Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale

Brewed by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Boonville, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Pours copper with a generous rocky off-white head. Aroma has clean grainy malt with hints of hops, but not much. Medium / light bodied with moderate carboantion. Taste has husky grains and spicy hops. The finish however is all hops, quite bitter with some pine and bits of citrus. After a bit some of the caramel is noticable in the background. Nice pale ale, but not nearly as good at their IPA which is the same price at my shop.

12oz bottle. Golden color, white foam. Aroma of hops, nice citrus, pine; malt character has a good amount of honey and pale malts. Pale malt, tastes of honey. Sharp hop bite makes this beer SOOO DELICIOUS. Finishes with loads of spruce and grapefruit. I could drink this brew all day long! (3346)

Poured from a bomber to an effervescent gold with a nice white head and a bit of lacing. Nice hop aroma, but the hops didn’t visit my taste buds. Also has a bit of fruit and fresh grain in the taste. A bit of a weird taste on the lingering finish. It’s okay, and definitely drinkable on a nice warm day.

Tried the 22oz. this evening. Nice semi-filtered, golden color with lots of carbonation. One finger of head with consistent lacing. Grassy and citrus aroma. Hoppy and piney notes in the taste. Not quite as good as many other I P A’s, but pleasant. Readily available at any supermarket.

Backlog august 2010, can at Olympen Oslo Golden color, ok foam Medium body & complexity Some hops and fruit aromas ok

12oz bottle. Mostly clear golden color. Nice thin white head, leaving good lace. Nice hoppy taste - kind of herbal, with a bit of metallic. Tasty, satisfying bitterness. Lighter carbonation. Very dry texture. Good, longer bitter hop aftertaste. Satisfyingly hoppy pale ale.

I find this bland and unsatisfying. The beer is bitter in a non-hoppy way, and has little aftertaste.

Nice fresh aromatic nose. Poured with a big head (though could have been my gumby pour). Quite a dry bitter ale which is pleasant to drink.

66 cl bottle @ Timo A.
Rated on 20110627.
Pours clear golden color with minimal head. Aroma of dry hay, lots of fruits and some resin. Just optimally hopped. Flavor of dry and bitter fruits, apricot and peach mainly. Mildly bitter palate with a dry finish. Well balanced and bitter APA.
4515

Bomber. Nice American Pale Ale. Crisp hoppy start with a nice mild malty background. Long bitter finish. Refreshing and tasty.

draft at Coles, paler golden color. pretty light aroma, light butterscotch flavor, sweet malts, medium bitterness. OK pale