Anderson Valley Poleeko Gold Pale Ale

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

Bottle at home from my GBBF haul ... golden amber ... big foam head ... light sweet malt ... light fruity hop ... big foam in mouth quite bitter in linger ... easy drinking but mediocre.

Pours with a solid head that linger with color of hazed gold. Good aroma. This is a decent PA with a good malt backbone and hop profile. Decent.

12 oz. Amber with a half-inch creamy head that lasts and leaves crunchy lacing. Orange aspirin and slight plastic aromas. Flavor is a nice mix of orange, tea leaf, toasted nut, resin coated wood and slight cocoa. Light-medium body is smooth and has a dry finish.

A hazy golden ale with a thin white head. A pleasant floral hops, herbal and smooth, with light caramel. In mouth, a fresh malt with crisp hops, chalky notes. Medium bodied. Refreshing beer. Tasted April 2007.

A Mes rate: bottle at GBBF.
Bright gold with a good white head. Fruity hop aroma with some grain in the background and a slight sour edge to it. Similar flavour. Slightly chalky but the fruit notes are really good. Lovely and dry. Decent stuff.

Bottle from GBBF 08. Deep gold, lasting off white head. Attractive light grapefruit hop aroma. Very faint cheddar cheese. Drinkable in the mouth, a little hard on the swallow. Decent malts. Some toffee, bit of butter. Finish has some floral PNW hops, but not overly bitter. Maybe a little too buttery. Hops are nice. Yep, fine.

Bottle, at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, moderate head. Very nice hoppy aroma, notes of citrus and tropical fruits. Pleasant hoppy flavour but not overdone, well balanced.

Bottle at GBBF ’08. Gold. Sweet nettly aroma. Lots of fizz but low on taste. A little bitterness. Rather an improbable beer. Improbable? That’s what I wrote, and I don’t now really understand what I meant, though it seemed perfectly clear at the time.