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Jon's Pick

Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale 2009

One of three Sierra Nevada “Fresh Hop” beers coming from the brewers that created the style. This is their fall release featuring whole cone, unprocessed Cascade and Centennial hops fresh from the fall harvest in the Yakima Valley of Washington state.  At 6.7% alcohol the main attraction to this beer is the hops, picked one day and dropped into the brew kettle the next day, this beer exhibits the essence of Cascade and Centennial.  The beer pours a deep caramel hue with a good inch of head depending on the angle of the glass. Aromas of light caramel, grapefruit, light pine, and a distinct grassy hop dominate this beer.  Caramel and pale malt round out a grassy, dry, citric flavor that screams hops via plenty of hop oils and resin, if you’ve never smelt whole cone hops, this beer is as close as you get to the real thing. Things are rounded out with a medium mouth feel and lively carbonation do to bottle conditioning.  This beer is one to look forward to every year to celebrate another year of great northwestern U.S. hops. Simply put, all other “fresh hop” beers are measured by this benchmark. 

Seasonal of the Month

Samuel Smith Winter Welcome

Brewer's Biography

Joe Lushing from Olde Burnside Brewing Company

Joe came to us six years ago as an assistant brewer. When our old brewer Tim left to go back to the corporate world, Joe was a natural choice to keep on as head brewer. Joe has extensive home brewing experience and has translated that, along with his love of all styles of beer, into brewing some of the best beers available anywhere.

Joe has lived throughout the US, but we've noticed he always settled where good beer was available; Colorado and Vermont were two of his previous addresses. In the few off days we give Joe, he likes to see live music, do outdoor activities with his children such as camping, canoeing, and archery, and drinking a wide variety of craft beer.

Joe, along with renowned home brewer Paul Zocco, created the very popular Penny Weiz Ale and Joe has been tweaking the recipe for the Father Christmas Highland Ale for a few years and has turned it into one of the most in demand seasonal beers in the industry.

Joe's next project is rumored to be a Scottish Pale Ale. What is it? He won't say, but it's sure to be outstanding.