Valley Brewing Company IPA

IPA

 

Valley Brewing Company in Stockton, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA Regular
Score
7.21
ABV: 7.5% IBU: - Ticks: 17
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, Simcoe, Chinook, Ahtanum and Cascade hops. This beer was renamed from Cobra Head IPA in mid 2006
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Slightly cloudy copper coloured body with a small tan head atop. Aroma of grapefruit, citrus and fresh hops. Medium-bodied; Nice relatively mild flavour with fresh hops and lighter malt noticeable. Good bitter finish with a nice hoppy taste, but not too strong at all. Overall, a decent IPA, not too strong, but good to try! I sampled this pint on draught at Toronado in San Francisco, California on 28-June-2010.

Tried on 12 May 2013 at 22:50


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

31st May 2010
Hazy dark amber beer. Lively frothy head that dies away quickly. Smooth palate, a little dry. Fresh! Nice mix of marmalade orange and grapefruit hops with sweet and bitter notes. Fresh minerals and a trace of aniseed. Nothing shouty about this IPA but it seduces with it’s well joined up freshness.

Tried on 19 Jun 2012 at 14:10


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of spices, citrus fruits, and alfa acids. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, spices, leading to a very bitter finish where notes of Amarillo hops lingers.

Tried on 31 Dec 2010 at 03:55


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle says "West Coast Style IPA". I think this is the one. Thanks to Wavers1 for the bottle. Pours clear orange amber. Nose and taste of pineapple, hops and caramel malts. Pine finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2010 at 19:35


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared by footbalm, thanks
Appearance: Slightly hazy grapefruit color with a nice white had and good lacing in the glass
Aroma: Citrus and hop bitterness
Taste: Grapefruit, citrus and some caramel malts
Very nice IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2010 at 18:12


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz bottle @Tampa Wkly Gathering @BT Thanks Ibrew2or3-pours a white ring for a head and amber color. Aroma is orange/resin, some medium malt. Taste is orange/resin, secondary medium malt-caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2010 at 17:28


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

courtesy of ibrew2or3. pours golden, white head. aroma, lots of fresh hops, some lime and citrus, zesty orange. flavors, similar to aroma, plenty of hops goodness, some bitter and floral hops with a nice orange finish (zesty) quickly followed by bitter lime. The malt profile is very subdued and with the hops making up the most part of the mouthfeel. Tasty.

Tried on 28 Feb 2010 at 16:08


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bomber pours deep clear gold with off white head. The aroma is nice citrus orange, grapefruit as well as a mild sweet cotton candy note. The taste jumps up at you with carbonation enhanced sharp grapefruit citrus hop bitterness followed by a modest level of pine and resiny bitterness. The hops are supported by a mild backbone of malt sweetness. Light bodied yet crisp refreshing brew.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2010 at 19:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at the brewpub. Amber gold with creamy white head. Nice hoppy aroma. Resin?, citrus, and floral. Medium body with mild carbonation. Flavor is light caramel with quite a lot of hop-pine-citrus-near floral. Nice clean flavor. Finishes decently bitter.

Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2009 at 22:15


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. Hazy amber golden with a dense and creamy off-white head. Very fresh and almost leathery hop aroma. Medium body, sweet fruits and a little caramel. Very fresh peachy hops that leave a solid bitterness. 130709

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2009 at 08:58