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Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Boonville, California USA

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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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 Pailhead (2323), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20

May 24, 2008    Updated: May 25, 2008
Courtesy of Styles

Bottle: The aroma is very fruity with citrus, faint pineapple, caramel, and mild grapefruit. It pours a transparent golden-amber with a moderate off-white head. The flavor starts very fruity with moderate caramel. The finish has mild citrus hops with a light grapefruit aftertaste. Medium bodied with mild carbonation.


 stoutlover72 (1336), NorCal, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Maybe I’m just a sucker for DIPA’s. There’s a few styles of beer that I just don’t seem to get enough of, and this is one of them so when my local BevMo stocked a new one in, it was a no brainer to get it and share it with my bro.

The beer pours out a cloudy, medium amber color with a one-finger thick dirty white head. Aroma is fairly balanced with a strong grapefruity/pineapple bittersweet combo going on and it worked for me. Supported by some lesser floral aroma and some alkeehol...it was decent enough. Flavor had some major balance going on with the bitterness being heavily influenced by the caramel malts. Tropical/citrus fruit was the biggest flavor profile, then the sweetness to really cut thru the hops. Finish was a bit on the hot side. Enjoyable? Yep. Don’t expect a hop bomb though. Reminded me of some East Coast DIPA’s.


 Sparky27 (595), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bomber courtesy of DarkElf. Pours a slight hazy amber with one finger off-white head that leaves decent lacing. Nose is sweet malt and grassy hops. Taste is caramel, mango and sweet citrus with a mellow pine finish. Medium mouth feel. Not very hoppy for an IIPA, but still decent. Thanks for sending it Stephen.


 Ughsmash (3079), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Sep 18, 2008  
Bomber. Poured fiery medium orange with a short cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up alcohol-fired caramel and grapefruit meat sweetness with floral and citrusy hoppage around.. not bad, but perhaps too boozy. The flavor had plenty of citrus as well, both in terms of sweetness and bitterness.. pine, grassy, and citrus bitterness rode through the finish, and again, everything was amplified by the boozage. Syrupy and heavier-bodied on the palate, really rockin’ the sweetness and alcohol strength on the back.. decent balance if you really grasp for it.


 brentfeesh (937), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Sep 16, 2008  
22oz bottle. Golden-amber pour with a nice frothy head. Looks tasty. Lots of grapefruit in the aroma along with a touch of pineapple. A little bit of a metallic/mineral note as well. The flavor does have some malt to it but the malt is overpowered with that same metallic/mineral presence. Not that it’s bad, just over powers the malt. Plenty of grapefruit and some earthy spice too boot. Medium body, semi-dry. A solid brew.


m4rest88 (74), Beverly Hills, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 14, 2008  
Pours with a golden orange with a white head that mostly diminishes over time. Aroma is of citrus fruits mainly oranges, and maybe some lemon, hops, and some yeast. Flavor is hoppy. Slightly a sweet initial taste followed by bitter finish - pretty standard IPA in my opinion. Not my favorite IPA, but decent nonetheless.



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