Bitterest Valentine
AleWerks Brewing Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
7.70
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Mosaic, Citra, and El Dorado hops weave a tapestry of tropical flavors gently balanced by a malt backbone. bitter in spirit, but amiable in the glass. Even the blackest of hearts will be charmed by this limited release.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Grapefruit and such aroma after yellow pour. Pretty dry finish. Really very pretty pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From notes. Can. Clear golden orange, offwhite head. Aromas: citrus, floral, pine, hop resin. Tastes: big citrus, floral, pine. Medium body
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2020
at 00:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
$5.00 pint can from Wine Warehouse. Pours hazy golden-orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is juicy orange, orange peel, floral hops. Flavor is sweet orange pulp, bitter orange peel, floral hops, light green grass... long lingering orange flavor. Really nice.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2019
at 19:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
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Tried
on 15 Feb 2019
at 03:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draft: Poured a hazy copper orange with a white head. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is citrus cleaner with malt background. Little harshness, but I think this is why its the bitterer version.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2018
at 13:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle from a NoVA TJoes, pours a darker orange with some frothy, white head. Nose is very nice, grapefruit, orange, some pine and pine sap, a little honey, soap. Flavor follows, it’s not juicy - it’s pithy and dry like a Woody Allen script, piney, soapy, orange and grapefruit rinds, just a little honey backbone. Finishes dry and bitter. I thought this was very well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2017
at 10:48
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber from Total Wine Chantilly Aroma: caramel, citrus Appearance: clear golden with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
on 02 Mar 2017
at 14:31
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle purchased at the local Trader Joes. Poured a clear orange/amber color with a fluffy, medium sized white head. Aroma was lots of grapefruit, grapefruit zest. Tropical fruit notes are more subtle here, with a blast of pine resin. Flavor was very hoppy, pine and resin, grapefruit. Enjoyed this quite a bit. Quite a bit like regular Bitter Valentine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2017
at 20:15
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle with huge thanks to Neil! Pours hazy orange, medium creamy off-white head, dissipates slowly with nice residual and lacing. Aroma is grapefruit zest, pine, melon, oranges. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, plenty of grapefruit zest. Medium body, oily mouthfeel. Good, but the base is better, as is almost always the case with fruited IPAs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2017
at 18:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Lillies and grapefruit nose. Opaque copper, medium head. Apricot, grapefruit. Full body, easy carbonation. Deliciously fruity.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2017
at 16:35