Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Harvest Single Hop IPA: Idaho 7

Harvest Single Hop IPA: Idaho 7

 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Autumn Out of Production
Score
7.14
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 55 Ticks: 30
On our never-ending quest for exciting hop flavors we stumbled upon a pioneering hop grower in western Idaho working with a handful of new and interesting varietals. One of these captivating hops, Idaho 7, headlines the first of five bottles in our 2015 edition of the Harvest series. Complex fruity aromas of orange and apricot mesh with hints of black tea-like character and a pleasant fresh bouquet.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

Somewhat mild IPA, offering up grapefruit and mango and papaya but more pine than anything, with a cracker malt backbine and a modest bitterness on the finish. Good if a bit unremarkable.

Tried on 18 Jan 2019 at 00:57


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On Tap Very dark brown with a creamy tan head. Medium toasted malts and a lilttel dark roast. Smooth soft hop flacvors to balance. Closer to a brown ale. I suspect an incorrect pour.

Tried from Draft on 21 Nov 2016 at 15:01


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at bitter Creek boise. Pours out a light hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice floral perfume hops some citrus and a light cereal malt. Taste is more of the nice floral hops a little earth tones and a well balanced malt to hop note.

Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2016 at 20:17


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this. Orange body with a white head. The aroma is light caramel and some floral hops. The flavor is well balanced, not to sweet or too bitter. As a hop variety, Idaho 7 doesn’t show me any promise of anything new or better than any of the hop varieties now that I’m familiar with.

Tried on 19 Nov 2015 at 09:45


7.2
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15

Bottle. Deep golden body with a frothy white head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of leafy hops, toasted grain, citrus, grapefruit. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter and lightly acidic. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter and lightly to moderately acidic. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation. Clean malts combined with a tangy citrus taste. Crisp, juicy. Lemon in finish makes the mouth water.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2015 at 06:36


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tea, orange peel, marigold nose. Cloudy amber, medium yellow head, good lacing. Malt, grain, orange peel accents. Medium body, easy carbonation. Quaffable and refreshing, but more of an APA than an IPA. I’d call it Imperial Pale.

Tried on 24 Jun 2015 at 17:16


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

24 ounce bottle from Beer Run, 5/10/15. Clear amber, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of dank, herbal, lemony hops. Some celery seed going on even. Pale malt, a bit of grain. The taste is herbal, dank, peppery, lemony hops. Mild caramel malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, strong lingering bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2015 at 23:36


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Gold color. Well carbonated with a tall, thick white head. Dry hop aroma. A dry pale ale. Not much as far as malt flavors, but dry, spicy hops. Bitter, flowers. Dry finish with pepper.

Tried on 14 Jun 2015 at 21:04


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From a 22 oz bottle. Pours a clear copper with a thick white head. Grassy nose. Flavors of light citrus and pine. Very quaffable.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2015 at 20:47


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

30th May 2015: big bottle all to myself sat in the sun on the daughters patio. The beer was poured (three times) into a Corsendonk badged tulip and each pour was a cloudy, dull orange colour: the head a white affair. Not much aroma but the taste was all about orange trees and I could see where the ’tea’ flavours were present and why the label mentions the fact. decent but I expected more for the money I paid for the beer.

Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2015 at 12:48