Mike Loves Beer

Name – Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Fresh Hop Ale
Country – United States
Type – American Pale Ale

Appearance – Pours a slightly hazy rust color with nice sized white head that left a lot of lacing on the glass.

Smell – Definitely hoppy with lemon, pine and earthy aromas hitting your nose.

Taste – Very crisp taste with pretty much the same hoppy flavors as the smell.  A small bit of a malt backing to it.

I enjoyed this one but not as much as the Harvest Wet Hop from last year.  The malt backing was very slight with a lot of emphasis seemingly on the hops.  For hop heads that’s fine but some people like the balance and it didn’t seem to balanced out.  But that is not to take anything away from this it is just a note for those that like a good amount of malt with their hops.

Overall Grade – B

Name - Sierra Nevada 12th Release Harvest Wet Hop Ale
Country - United States
Type - American IPA

Appearance - Nice amber color with white foamy head that stuck around for almost the entire drink.  Left nice lacing down the glass the entire way.

Smell - Hoppy but with some sweet malt and citrus notes to it.

Taste - A slightly piney taste with the hops but a smooth and sweet finish to it.

I was highly recommended this beer by everyone at the BX Beer Depot and took them up on it.  The hops used in this beer are added to the beer the same day they are picked so that they are the freshest hops you can have.  And the beer itself is amazing.  An extremely smooth and flavorful drink all the way through.  I highly recommend this one.

Overall Grade – A