Harvest Ale
Overall: 9.0/10 by 1 dude
Dudes: 9.0/10
Trend: 9.0/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
ABV: 5.70%
IBU: 35
Seasonal: Fall
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 20:31:42
- $1.00 for 12 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: October 23, 2009
Color: Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 9 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 9 (35%)
Overall: 9.0
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$1.00, 1 serving, 12 oz. bottles
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2 Row, Wheat, Caramel, Pale
Hops
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Food
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Poured clear with lots of off-white, frothy, sticky foam. I poured into a tulip and had to pour the beer four times to get it the entire contents into the glass. Retention was awesome and some pretty lacing throughout.
Aroma is beautiful: big pine and floral hops with a backbone of malt (caramel and bread). Aroma is surprisingly pleasant.
The aroma gave me the idea that I was going to enjoy a nice IPA but the taste parts ways. Bread and caramel malt with a more subdued pine and floral hop tastes. There is a slight bread and hop bitterness/aftertaste.
Light carbonation, medium body, and some hop oil/creaminess that coats the teeth (minor).
This beer is right on in terms of being a hit with me from the initial pour, then comes the great aroma, followed by a crisp drinking beer. They obviously bumped up the hops at the end of the boil or dry hopped this baby. Get a fresh bottle so you can enjoy the dreamy aroma. Enjoy!