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Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

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common

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2323.55/5.03.53/5.0Special8.7%43.6Snifter, Tulip
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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 kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 29, 2009  
22 oz bottle via Hagen. Pours a semi hazy copper with a large beige head, leaves a moderate amount of lace as it comes down. Nose is fruity esters, pineapple, apricot, orange. Tastes like it smells with some pine and orange peel in the aftertaste. A bit metallic in the finish. Body is medium/full. Carbonation is moderate. This is quite average.


 JaBier (1212), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 16, 2009  
22oz bottle purchased at Jungle Jim’s. Pours clear amber with a medium tan head. Citrus aroma with lots of sweet malt and a bit of spice. Cereal malt flavor up front with some citrus hops and a bitter finish.


 merlin48 (511), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Bomber pours a dirty, murky, orange/brown body with a medium ecru head. Aroma is grassy and grapefruity citrus. Medium body and carbonation with a hop oil bite. Taste has an edgy bitter hoppiness, with a pronounced grassuness and some citrus rind. Some meaty caramel emerges midway, as does some pink grapefruit sweetness. Finishes grassy and grainy. Pretty good, but i was hoping for better in an anniversary beer.


 steview (901), Los Angeles, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 13, 2009  
My wife said the aroma contains notes of soy sauce and yeast; I noted a lot of rich breadiness and dough. She didn’t taste, but I did: It is definitely earthy, with quite a salty kick, and some hops, but the hops are hiding - a lot of emphasis was on the malts, apparently. Overall, it’s good, tasty, interesting, and quite the ABV.


 JPDIPSO (4897), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 11, 2009  
Amber color with a moderate cream colored head. Aromas are hop centric with pine and a bit of apricot. Full feel. Pale malts, and a earthy hops in the flavors. Bitterness continues to build throughout the experience. I gets a bit to much by the end and I start to beg for a reprieve. A bitter hopshead brew.


 larryLSB (146), La Selva Beach, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Poured from 22 oz., Amber with a golden hue, small off white head. Nice balance of hops and malt, citrus and pine, with hints of caramel. Not too bad, but it is the 20th anniversary and a year and a half later. Not sure if this got better with age.


 JCB (1749), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 7, 2009  
Bomber from Once Upon a Vine, Richmond. Nice deep amber pour, fuzzy and somewhat cloudy. Decent head and sticky retention. There’s some grain and earthiness to the aroma, and a bready quality that suggests this might be better enjoyed when far younger. Still, take it when you can get it, right? Palate is decent, though not as full as I’d like. Crystal malts and sweet caramel, with a slightly too harsh finish owing to hops on the downside. At this point, I reckon it’s more like a moderately aged American strong ale. Decently enjoyable.


 arondee (176), Tucson, Arizona, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/516/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Pours a honey orange color with a nice white head... a very attractive beer. Aroma is honey and hops.The taste is malty and hoppy, the alcohol is not noticeable, there are hints of orange rind, caramel, and a sweet honey taste. Really good beer, well balanced between the hops and the malts.



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