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RATINGS: 573   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.57   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 261   ABV: 8.7%
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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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4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Patrik (80) - - JAN 18, 2013
Extremely balanced double IPA. Another fantastic double IPA fr.o.m. USA. Fruit and sweetness realy hopped beer.

3.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
BK7 (549) - Turner, Oregon, USA - JAN 14, 2013
Bottle. Pine, grapefruit and caramel. Well balanced. Bitterness throughout. Solid IPA finish. Tasty.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sulawang (408) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 3, 2013
pours orange copper brown, smallish head, a few slow streams. Caramel citrus malts on the nose. Drinks with a very balanced caramel 7/10-sweetess, sharp - mellow hoppy bitterness, amazing creamy mouth feel with hints coriander, grapefruit, orange blossom, finishing soft creamy and hoppy bitter. Medium complexity, med-high depth, excellent transitions, great carry, excellent drinkability. Almost perfect, highly recommended.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
VastActiv (805) - Oulu, FINLAND - DEC 31, 2012
Bottle 0.335l. Colour is orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours are sweetness, fruits, hoppiness and some alcohol.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Jimthechap (1195) - Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 27, 2012
An opaque golden amber ale with a semi-permanent white head. Excellent lace was left down the glass. A noseful of punchy, sprucy redwood resin. It smelled of hops aplenty, dehydrated peach, guava, orchard fruit, ripe gooseberry which was contributed by generous and elegant malt. There was just a dash of black pepper as well. There was peppy carbonation - tingly and spritzy and among the mentioned flavours there was a colossal onslaught of hoppy bitterness and sour grapefruit. Juicy citrus and a bizarre vegetal/cactus sort of flavour. I’m not suggesting for a moment that this spoiled my enjoyment. It was a little tequila-like twist to an excellent beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
serjaymz (39) - - DEC 25, 2012
Sise.Renk koyu portakal. Bulanik. Kopuk cok dolgun. Beklenen IPA aciliginda degil, kalicilik da orta. --- The Server

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
garthicus (2336) - Dublin, IRELAND - DEC 25, 2012
Bottle. Appearance: Dark orange, a little hazy, medium off white head. Aroma: hoppy, a little soapy, orange peel, malty, sweet. Bitter too. Flavour: Perfumey, super sweet, very hoppy, slick, sticky mouthfeel, definite alcohol presence, quite a bitter taste, all a bit unbalanced for me. Nice, but muddled.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Danyel (182) - Colorado, USA - DEC 22, 2012
Bottle. Hazy orange, white head. Smells resinous, very piney, barleywine-ish. Tastes sharp hops, malty undertones, bitter finish. Unique but in a really nice way. Very good

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bytemesis (1413) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - DEC 21, 2012
Bottle. Pours hazy amber with a medium off-white head and nice lacing. Aroma is pine, caramel, citrus. Flavor is about the same, lightly sweet, lightly bitter with light metal notes. Medium body. Nice but nothing special.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
kayres (210) - , Georgia, USA - DEC 18, 2012
Slightly hazy orange with a thick white head. Wonderful floral hop aroma, spicy citrus. Big bodied, huge mouth feel. Excellent citrus hop flavor and sharp finish well balanced ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone


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