Sierra Nevada Brewing Company's 2009 Estate Brewer's Harvest Ale

Sweet, a new round of seasonals from Sierra Nevada. Always a must-buy.

This one pours amber with a copper tint, and as always a great tan head that sticks forever. Decent carbonation.

Malty. You can also smell the hops, but the malt is the most apparent.

Solid, bitter punch to it. The body is a little lighter than I expected, but it's still fairly big. It's an IPA, after all, not a barleywine. A little twangy to go with the bitterness, and fairly sweet malt. The hops are somewhere between grassy and piney. Bitterness lasts, and gets less sweet quickly.

I like it, but it's not their best seasonal. It's within the style but I wish it had more body.