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Golden Valley IPA VS Brut

Golden Valley IPA VS Brut

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Golden Valley Brewery

McMinnville, Oregon USA

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343.44/5.03.41/5.0Special9.5%13.5Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
IPA Brut pours like a deep golden champagne witha rich head. An aroma redolent of summer fruit with a toasty malt bubbles forth. A slightly sweet malty front palate proceeds to finely balanced floral and apricot notes, with caramel and oak undertones. This beautiful IPA finishes dry and bitter, with a hint of sweetness at the end. After its appearance at the OBF, this beer was then aged a further 3 months in chardonnay barrels and disgorged prior to a limited bottling, available only at the brewery.

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 Ungstrup (11353), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
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.


 argo0 (6229), Washington DC, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 30, 2004  
(OBF04) Beige head, light copper body. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit/floral, some grape, melon. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, light grape. Medium body.


 hopdog (4645), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 10, 2008  
750ml bottle. Poured a medium amber color with an averaged sized off white head. There were a ton of floaters in the bottle and pour. Aromas of earthiness, floral, wood, and had a light vinous character. Tastes of vanilla, citrus, caramel, citrus, and lighter earthiness. This was a decent beer but in my opinion, a little over priced at $25 a bottle.


 BückDich (4558), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Feb 24, 2006  
750ml Bottle: Mahogany color, nice carbonation level with a light head and decent lacing. The nose is ripe with brett and oak, sweet fruity grapes blend with the hops. Sweet wheat grass and light bitterness flavors with the continuing fruity theme. The finish is a bit tangy with oak and musky apple notes. Interesting beer, I think more brewers should age with white wine barrels instead of the beefy bourbon and intense cabernet sauvignon stuff.


 acrdz (4362), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 14, 2004  
OBF 2004. Dark orange appearance. Spicy mild nose, very strong flavors, though. woody and just a little lemon juice thrown in there... possibly some wine flavors. Sweet orange, acidic, light nose with heavy thickness. Decent, but unbalanced.




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