Beer Valley Delta 9 IPA

Brewed by Beer Valley Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ontario, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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bottle. hazy golden amber with a tall and long-lasting off-white head. mild and soft hop aromatics allow the yeast to play: light floral and soap notes but otherwise clean-smelling, though there is some sort of "spice" that actually comes across a bit like turmeric and curry (WTH?). a touch of sweet biscuity malt is allowed to shine given the low hop character (meaning relatively low for IPA). it’s not in your face, it’s not overdone, overhopped, it’s not resinous or sappy, it’s actually quite elegant and beautifully restrained. medium body with some chewiness. somewhat harsh carbonation to go with the moderate hop bitterness, and with a touch of pine resin, but otherwise it’s a nice presentation of sweet honey-tinged cracker malt and soft citrus hops. I do believe this is the first beer from these guys that I find myself enjoying, and it’s bottle-conditioned and unfiltered to boot, and thankfully the unfiltered part isn’t a problem here - the yeast is transparent other than those mild floral and soap notes. well-done.

Trockener, etwas laffer Hopfenbeginn. Zitrusnoten, Reis. Sehr trockene Holznoten sind permanent vorhanden, eine angenehme Hopfigkeit kann kaum durchdringen. Mild bitterer Ausklang, erst im Nachgeschmack stärker bitter mit angenehm grasigen Noten. OK. 10/8/9/9/9/9

On tap at the West Coast Brewfest. Pours cloudy golden with a rich off-white head and a citrus aroma. There is a hearty caramel malt flavor with serious hop bitterness and a puckering finish.

9th May 2012
Bottle from Olbutikken. Slight haze on this amber beer. Good white head. Creamy pale malt, a little raw grain. Hops are piney with mild orange marmalade. Finishes soft and dry with a mildly bitter aftertaste, Alright but a little too malt led for me.

Bottle. Golden, hazy, average to large and mostly lasting head. Moderate, malty - lightly grainy and caramel sweetish aroma, light tropical fruitiness, piney and some grapefruit hoppyness. Body is medium, sweetish and malty - lightly grainy and sweetish flavor, some caramel, light fruitiness and some piney and grapefruit hoppyness. Finish is average, sweetish with caramel, some piney - grapefruit hoppyness. Caramel sweetish IPA. OK but nothing really special - could use more hoppyness (and less caramel).

(22oz bottle) Pours a clear golden body with a medium off-white head. Aroma of grain, grass, florals, nuts, toffee, and citrus. Flavor of pine, grain, toffee, and grass with a dry, bitter finish.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a longlasting off-white head. has a fruity fresh hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grassy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.

Bottle @ C4 Pale Ale Festival, Odense 2012. Pours cloudy golden with a small creamy head and lacings. Nose is orange and grapefruity hops. Flavor has a bit of yeast as well. Grassy bitter finish. Full bodied. Good.

Bottle thanks to bhensonb. Poured goldish Orange with a white head. Aroma was caramel, malt, Orange, and toffee. Flavor was much the same. Body was medium with medium carbonation.

Christian Firtal Pale Ale Festival 2012, day 2. Hazy golden with a big white head. Fruity hop aroma with citrus and a bit of hay. Dry and hoppy flavour with grassy and hay notes.

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. ARoma of citrus, herbs, flowers, caramel and some grass. Flavour as well citric and grapy. Flowers, herbs and caramel is there. Medium, to full bodied. Ends on a dry and grapy bitterness,.