More by juicebox

EricClayton

West Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-06-2013 04:39:08 | More by EricClayton

cgentzkow

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-05-2013 17:54:46 | More by cgentzkow

bholby87

Nevada

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-05-2013 10:00:50 | More by bholby87

SheLaLa

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

06-04-2013 16:36:22 | More by SheLaLa

pisano

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-04-2013 16:19:42 | More by pisano

windypete

United Kingdom (England)

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-02-2013 11:23:21 | More by windypete

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.78/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 5

Poured into becker pint glass. Dark orange with a beautiful, thick fluffy white head that isn't going anywhere fast. Smells floral and hoppy, a bit of citrus, and clean malts in the background. Taste is incredibly well-balanced; a bit spiky up front, but it smooths out in the middle and finishes with a delightfully bitter aftertaste. The aftertaste seems to also have an aftertaste, which is sweet again. Love this beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 02:45:58 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

Mcvs1507

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

06-01-2013 22:42:00 | More by Mcvs1507

sjanowiak

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-01-2013 19:54:21 | More by sjanowiak

sabitu

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

06-01-2013 19:46:21 | More by sabitu

Xzfgiimtsath

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +12.6%

05-31-2013 20:20:03 | More by Xzfgiimtsath

ackeeper

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-31-2013 05:32:05 | More by ackeeper

craftbeerasian

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.6%

05-31-2013 00:28:26 | More by craftbeerasian

Chucker17

South Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-30-2013 23:44:32 | More by Chucker17

RangnaR

California

4/5  rDev -5.2%

05-28-2013 18:16:35 | More by RangnaR

mpayne5

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +0.7%

05-28-2013 03:57:55 | More by mpayne5