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Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA 3.52 237

Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

Percentile
89
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2373.54/5.03.52/5.0Special8.7%41.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Anderson Valley Brewing Co. first opened in downtown Boonville on December 26, 1987. This was a dream come true for those wishing to savor high quality, flavorful and perfectly balanced beers. To celebrate our 20 years of continued success, we have created a unique beer. Our Imperial India Pale Ale is loaded with excessive amounts of malts and 20 seperate additions of the finest Pacific Northwest hops. We hope you find it most enjoyable!
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 GMCC2181 (883), Bear/Elkton, Delaware, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Bottle. Nice hops nose on it. Clearish red in color, decent head. Taste is malty and sugary. The hops have lost their touch on this beer. Still hoppy but just a little dissapointed considering they used 20 separate hop additions. I wish I could of had this fresh....I bet it was alot better. Still overall, not a bad DIPA at all


 baraciisch (156), USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Golden orange color... Almost a fruity aroma.. Flavor is sweet and flavorful with well balanced hoppiness... A little more bitter than the Dogfish 90 minute, but still very tasty...


 TomDecapolis (3218), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 21, 2009  
Tap at CAH. Pours a hazy orange with lots of golden notes and a small creamy off white head that left sticky lacing. Aroma of grapefruit, orange and floral hops. Various fruity notes with some bready and caramel malt to balance. Flavor of pine, grapefruit, really nice and hoppy. Malt backbone present with some dough, caramel, grains and cereal. Medium hop bitterness.


 adrian910ss (1436), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 20, 2009  
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.


 Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a medium orange body with a one finger white head. Hop floral citrus notes some earthy bitterness. Decent IPA.


 lordeche (397), Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 19, 2009  
Pours a fairly thick slightly dark copper. Aroma is a bit strange- some vanilla, some oak, caramel malt, some slight citrus and some rice-wine notes. Flavor also contains that rice-wine and some subtle grapefruit in the back that is actually quite nice. Kinda could see this being a Hitachino brew. Fairly unique at the very least, but certainly not one of my favorite doubles. Creamy palate.


 GreatLibations (1454), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/513/20
Feb 18, 2009  
Pours golden with a bit of amber. A lofty head lingers like cobwebs in a tool shed. Aromas of citrus rind yet mild. Full nectar with almost no effers. Things flat. This really takes away as this brew is on the sweet side of the malt spectrum. I’m picking up on a celery plug nuance that also discourages. Tough hopsy switchblades cut through the fat and scar the palate. The finish lingers with caramel and a citrus acid burn.


 thornecb (1814), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 18, 2009  
Pours deep amber into a tulip. Bright white head recedes leaving no lacing. Grapefruit and pine aromas. Sweet caramel and vanilla upfront turning to an alcohol and resin lasting finish.



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