Valley Brew Uberhoppy Imperial IPA

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

Bottle shared from Eben. Thanks for sharing this amazing brew. This was like someone had taken honey from bees used to cross pollenate a Golden Kiwi orchard and extracted to honey from it and used it to make an ass kicking IIPA. I an at a loss on this one. It was sooo de-lish. rating to style. I am not sure what I rated Dreadnaught but this is my Fav IIPA. Truly amazing.

Amber coloured with a decent sized off white head that dissipates into just a coating. The aroma is awesome, lots of fresh hops with lots of different aromas, especially considering this is a "west coast" IPA. Excuse me, DIPA...As Stine says, dank weed scents are present...a bit strange I think, but all things considered it’s not a bad thing. Other than that, the hops are a bit floral with a few hints of resin. The palate is awesome, it’s commanding in the mouth but it’s not too thick and isn’t syrupy. The flavour is fantastic, very well balanced with loads of malt, sweet wonderful malt. There is a feeling of the hops loaded into this beer, but they present themselves in a very interesting way. They are there, but not overly bitter. Some resin, a bit of grapefruit, and a tad bit of bitter. Really well made, lots of great flavours. Worthy of its spot.

Poured from a 22 oz bottle. Hazy amber orange, foam fading to a lazy, lingering beige film. Glowing tropical fruit and dank weed aroma. Strong pale malts. Caramel, sugar cookie, brown sugar dough. Pears. RIchly balanced hop and malt flavors; some floral bitterness dry in front, with a warm earthy pungency of yerba tea and citrus rinds seeming quite thick and syrupy beneath. Really fresh, vibrant and consistently soft. Never a sharp or astingent moment, and an amazingly restrained alcohol presence. Citrus character is recurrent throughout, but lends little dryness, rather seeming thoroughly acidic, quenching, and summery; glowing in the sharp juiciness of tropical pineapple and mandarin orange, moreso than the bitter acidity of grapefruit or the silky texture of mango. Soft, full body showing lots of sticky resinous hops and no residual sugar. Long, bittersweet yerba tea and honey finish; a beautifully rendered, hop forward yet delicately balanced and thoughtful example, right there with the very best. Thanks Dave!

On tap at the brewery (one-year-old). Pours a hazy brown with almost no head. Light sweetness with lots of bitterness. Lots of hops - flowers, grape fruits and pine. But also a malty backbone that, that I guess is a bit more noticeable in this one-year-old... Not a bad thing at all. Medium to full bodied. Medium carbonation. Long dry finish with a hint of alcohol.

Hazy dark reddish color. Lovely nuanced fruity esters that change with every sniff: from guava to grapefruit to orange rind to pine. Yet the flavors come out too earthy and dull, muddled. That and the sticky finish let me down a little but it’s still a good brew.

Shared by Dawn at the Cleveland tasting, huge thanks! Pours a copper color with a pillowy white head. Aroma is fresh floral hops, citrus, pine. Flavor is grapefruit, orange, mango, pineapple, pine. Palate is medium bodied, medium carbonation finished bitter and refreshing. This is one delicious brew!

Bomber, with a big thank you to Davecooks - you rock! Pours a clear amber with a two finger creamy tan head, great lacing. Aroma is a nice harmony of grapefruit, pine/resin, citrus and orange peel. The flavor brings the hop bite home, with more pine/resin, grapefruit and citrus, only slightly balanced against a caramel backbone that is present but not significant in any way; the focus is clearly on the hop profile. The alcohol is nowhere to be found, and the term "dangerously drinkable" definitely comes into mind. I was a bit worried that hype had gotten to this one, but it delivers on my expectations and then some. Very well done, and hope wider bottling comes for all of VB’s beers very soon. Thanks again Dave!

Copper colored hazy beer with a great lasting head. Big grapefruit, citrus, pine aroma. Amazingly fruity. Nice big hoppy IIPA. Lots of fruit ranging from sharp grapefruit to softer citrus to some tropical fruits. Nice caramel malt backbone, but this seems to me like a hopcentric brew. Insanely drinkable at 10%. I drank 64 oz of this in a sitting once. Freaking amazing.