Golden Valley Chehalem India Pale Ale

Brewed by Golden Valley Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
McMinnville, Oregon USA

Hmmm, sort of avg. Could stand to be hoppier. Flavor seemed off to me. Sort of taste like a messed up hoppy pils. Can’t believe I paid to have this one shipped in too. What a dumbass I am. Thought for sure I looked at the rating first. Wouldn’t have purchased it w/ only a 52 rating since there were better choices. Oh, and I rated it from notes w/o being influenced by the avg. rating.

straw yellow color some particles in suspension, huge foamy white head, lots of sticky lacing. Stale hop aroma, some citrus & light pines, very mellow. avg pal. Mellow to light flavor hints of citurs & pine w/ a touch of carmel. Easy to drink, astringent finish that goes well w/ sharp aged cheddar, and not as well alone.

Bottle via Chuck. The beer pours to a glowing amber body with superfine particulate and a tall airy white head. Nice lacing. The aroma is soapy with some citrus hops and nice pale malts. The flavor is bitter grassy hops with light citrus. The pale malt is a common theme in this one. The palate is bitter and average.

Bottle... Poured a foggy, deep orange tone with a nice head. Malty aroma. Not much on hops at all. For flavoring I got a lot of malt which is accented by a rubbing alcohol sort of flavor. Also, there is a bit of a sweet, syrup or caramel undertone. Dry, citrus, hops in the finish, but way too mellow for an IPA.

Bottle thanks to Chuck. Poured a hazy, medium coppery brown with a tall cap of white head and some loose sediment in there. Aroma found cookies and toasted nutty notes accented by some dusty detergent.. ok. Flavor was certainly better.. caramel and some nutty notes again in there with a nice dose of pine and grapefruity bitterness.. left a long grapefruity impression on the finish. Medium-bodied with a higher bitterness.. creamy middle and a warmer finish. Solid stuff. Thanks Chuck!

On tap at the brewpub
Bright golden-amber. Woody, grassy hop aroma with a good dose of toasty malts. Starts with a firm woody bitterness. The finish gets malty, with a big minerally note and a hint of diacetyl. The minerals I can handle but the diacetyl....such a poor finish is not becoming of this beer.

Golden colored IPA with a big rocky off white head. Orange citrus in the nose under lots of grain. This beer is hot on the tongue. Bready malts with some toast and hop flavors of pine, orange peel and yeast. The flavors in this beer do not seem to compliment each other into a single pleasant drink.

22oz bottle. Pine aroma was decent. Golden body with average white head. Flavor had some citrus sugar notes and dry bitter hops more dominate. Dry palate decent brew.