Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale

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

Hazy orange-yellow with a large slowly fading white head. Aroma of citrus, grassy and floral hops, bread and something vegetal. Taste is kind of “vegetallic” and also has caramel, citrus and floral hop qualities to it. Finishes citrus bitter and vegetal with a peppery quality to it. Body is a little oily.

Amber color. Smell of pine, hops, malt, oranges, flowers and candy raisins. Taste of hops, citrus peal, pine, grass, malt, hairspray, oranges and grapefruit.

12oz bottle: Sunshine orange and red with a frothy, one-inch head. The aroma is hoppy and bright, with an aroma filled with sweet oranges and tangerines. A moderately thick, caramel malt middle creates the base for some nice hop exploration. Bright notes of lemon, apricot and orange are balanced by a solid caramel sweetness. Finishes with a solid bitter punch of grapefruit rind. Nice and complex, but oh so easy to drink.

Nice well balanced brew with an assertive, but well balanced hop character, clean finish and high drinkability.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber color with a medium sized white head. The aroma is grassy with lighter citrus and lighter bready malts. The flavor is much like the nose, lighter bready malts with citrus and grass. This one is very average. Thin.

12 oz bottle from a trade with douglas88. pours light orange with a small white head and little carbonation. small amount of hops in the nose with some pale malts. flavours are similar but this one lack umph. just turn it up a bit and this would be a lot better but as is its just a standard pale ale for the masses.

Tasted 5/13/08. 12oz bottle. Filtered with a honey amber hue. White layer of clinging head. Grassy citrus bright fresh hop aroma. Grapefruit and circus peanuts. Hop dominant nose. Light to medium bodied. Mild hops with caramel flavor. Light roasty note. Hop dominant palate. Grassy citrus hop flavor. Pleasantly sticky. Solid bitterness.

Hazy golden color and good white head. Aroma of caramel, biscuit malt, apples and citrus hops. Mild flavor, but a good balance of malt and crisp hops. Light palate with a dry finish. Very drinkable but not as boring as its lightness would suggest.