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Golden Valley IPA VS Brut

Golden Valley IPA VS Brut

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Golden Valley Brewery

McMinnville, Oregon USA

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343.44/5.03.41/5.0Special9.5%13.5 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
IPA Brut pours like a deep golden champagne witha rich head. An aroma redolent of summer fruit with a toasty malt bubbles forth. A slightly sweet malty front palate proceeds to finely balanced floral and apricot notes, with caramel and oak undertones. This beautiful IPA finishes dry and bitter, with a hint of sweetness at the end. After its appearance at the OBF, this beer was then aged a further 3 months in chardonnay barrels and disgorged prior to a limited bottling, available only at the brewery.

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WinoInTraining (27), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 28, 2008  
Loved it! Sparkling IPA. Rich and yeasty with plenty of hops. Unfiltered, opaque. Deep golden, orange color. Belgian-esque texture. Sweet and fruity. Had it as the brewery as a suprise. Good stuff.


 Ungstrup (11136), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of wine, spices, and hops. The flavor is sweet with strong ntoes of chardonnay and wood - very sweet and very complex, leading to a dry woody finish. Matured in an Argyle barrel.


 badbeer (409), Iowa, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/513/20
May 30, 2008  
Orange color with an off-white head that quickly dissipates. Skunky aroma with bits of caramel. Taste was also skunky, but had a little bit of grass and pine to it. I think the clear bottle might have ruined this beer. Medium carbonation and medium body. Would try this again if not in a clear bottle.


 blutt59 (683), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2008  
bottle, nice golden color, malty nose with an overall sweet fruit flavor, finishes with dry oak


 travita (737), Lewisville, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 3, 2008  
Hops verus the yeast in the aroma. Sorta of sweet. Woody in the taste, some hops, and fruit zest. Dry finish. The flavors are fighting. Orange colored.




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