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Valley Brew Cobra-Hood India Pale Ale

Valley Brew Cobra-Hood India Pale Ale - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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Brewed by Valley Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Stockton, California USA

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63.72/5.03.23/5.07.3%0Shaker, Tulip

Commercial Description:
Our India Pale Ale is brewed in a California IPA style. The beer is generously hopped for bitterness with Magnum hops and finished with fresh Amarillo, Ahtanum and Cascade hops.
 Lubiere (4464), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2009  
A golden amber IPA with a thin white head. In aroma, a nice clasy c-hops with light citrussy and pinhey notes. In mouth, nice floral hops melding well with the malt, grapefruit notes. Medium bodied. A good IPA. On tap at brewpub, August 27 2009.


 ajm (903), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 28, 2009  
5th of the beer’s ratings. Tap at Valley. What a pleasant surprise. Nose reminds me of centennial hops, actually. Also smells of very tart citrus pith. Flavor is really something: dank-nasty hops, weed, must, then into plum skin, overripe orange, rotting fruit. Finish is bitter like the smell of a dormitory at a debate camp. Unbelievably enjoyable and a real surprise. Cobra-Hood, eh? I bet I know who they asked to name this...


 doubleo (1096), San Diego, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 3, 2008  
On-tap at the brewpub. Pours cloudy dark orange, almost brown with a very thin white head, specks of lace. Smells subdued earthy hoppy. Tastes bitter and hoppy, very damn bitter in fact. Some sweet malt flavor toward the finish and bitter through the finish as well. Bit of dishtowel flavor as well. Medium body, good carbonation.


 WeeHeavySD (2941), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 17, 2008  
1/5/08, 11th and Final Brewery of 07/08 Roadtrip with Bikesandbeer and his girlfriend Jesse. Drove out the way to get to this brewery, which was worth it, really nice people and good food and good brew. Pours orange with an off white ring head. Nose is sweet and hoppy. Taste is sweet and hoppy and nice really lingers in the mouth.


 aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Big nose of hops, hops and MORE hops. Some nice spice and malt notes also come forward. Big mouthfeel that needs to be scraped off of the tongue. Clean and dry finish.


 jazz88 (2235), San Francisco, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2006  
Tap @ The Bistro’s IPA Festival 8/6/05. A cloudy amber color with a nice mint, anise and floral flavor that was quite unexpected. Almost medicinal in aroma. Smooth but not dry, malty but also fairly light.



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