Harvest Single Hop IPA - Equinox Hops
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 9.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 81
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 53
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.16/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hoppy ending of New Old Beer Sunday (Week 779)! I have discovered some ancient beers that I just want to exbeeriment with & see how they have held up. This is the fourth.
From the Bottle: "The third in our 2014 Harvest series, this single hop IPA features the newly named Equinox hop's intense fruity, herbal and cedar-like aromas."; "Brewed with Equinox Hops"; "We're devoted to whole-cone hops, and we're always on the hunt for rare and exciting hop flavors. By working directly with breeders and growers, we have access to fields of the latest hops new to brew kettles. The third in our five-bottle Harvest series is single hopped with the new Equinox varietal, highlighting its intense aromas of citrus, cedar and fruity, garden-fresh bell pepper. Drink this IPA fresh and watch for the next releases that explore diverse hopping methods: single-hop, fresh hop, wild hop, and wild hop."
I Pop!ped the cap & braced myself for an eruption! When none occurred, I started an extremely slow, gentle C-Line pour into the awaiting glass. Time had clearly been on my side as it foamed up to create two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with excellent retention. Color was a beauteous solid-Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was REALLY earthy, very evocative of freshly-picked peppers & tomatoes from the garden! Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. Taste was quite herbaceous, earthy, spicy, unlike any AIPA in my exbeerience. This was very tasty in spite of its age. Yum. Finish was cool, spicy & dry with a lingering mintiness. Mmm.
Jan 27, 2020From the Bottle: "The third in our 2014 Harvest series, this single hop IPA features the newly named Equinox hop's intense fruity, herbal and cedar-like aromas."; "Brewed with Equinox Hops"; "We're devoted to whole-cone hops, and we're always on the hunt for rare and exciting hop flavors. By working directly with breeders and growers, we have access to fields of the latest hops new to brew kettles. The third in our five-bottle Harvest series is single hopped with the new Equinox varietal, highlighting its intense aromas of citrus, cedar and fruity, garden-fresh bell pepper. Drink this IPA fresh and watch for the next releases that explore diverse hopping methods: single-hop, fresh hop, wild hop, and wild hop."
I Pop!ped the cap & braced myself for an eruption! When none occurred, I started an extremely slow, gentle C-Line pour into the awaiting glass. Time had clearly been on my side as it foamed up to create two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with excellent retention. Color was a beauteous solid-Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was REALLY earthy, very evocative of freshly-picked peppers & tomatoes from the garden! Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium. Taste was quite herbaceous, earthy, spicy, unlike any AIPA in my exbeerience. This was very tasty in spite of its age. Yum. Finish was cool, spicy & dry with a lingering mintiness. Mmm.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.66/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Equinox hops work here in some instances, and against in others. Some yellow grapefruit, some soap, ours out golden with small creamy head and clumpy lacing. Aroma is light, citrusy grapefruit, taste is more of the hops and some soapiness. Similar to a pale ale with the lighter hops.
Jun 02, 2016
Reviewed by TedStrosser from Pennsylvania
2.56/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.56/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
More lager taste than an ipa. Had really high hopes given the ratings I reviewed ahead of the purchase. Just doesn't seem to live up to the hype in my opinion.
Jul 04, 2015
Reviewed by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio
3.93/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Review taken late summer 2014.
24oz Fat Brown Sierra Nevada style bomber with their new Harvest artwork which I'm not a huge fan of as I loved the previous harvest labels. Poured into an imperial tulip pint glass.
A - bronze color with hints of dark golden orange. Frothy white head poured with incredible size leaving a ring of sticky lacing all over the glass.
S - earthy hops and slightly woody. Mild citrus and fruity with a base of floral sweetness and fresh green bell pepper.
T - floral hops up front that quickly shifted to more tropical and citrusy hop notes. The bell pepper not is pronounced even on the flavor the more this one warms. A lightly toasted bread malt with hints of cedar and pine balance very well in the back end.
M - medium bodied and a mellow texture. Thickness is still fairly good and it drinks very soft. Nothing over powering or massive. Just a good drinkable feel.
O - Sierra Nevada's single hop equinox is a nice offering and though it's nothing truly special it's a fantastic ipa to pour on a warm late summer evening as my experience was. I've always been able to really take in SN brews and enjoy the view of my nearby surroundings and this is by no means a bad bottling. I found it very enjoyable.
Apr 04, 201524oz Fat Brown Sierra Nevada style bomber with their new Harvest artwork which I'm not a huge fan of as I loved the previous harvest labels. Poured into an imperial tulip pint glass.
A - bronze color with hints of dark golden orange. Frothy white head poured with incredible size leaving a ring of sticky lacing all over the glass.
S - earthy hops and slightly woody. Mild citrus and fruity with a base of floral sweetness and fresh green bell pepper.
T - floral hops up front that quickly shifted to more tropical and citrusy hop notes. The bell pepper not is pronounced even on the flavor the more this one warms. A lightly toasted bread malt with hints of cedar and pine balance very well in the back end.
M - medium bodied and a mellow texture. Thickness is still fairly good and it drinks very soft. Nothing over powering or massive. Just a good drinkable feel.
O - Sierra Nevada's single hop equinox is a nice offering and though it's nothing truly special it's a fantastic ipa to pour on a warm late summer evening as my experience was. I've always been able to really take in SN brews and enjoy the view of my nearby surroundings and this is by no means a bad bottling. I found it very enjoyable.
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