Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop IPA

Sierra Nevada Brewing is well known for their use of whole cone hops in their beers. They also were among the first breweries in the US to use wet hops in their Northern Hemisphere Harvest IPA. Here’s what Sierra Nevada says about this limited release beer:

Northern Hemisphere was the first wet hop ale and it inspired the wet hop craze here in America. Wet—undried—hops go straight from the fields into our kettles within 24 hours. Because hops are incredibly perishable, using hops wet preserves all of the precious oils and resins for a unique drinking experience as evidenced by the intense herbal green flavors and citrus-like and floral aromas. Northern Hemisphere is part of our five-bottle Harvest series which features single hop, fresh hop, wet hop, and wild hop beers.

Northern Hemisphere pours from the 24oz bottle a copperish-amber color. Uh-oh. For me, this is not a good sign if the beer is allegedly designed to feature wet hop characteristics. Why is that, you may ask? In order to

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