Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere

 IPA - American | 6.7% ABV Commercial Description: Northern Hemisphere Harvest features hops from Yakima, WA, picked and shipped to our brewery within 24 hours to capture hop aroma and flavor when ...

Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop IPA

Created in 1996, Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale features Centennial hops from the Yakima Valley in Eastern Washington. These hops are harvested and shipped as “wet” un-dried hops—the same day they are picked—to our brewery in Chico where our brewers eagerly wait to get them into the brew kettle while their oils and resins are still at their peak.

Tasting Notes: Floral, Pine, Citrus

Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
6.7%

Bitterness Units (IBU)
67

Malts
Caramelized, Pilsner, Two-row Pale

Hops
Wet Centennial

Yeast
Ale

What are Wet Hops and Fresh Hops?
The definitions of wet hops and fresh hops are not universal. Plenty of craft brewers use the terms interchangeably to identify hops that are picked and totally unprocessed—just plump green cones, right from the field.

At Sierra Nevada we talk about them as two camps. We describe wet hops as those that get harvested, are not dried, and rushed home for immediate brewing. In the case of our Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop IPA, it’s a 24-hour window from when the hops come down to when they hit our brew kettle—in essence a “same day” IPA. Northern Hemisphere debuted in 1996 and inspired a wave of wet hop beers in the decades since.