Anderson Valley Brewing Company Poleeko Pale Ale

Poleeko Pale Ale

 

Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
6.60
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 28 Ticks: 123
Poleeko Pale Ale is an exceptionally flavorful and well-balanced beer. With a bright, citrus hop profile and mild malt flavors reminiscent of English biscuits, the aromas of pink grapefruit and lemon zest compliment the brisk, balanced finish to create a truly refined American Pale Ale.
 

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

355ml can. Minimally cloudy, orange, golden colour with average to huge, frothy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Slightly zesty, citrusy fruity, minimally floral and piney, hoppy aroma, slightly biscuity, pale malty background, hints of grapefruit, a touch of lemon, grapefruit rind, minimally doughy yeasty overtones with a touch of brioche. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally biscuity, pale malty, mildly bitter, citrusy fruity, slightly floral and minimally piney hoppy, hints of pink grapefruit, lemon, some grapefruit rind, mild zesty bitterness, a touch of brioche.
Creamy-watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation.
Nice body, nice zesty bitterness - decent.

Tried from Can from REWE Markt Mumme on 21 Jun 2025 at 18:26


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma of malts, citrus, pine, grapefruit, aromatic hops. Flavour is malts and hops, with a moderate bitterness in the finish. Pretty good, enjoyed this refreshing session ale.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:17


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

In der Nase Orange, Limetten, im Trunk dann eher erdig, bitter, Pinien, leicht harzig, waldig, schönes Ding.

Tried on 10 May 2020 at 16:03


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Golden color. Floral notes and hints of soft fruit in the aroma. Herbal hopbitter flavor, with licorice and soft fruity notes. Not too outspoken hopbitterness. Drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fles thuis geprobeerd. Het is een goudgeel bier met een stevig wit schuim. Het aroma is moutig en hoppig. De smaak is hoppig en fruitig met hints van citrus.

Tried on 21 Apr 2018 at 22:47


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

Hazy amber with a few particles on the bottom of the glass. About one finger of white head, ok lacing and some retention. Smells of biscuity malts with slight caramel, delicate citrus and some piney/resinous hops. Reasonably intense. Taste has a sweet malts base of biscuits and caramel, a kind of soft citric feel and a finish that shows piney hoppy notes despite being actually balanced in terms of sweetness/bitterness. Overall i would say medium to high sweet and medium bitter. Perhaps not super-clean and vivid, slightly chewy. Light bodied with average carbonation, goes down smooth and easy. Overall surely ok but it felt a little tired. Bbf says december 2018, so i suppose it was bottled on december 2017, which as fresh as you can get it here. Possibly not treated the best way.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2018 at 20:56


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle @ home. Beautiful hazy orange to amber colour with a medium sized white head. Smells sweet, caramel. Tastes sweet, caramel, cookiedough. Medium body, soft carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2017 at 15:30


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From Aug 2007

I got this one in a trade with Wasatch. Thanks, John!

This pours from 12oz bottle a hazy light gold with a huge head of foam that shrinks but stays for the entire session as a good 1/4" layer and there's plenty of lacing.

The smell is dominated by citrusy hops with a small side order of malt and, oh, there's a fruity bit that I'm just picking up.Kind of reminds me of fresh plums. It's pretty darned nice.

The taste is *very* tasty. The first thing I note is an abundance of citrus with a dash of grass and a more than ample malt character that gives this Ale really good balance. Good stuff! After each sip and swallow, I smack my mouth because the finish actually ends up on a sweetish note...I love how AV makes this beer so smooth and tasty and so bloody well balanced. I could put a few of these away with no problem at all. Very drinkable and I'd have no hesitation in recommending it!

Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2017 at 11:17


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Old rating. Light pine and resin, some faint citrusy hops. Malty and sweet, kind of thin on the palate. Bitter finish. Simple and forgettable.

Tried on 13 Aug 2017 at 12:18