Golden Valley IPA VS Brut

12/15/2007: Golden Valley IPA VS Brut has a deep golden to nearly amber color and has a light beige-colored head. It has a soft floral and orangy citrus nose. The flavor has light caramel malt (subtle), citrusy bitterness, and a hint of dry oak. There is a mild to moderate bitterness through the finish. This beer has a surprisingly medium to medium-full body and is lightly carbonated, feels soft on the palate and even has a creamy texture! Overall this beer is well-balanced and has a good combination of malt and bitterness. It is really like a Pale Ale with more alcohol (that can’t be found in the taste anyways!)...

750 mL bottle shared by nvhall. Thank you! Rating #37 for this beer.

Light amber in color with a decent sized cream colored head. Indestinct aroma, but there is some grapefruit, oak and smoke. Tastes like a belgian on hop steroids...grapefruit with a dry oak finish.

750ml Bottle Gold Wrap Caged/Corked BIG POP! Poured into a chalice a cloudy burnt orange color, nice carbonation, nice one-finger plus creamy off-white head, tons and tons of nice sticky lacing follows. The nose is quite different from a DIPA, more on the malty side, hints of spices, dark fruits, some caramel. The taste is just awesome, malty, spicey, hints of cherries, tangy, some caramel. The alcohol is hidden very well with this one. Nice warming effect going down. Full body, well rounded, complex brew. Very drinkable, this is my first brew like it, very different from an DIPA or IPA, to me a combo of an IPA and a Belgian Strong Pale Ale and Dark Ale. It did cost me $25, but worth it. Highly Recommended.

Loved it! Sparkling IPA. Rich and yeasty with plenty of hops. Unfiltered, opaque. Deep golden, orange color. Belgian-esque texture. Sweet and fruity. Had it as the brewery as a suprise. Good stuff.

Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of wine, spices, and hops. The flavor is sweet with strong ntoes of chardonnay and wood - very sweet and very complex, leading to a dry woody finish. Matured in an Argyle barrel.

Orange color with an off-white head that quickly dissipates. Skunky aroma with bits of caramel. Taste was also skunky, but had a little bit of grass and pine to it. I think the clear bottle might have ruined this beer. Medium carbonation and medium body. Would try this again if not in a clear bottle.

bottle, nice golden color, malty nose with an overall sweet fruit flavor, finishes with dry oak

Hops verus the yeast in the aroma. Sorta of sweet. Woody in the taste, some hops, and fruit zest. Dry finish. The flavors are fighting. Orange colored.