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Offline bluedog

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Harvest Ale
« on: July 31, 2011, 06:21:28 PM »
OK so what is a harvest ale? Every fall I see this brewery or that brewery has a "harvest ale" out. They are usually something like an American amber - copper/red in color and kind of hoppy with some biscuit or toasty component. Is this a just marketing term? Something to compete with the O'fest offerings from other breweries?
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Offline rbclay

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Re: Harvest Ale
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 07:16:29 PM »
Usually they are beers that have freshly harvested hops in them. Never processed. Just picked and thrown in the brew! Yummy! I usually pick up Sierra Nevada's version, but now that I make my own version I skip the commercial ones!
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Re: Harvest Ale
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 12:10:06 PM »
Just another style for fall.  Fall beers are the best, followed closely by Winter beers.  Goose Island Harvest Ale is a mighty fine beer.
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