Valley Brew Hitman Gold Ale

Formerly brewed at Valley Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Stockton, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Cool that it is name after Brett "Hitman" Hart. Hazy golden color. Nice aroma of bread and biscuits. Bready and biscuity up front with a moderate pine/citrus hop finish. Once again, another well made brew from Valley Brewing Co.

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2009 At the brewery, pours a dark gold color with faint hoppy nose. Subtle hop bitterness in the flavor.

1/5/08, 11th and Final Brewery of 07/08 Roadtrip with Bikesandbeer and his girlfriend Jesse. Drove out the way to get to this brewery, which was worth it, really nice people and good food and good brew. Pours golden yellow with a bright white ring. Light nose. Taste is sweet light and hoppy.

Nice light brown with impressive white head. Strong, dank hops aroma - apricoty pine needles. Nice dry pale maltiness, great peachy/coniferous hop character in flavor. Pleasant, moderately malty body, lingering, thorough hoppiness. Very good!

Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 Beers on the Wall

pale gold with a light haze, fine dirty white head that suds up upon demand, lots of lace, light sweet malt aroma with light spicy floral hops, malt flavor with decent bitterness and light tartness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap @ Valley brewery poured a clear gold with a small lasting white head. Aromas of straw, light carmel and light fruitiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of bread, straw and a hint of citrus with a dry bitter finish.

Poured a hazed amber color with a large off-white head. Aroma of grapefruit juice and a touch of malt. Falvor of bitter sweet grapefruit juice and some malt for the base. Mild- to moderate bitterness on a dry finish. Light to medium bodied.

Bottled. Hazy yellow in colour. Minor white head. It has a bitter aroma with juniper berries. The flavour is bitter, juniper berries are present. It has a sweet, dry and bitter aftertaste. Great label drawn by Bret "The Hitman" Hart. I watched this guy with his tag team partner Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart in the mid 80-ies when we got SKY-channel. Kinda fascinating then, nice beer now. Would be kinda neat to get an autograph thou ;)

Bottled. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Nice hoppy aroma. Flavour is quite grassy and hoppy. Long mouthdrying feeling. Too dry and bitter for me. One of the best labels around .)

Bottled. Light amber color, small white head. Fresh hoppy aroma - flowery, almost like "cat piss" :) Honeyish flowery hoppy - very fresh good A/IPA. Bonus points for nice label!