Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA

Brewed by Valley Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Stockton, California USA

22oz bomber. Fairly resinous aroma initially. Woodsy... fresh cut wood. Some cut flowers. Pine sap. Toasted caramel malt. Bitter citrus zest as well as sweeter pear and peach juice. Expertly hiding behind the toasty malt and brutal hops is a big dose of alcohol. Pours a dark, hazed copper with a thick, eggshell white head that disappears quickly but leaves a good amount of drippy lacing. Flavor is, as expected, resinously bitter. Lots of wood flavors... cedar especially. Zesty, zesty hop profile. Popping all over the palate. Lightly toasted malt throughout. The hops are floral, earthy and citrusy all at the same time. Lemon zest and alcohol on the finish. Medium to full bodied with a lasting bitter finish. Interesting. I like the woodsiness of the hops. Would love to try fresh. Thanks a ton Nelson!

22oz handbottle courtesy of masonjer poured into a snifter. Pours a dark hazy amber with a creamy off-white head that recedes to a ring quickly and leaves sporadic lacing. The aroma is flush with hops, both floral and citrus. The pine hops jump out up front but there is definitely some grapefruit in there as well. The caramel malts are there but take a backseat. The taste starts with some citrus hops with lemons and grapefruit. The caramel malts form a strong backbone but the floral hops come back with a vengeance in the finish. Very nice hop-forward taste. The mouthfeel isn’t quite as nice as I was expecting with some stickiness and hop bitterness with decent carbonation. This is a very good DIPA and one I am glad I got to try. I’d love to try this super-fresh and experience the hop bomb I’ve been hearing about. Big thanks again to Jeremy for the opportunity.

(10/29/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Stockton. Hazy orange color with a white head. Aroma of citrus hops, some fruits and light maltiness. Sweet malty flavor with cookies, caramel, biscuity notes and a bitter hoppy finish with some citrus and alcohol notes. Medium-bodied. Good but not amazing. 7/4/7/3/15=3.6
(10/29/08) Draught at the brewery in Stockton (thanks a lot Steve and Mike!). Hazy orange-amber color. Aroma of citrusy hops, some fruitiness and some malt in the back. Sweet flavor at first with cookies, caramel and some honey-ish notes. Continues with lots of hops and big bitterness, some fruits, and some alcohol. Nice silky mouthfeel. 8/4/7/4/15=3.8

Sampled via 22-oz bomber during Heritage Liquors tasting and shared by Faro99. Pours a semi-clear orange amber brew with a thin and creamy off-white head that slowly dissipates to a fine film and white ring. Aroma of heavy malty caramel with grapefruit, citrus zest a touch of iced tea, and some white pepper. Taste is full bodied, very light carbonation with flavors of caramel malt, some biscuit character, grapefruit, pine and some white pepper. Finish has a thick texture with a lingering bitterness and caramel aftertaste. Most excellent.

Great hop aroma, with beautiful amber color. No mistaking the hops, great through to the finish. An excellent brew.

Beautiful amber, hoppy, floral, citrus, malty, caramel, little grassy, spicey finish.

<b>Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.</b>
<i>[ Trade by Papsoe ].</i> Unclear hazy medium orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, resin, orange, wood pine. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration and a peppery - alcoholic very dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily - sticky, carbonation is flat. (300808)

imadeadguy shared this rare 22oz gem. Refreshing beer loaded with fresh grassy hops. Has a very full body, and is not like most IIPA’s that leave a dry aftertaste. Super bitter and tart, but not dry amazing beer. I need a growler of this now, because the 22’s are too hard to come by.