3 Fields Harvest Ale
Garrison Brewing Company

Serving Type: 500 mL Bottle

A- Pours a copper colour with a 1/2 finger head that dies down to a thin whispy layer. Despite the inherent lack of a head, there is quite a bit of lacing on the glass.

S- Sweet caramel with a healthy dose of earthy/spicy hops to finish off.

T- Caramel, pine, grapefruit, and a bit of earthiness.

M- Medium body and moderate carbonation.

O- These "Harvest" Ales are becoming fairly prevalent during the Autumn (at least here in the Maritimes) but this is definitely one of the better ones. A great balance between good malt flavours and hops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: light copper/orange in colour. Pours a 1/2 inch head that then settles to a thin film on top. Beer has a slight haze to it.

S: Honey, toasted malt, hint of alcohol in the background, citrus hops. After swirling a few times to release more aroma, there is a hint of syrup, almost caramel but leaning on sugar.

T: Caramel, toasted malt, some citrus and pine flavours. There is some residual grass flavours in the back that compete with the sweetness.

M: Unbalanced when it comes to flavour hops. A bit too much sweetness coming trough. A bit thin, carbonation is great for the style. Bitterness is good and leaves this great feeling in the mouth. Finishes sweet.

O: Not the greatest APA but I think lots has to do with it being wet hopped. Personally I love that Garrison makes a beer using local products like the hops in this beer, but I think they could make a better beer if it was not wet hopped. Compared to other wet hop beers I've had, I'd have to say it's average.

 

A: No real head to speak of on a hazy golden amber body, some lacing.

S: subtle but very sweet and fruity, almost like smelling a pack of sweettarts or smarties.

T: Again both very sugary and fruity with hints of syrups, caramel and some bready malts. Not overly hoppt but the hops that are there provide earthy and citrus notes.

M: medium body and moderate carbonation.

Overall: Not as hoppy as I would want from a wet hop beer but still drinkable and a nice on to try.

A - Pours with one finger of off white foam on top of a slightly hazy, copper body.

S - Grainy caramel and some lightly spicy hops.

T - Toasted grain up front with some lightly fruity yeast. Light floral hops in the middle and a finish of bready malt and moderate, balancing hop character.

M - Medium body, moderately high carbonation, and a balanced finish.

D - Not a hop bomb, by any means, but a balanced and drinkable beer. I don't, honestly know if this is old or not, it isn't as hoppy as I might have expected from a wet hop beer, but the flavor is not that of old hops so I am assuming this is what it is intended to be.

 

 

Picked several bottles up at the brewery on 11/11/11 and now enjoying the last one... Given the brilliance of Garrison's IIPA and black IPA, have found this 6.4% ABV pale ale a bit of a disappointment from a hop flavour perspective - but expectations were perhaps unfairly high and this is still a well made beer.

Bright orange coloured amber with decent head and carbonation levels. Aroma of caramelized malts with green and grassy notes. The taste is more robust than the aroma and ends with a decent citrus finish, but it is malt-forward in the body with many vegetative flavours.

An excellent concept...

500ml bottle poured into a white wine glass · fridge temp · Harvest season, 2011

Appearance: Pours a golden orange color with an aggressive 3", slightly yellow head. Great retention and tons of lacing. Perfect so far!

Smell: Lemon/lime zest, pez, spring flowers, and lots of other floral aromas. Not much malt, but who cares, it's a wet hopped APA.

Taste: Much more malt taste. The bitterness is apparent and more on the herbal side than the aroma would have me believe. It's still a bright tasting beer with a nice, lingering bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Chalky, sort of dry, bitter, herbal, and even a bit spicy as it warms. Some alcohol burn.

Overall: A nice wet hopped ale that I wouldn't kick out of bed. I might even go back for more.

 

Bottle from cjbmcdon, 500ml into a tulip.

Fairly bright, yet hazy golden orange. Fluffy bright white head, some sticky lace. Nose has some hops, a bit earthier and grassier, with some citrus notes. Hint of grapefruit. Some bread and earthy malt qualities. Taste is citrusy and grassy, more of the subtle earthy and bready notes of the nose; decent but I'm not a big fan of the hop profile. Moderate bitterness in the finish, medium weight to the body. A pretty good beer, I'm just not sure the hop flavours/aroma are right up my alley.

From the new batch of 3 fields. The recipe and changed and there is hopes from 4 fields this time.

A: Clear golden-copper body with three fingers of white fluffy head. Retention is good and it leaves splotchy lacing.

S: Lot of floral and earthy hops, some nice malt to it too. There is a touch of fruitiness, but not as much as I was hopping.

T: Load of hops. Hard to pick out specific notes, but it's a cluster of some citrus, earth and pine hops. Little malt character comes through.

M: Light bodied with medium carbonation. Foamy texture and a chewy bitter after taste. No alcohol is felt.

O: I was expecting this to be more fruity, much like it was last year and less bitter. It's a good IPA, but last years batch I felt was unique, where this is typical over hopped IPA.