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RATINGS: 574   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 261   ABV: 8.7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Anderson Valley Brewing Co. first opened in downtown Boonville on December 26, 1987. This was a dream come true for those wishing to savor high quality, flavorful and perfectly balanced beers. To celebrate our 20 years of continued success, we have created a unique beer. Our Imperial India Pale Ale is loaded with excessive amounts of malts and 20 seperate additions of the finest Pacific Northwest hops. We hope you find it most enjoyable!


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3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
makromaniak (86) - Tilburg, NETHERLANDS - APR 2, 2013
Pours almost clear orange with a white head. Taste is sweet and very hoppie...citrus/orange/grapefruit with some carmamel notes. Nice and long bitter finish. Nice one.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Deu (396) - IRELAND - MAR 28, 2013
Bottle at the Black Sheep in Dublin. Not this bottle but this one: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/anderson-valley-imper a dark orange with little head. Tropical fruity aroma. Well balanced malty sweetness with bitter finish. Ver nice beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Majek (84) - Ząbki, POLAND - MAR 21, 2013
Clear golden color with big and long-lasting head. Aroma is quite intensive with citrus and sweet fruits. Lots of citrus and herbal hops in taste. This is what I’m looking for in IIPA! Finish is very bitter, but bitterness is very pleasant. Very good one!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ogivlado (4990) - Zagreb, CROATIA - MAR 19, 2013
Bottled 330ml.- at Sörspecialista.hu, Budapest. Clear amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, pleasant grapefruity hoppy nose. Quite aromatic hoppy fruity taste with notes of caramel and spices. Hint of passion fruit and alcohol in the finish.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Martinus (1795) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - FEB 28, 2013
Slightly hazy golden colour, white head. Aroma of hops, candy, tropical fruits, candied fruit and lychee. Bitter flavour, hops, malts and tropical fruit. Hoppy finish, tropical fruits with a lingering bitterness.
(From 33cL bottle @ American Beer Tasting, Café De Kleine Wereld, Breda. As Anderson Valley Imperial IPA.)

5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
phikus01 (85) - New York, USA - FEB 26, 2013
This could be the only beer I ever give a perfect score. This is my cup of hop tea. I hope its not gone for good. The honey nectar vanilla caramel cream toffee malt in perfect balance with the finest traditional Pacific northwest hops. Nectar of the gods.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
kraddel (852) - deurne, BELGIUM - FEB 25, 2013
bottle. pours blonde, good foam. smell is very nice but not super-intence. fruity hops ( exotic) like mango and stuff. soft carbo, bitterness, followed by sweetness, again those exotic fruits, bitter ending, long lasting aftertaste... damn, maybe i should change my favourite style. imperial IPA’s are ALWAYS good, arn’t they ? damn !

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
culchiem (1670) - Berlin, GERMANY - FEB 22, 2013
Bottle. Orange with a thin head. Flavour is beautiful deep hop, fruit, flower bitter and damn good

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Friendly_Rob (24) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - FEB 21, 2013
12 oz bottle @ home from Drinks & Gifts in Krommenie. I love IPA’s, but this one has a nice touch. Not as bitter as a normal IPA. A little sweetness in the back. Somehow reminds me of Christmas trees :) risk to repeat!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
RexTalionis (1430) - FINLAND - FEB 20, 2013
Bottle 12 fl.oz. Pours hazy amber in color with off-white head. Leaves a nice lacing on the glass, so points for that. Pine, sweet fudge and notes of malts in aroma. Sweet and actually quite subtle notes of them piney hops in taste. Feels more malt-driven this one though. Light piney and grassy hoppy afertaste nonetheless. Light perfume notes, some sweetness with that grassy bitterness in finish.


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