Estate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Estate Homegrown Wet Hop AleEstate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #345
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,716
Avg:
4.11 | pDev: 10.71%
Reviews:
562
Ratings:
1,469
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 31, 2022
Added:
Oct 04, 2010
Wants:
  79
Gots:
  200
"Taste fresh-from-the-field flavors with this handmade, homegrown, and completely natural ale. Made with organic wet hops and barley grown at our brewery in Chico, this remarkable ale is the only one of its kind."
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Ratings by Dope:
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

4.18/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: A clear amber-orange pour. Huge ridiculously fluffy tan head. Fades very, very slowly. Thin spiderweb lacing left behind. Excellent head retention.

S: Not a huge hop bomb like I was expecting (not sure why I was even expecting that to be honest). Plenty of earthy, piney and resinous hops however. Some biscuity malt as well.

T: Hoppier than the aroma. Again, lots of earthy and resinous hops. Just a touch of pine in there. I get some grapefruit that I missed in the aroma as well. Has a sweet, dry biscuity type malt base backing it all up. Finish is drawn out, resinous and fairly bitter. Quite drying. It tastes almost salty along with the biscuity malt, like drinking liquid saltines.

M: Medium bodied but sort of astringent. Lots of mouth-coating hop oils to boot, kinda sticky and drying as a result. Excellent "full" mouthfeel.

O: Excellent fresh hop IPA for sure. I really enjoyed the mouthfeel. You can practically feel all the hops floating around. It's not overly hoppy or bitter, but they're just THERE. I think the lack of a really sweet caramel malt really accentuates the hoppiness without it being a hop bomb. Gives it a bit more drinkability as well.
Oct 29, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.13/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Batch from 2011. Drank in 2011. Bomber poured into a 10 oz tasting glass.
L: dark amber with some sticky lacing, 1.5 inch creamy head.
S: resinous hops, grassy, yeasty cracker crust.
T: SN malt center and backbone, sweet and spicy hops, pine resin, light honey, black tea, quite bitter.
F: lightly crunchy, oily and dry in the finish.
O: A fantastic tasting American ale that is very bitter and hop forward. Excellent in it's style.
Oct 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by aasher from Indiana

Jun 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.27 by kraut6363 from Pennsylvania

Jan 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by BarrelAgedG from California

Apr 26, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Feb 02, 2020
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Rated by cratez from Canada (ON)

3.7/5  rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Rating from notes. Consumed Summer 2012. "Solid"
Jan 25, 2020
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Rated by BilleGibbons from Pennsylvania

2.41/5  rDev -41.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Was amber in color. Nice carbonation. Hops started out nice but finish was blah. I would not get this again.
Nov 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by DigitGrowler from Kentucky

Dec 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by Ssitron from Michigan

Dec 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.24 by MeIquiades from Illinois

Jul 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by TheCrowsEye from California

May 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by JoeyJellico from Kentucky

Feb 25, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by avisong from Virginia

Feb 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by TheIPAHunter from California

Jan 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by GlennWB from West Virginia

Jan 24, 2018
Estate Homegrown Wet Hop Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 1469 ratings