Sartori Harvest IPA
Driftwood Brewery

Sartori Harvest IPASartori Harvest IPA
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From:
Driftwood Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #18
ABV:
7%
Score:
97
Ranked #705
Avg:
4.4 | pDev: 7.27%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
122
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 12, 2023
Added:
Oct 11, 2009
Wants:
  107
Gots:
  22
Just once a year, the very best hops from BC's own Sartori Cedar Ranch are harvested by an antique machine so colossal that it had to be cut in two to make the journey from Hallertau, Germany, the granddaddy of hop growing regions. Once picked, the fresh hops are rushed straight to our brew kettle, where we craft you the singular 'Wet Hopped' IPA. A true BC harvest ale.
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Ratings by JasonLovesBeer:
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Reviewed by JasonLovesBeer from Canada (BC)

4.8/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bottled on Friday and drank the following Tuesday. (09/20/2013 and 09/24/2013 respectively)

This is the kind of freshness that Sartori Harvest IPA deserves. Anyone who cooks knows the quality difference between dried herbs and fresh herbs, especially if it's a major component of the final dish's flavour. That same difference in flavour quality shines right through with this fresh-hopped IPA.

Appearance: Sartori pours a rich golden yellow with big fluffy head and good retention.

Smell: The hops are floral, very fresh, plus orange and a little lemon. Really pleasant – no off-notes at all, just fresh fragrance – like big green leaves. No bitterness.

Taste: Typically we describe hoppy beers in terms of other flavours – be it citrus fruits, woody notes, or floral qualities. Well to be honest, after spending a few minutes studying what I was tasting, the best description I can come up with is that it tastes like hops. Truly and more accurately than usually possible, this beer has a real fresh hops flavour in it. You can taste the greenness of the hops, the oils are balanced and gentle, yet rich. There is very little bitterness for the amount of flavour. I would say it’s primarily orange citrus as far as influential flavours, with a background of both rose petals and rose stems.

Finish: It finishes with a gentle drying bitterness that isn’t overly potent but does last. The oils are left behind to some extent. It is earthy, but not woody.

Side Note: This isn't a huge IPA - it's not a hop monster like most DIPA's tend to be. This is all about quality over quantity, even though it's still very much hop-forward.
Sep 25, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.83 by squeethorp from Canada (BC)

Oct 12, 2023
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Reviewed by LeBron_James from Canada (ON)

4.5/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pretty happy that I managed to find a fresh can of this.

Pours clear amber-orange with a nice symmetrical white head. Leaves a ton of lacing.

Smells of pine, catty hop resin, moss, some citrus and melon notes too.

This beer is like a fresh pine bomb that's just hopped way out of control. Absolutely awesome. Super piney and earthy with a sweet grapefruit kind of note in the background.

Mouthfeel is really nice. The carbonation is done perfectly and the hop prevalence leaves that resin coating you want on a bold IPA.

Nothing about this beer is muted. This is by far the best west coast/traditional IPA I've ever had. This is done very well and is pretty close to as good as it gets for wet hopped bitter pine bomb kind of IPAs. I love it.
Dec 16, 2022
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

4.38/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - Pours a copper with four fingers of frothy white head.

Smell - piney, earthy, leafy, citrus, and floral hops, citrus and grapefruit peel, pine resin, caramel, bready malts, and earthy yeast.

Taste - bold piney, earthy, leafy, citrus, and floral hops upfront. The citrus and grapefruit come through next. The pine resin, caramel, bready malts, and earthy yeast round out the brew.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes sticky with the hops, pine resin, and grapefruit lingering.

Overall - A true West Coast IPA that delivers on the piney front. This one nails the technique down to a tee. A pleasant tipple to enjoy!
Oct 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Oct 21, 2020
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.44/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
650 ml bomber (a format that Driftwood seems to still really like - but they make such great beer so carry on!).
This is a beautiful clear copper pour with finger + of just slightly off white head.
Aroma is piney, dank, slightly spicy with grapefruit rind, caramel malt and a touch floral and earthy.
Earthy resinous hops hit the palate with grapefruit pith bitterness, pine, dank and weedy, a bit floral on a caramel malt backing.
Smooth medium full mouthfeel - perfect carbonation - a touch dry with lingering earthy, piney bitterness.
Wet hop done right.
Oct 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.03 by IPAnicked from Canada (BC)

Mar 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Nov 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.44 by NickNVBC from Canada (BC)

Oct 07, 2018
 
Rated: 4.45 by BrandonBreakwell from Canada (BC)

Nov 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Nov 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by mattsander from Canada (AB)

Nov 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by jjando from Canada (BC)

Nov 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by goalie35 from Canada (AB)

Oct 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.39 by Corson from Canada (AB)

Oct 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.13 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Oct 07, 2017
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Rated by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

3.9/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle shared by Sylvain.
Dec 10, 2016
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Reviewed by dabeerbuddha from Canada (ON)

4.28/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I've heard great things...now I've tasted them.
Service: Bottle chilled. Poured to a tulip. Thanks Ben!
Great pour. Bright orange hue with substantial head. Mildly hazy. Solid head that had staying power. Looks great!
Aroma is in your face. Straight off the pour. Fresh citric hop and green goodness.
Taste : Very solid but singular and to the point. Grassy and citrus. Substantial malt invests. Lingering aftertaste of a nice blend of malts and hop bettering.
Mouth feel was substantial. I like it and is required in my mind for a solid IPA. Tongue was caressed by fine bubbles which added to the back of mouth elements of this brew.
Overall: I was thinking this beer had a hard task to live up to its reputation but I was very pleasantly surprised. They have something great going on here! I feel it may be partly the fact that they use copious amounts of hops on a great IPA malt backbone. It works and I approve.
Oct 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by mtomlins from Canada (ON)

Oct 19, 2016
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Reviewed by MaltyPythonsHopCircus from Canada (BC)

4.3/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a deep golden with whitish frothy two finger head. Aroma is slightly tropical but heavier to pine and grass. Flavour starts with a hint of sweetness then moves to earthy pine and grass notes. Hop bite up front is assertive but not off putting. Finishes with an earthy chewy dryness.
Oct 18, 2016
Sartori Harvest IPA from Driftwood Brewery
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 122 ratings