West Coast IPA
Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.22
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The West Coast IPA is epic and legendary for good reasons and we should know – we helped put them on the map in the 90s. We know West Coast because we ARE West Coast and we’re leaning into our history with this updated take on the style that kicked off IPA’s domination of the beer aisle. This is everything a West Coast IPA should be.
INGREDIENTS
Hops: Sultana, Eureka, Lotus
Malts: Pale Two-Row, Pilsner, Midnight Wheat
INGREDIENTS
Hops: Sultana, Eureka, Lotus
Malts: Pale Two-Row, Pilsner, Midnight Wheat
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can. Medium gold pour. Rocky beige head. Perfumy hop aroma hints at citrus and pine. Flavor upfront is distinctively bittersweet. Notes of grapefruit and pine. Definitely getting old school IPA vibes here. Reminds me of the first IPA I ever tasted; Ballantine IPA. Smooth, but with an edge. Pithy, peppery hop finish and aftertaste. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
from
Trenton Road Takeout
on 24 Jan 2026
at 04:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Bangers & Lace, Chicago (Nov 2024). Faintly cloudy dark yellow with a large foamy light beige head, light piney aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter piney taste with floral hops, thin body, long finish. Decent West Coast IPA.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2024
at 22:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Time to sample a 12 oz can of blessedly named West Coast IPA. I’m using a snifter for tonight’s tasting, the tab is lifted and I pour. A pleasant orange-gold body topped by a barely-there skim of minute, white bubbles. I get a nose of hops, apricots and grain, all nice. The taste is mostly straightforward, old school IPA. Very hoppy, white bread, a bit of honey sweetness, cedar, malt and paper. More bitter than sweet, fine by me. What you see is what you get here.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2024
at 01:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic (advent calendar).
A: clear dark golden, stable, foamy, off-white head.
A: melon, mango, grapefruit, orange peel, biscuit.
T: sweet melon & orange, bitter grapefruit, biscuit.
F: bitter resinous hops, grapefruit, bit spicy.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Pretty decent bitterness; was perhaps past its prime already.
A: clear dark golden, stable, foamy, off-white head.
A: melon, mango, grapefruit, orange peel, biscuit.
T: sweet melon & orange, bitter grapefruit, biscuit.
F: bitter resinous hops, grapefruit, bit spicy.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Pretty decent bitterness; was perhaps past its prime already.
Tried
on 19 Apr 2024
at 10:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
35cl Blik van Beer Republic. Iets mistig diepgouden kleur, witte kraag. Hars, gras, dennen, citrus, citrusschil, licht moutig, tarwe, fris, hint van caramel, bittere finish. Medium body. Lekker Oldskool knaller.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2024
at 18:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tangerine and pine. Dark copper pour with decent head and lacing. Big malt body, bitter end. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 20:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
355 ml can from Beer Republic advent calendar poured into a Tulip. Clear amber-golden colour with a thin white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, tropical impressions, pear, pines, and caramel malts. The taste is bitter. Medium body. Dry and bitter finish. Nice West Coast IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2023
at 19:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml. can. @home, as part of the Beer Republic Advent Calendar. 14/12/2023 [#6.960 Global - #1.226 United States of America - #2 Anderson Valley Brewing Company] Pours dark golden with a lasting off-white head. Aroma: papaya, candied orange, pale malts and pine. Taste: papaya, candy, orange marmalade and resin. Resinous mouthfeel. Clean west coast action. Next one please!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2023
at 19:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 fl. oz. can from the Beer Republic advent calendar. Cloudy dark golden with a more than one finger white foamy head in the glass. Looks good. Floral and citrus hoppy with resin on the nose. Taste starts with bitter hop and malt, some fruity elements, low carbonation. Dry malty bitterness to the end. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2023
at 21:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Optisch dunkles Gold, Schaum passt, hübsche Dose. Im der Nase sehr hopfig, im Trunk harzig, reife Trauben, dezent Alkohol, erdig, passt.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2023
at 17:44