Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Boonville, California USA

Bomber. Piney hop backed by floral and citrus hop. Bright amber color with a beige head that’s decent. Rather full bodied with almost creamy carbonation. Flavor is probably light caramel which is completely overwhelmed by floral, pine and citrus hop. There is a fair balance in the finish, a little sweetness and a lot of hop. Seems fair to me, anyway. A smooth ale with something that should satisfy most HHs.

My Bottom Line:
A veritable hop cornucopia is found within this generous Double IPA, sending waves of citrusy, resinous, floral and sandy flavors onto supporting biscuity malts. This does not stand out in its style family, but it does everything well and is a most suitable hop fix.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam skirts the misty golden amber.
-The flavor profile is strangely more talkative than the aroma.
-There is a little caramel sweetness throughout that helps to balance out the hop dosage.
-The resinous hop bitterness is firm and pleasant.
-The mouthfeel is very healthy, and the carbonation smooth, making for effortless yet nutritious drinking.

Bottle.

2008-07-11. Orange amber body with a modest off-white head. (3+) Decent amount of hops in the aroma, clementines, citrus seeds. (7+) Pleasant hoppy bitterness throughout, light resin and a melange of mild citrus flavours. (7+) Smooth average palate. Quite drinkable, rather pleasant. Still, I’d like a bit more oomph to the citrus and hops to take it up a notch. Bottle shared by Blankboy and HogTownHarry

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Thanks to golubj for sharing this one. Deep golden amber, thin white head. Very bright fresh hoppy aroma. Rich spicy/grassy hoppiness that is loaded with tangerine citrus juiciness. Flavour is a bit berryish with a lightly honeyish malt flavour. Bright orange flavour with a bit of lingering resinousness. Fairly nice.

Pours ambers with a dense, lasting, head of microscopic bubbles. Hops in the aroma are mostly of pine. Some alcohol comes through as well. Flavor is earthy pine, sweet, with a smooth bitterness. Pretty decent.

22 oz bomber. Pours a slightly cloudy honey amber with a medium oft white head. Aroma of tangy citrus, buttery caramel malts and light floral hops. Taste of tangy citrus, caramel malts, and light floral hops.

22oz Bomber - Gravity Beer Market - Olympia, WA
Aroma – Tons of hops in the nose gave off a light fruity esters.
Appearance – Amber in color, Nice thin head and clear.
Flavor – Huge hop beer with lots of IPA flavor. Banana and grapefruit in the flavor also this was a truly awesome IPA.
Palate – Nice Mouthfeel, great texture with a good dry finish.
Overall – A very nice IPA this was one of my favs thus far. Loved the body and the overall beer drinking ability.

Draft at Craft Ale House. Poured deep golden with dark straw edges and off-white head. Nose was heavy tangerine, pineapple, some juicy hops, mild breadiness. Palate was medium heft, with hefty tropical fruity hops, but I noted a lack of malt bill that served to slightly unbalance this one. I had this after a Green Flash IPA, and the Green Flash blew it away. Then again, Green Flash IPA blows away most IPAs, so that’s not surprising. A good, but not great beer.