Vale Brewing IPA

IPA

 

Vale Brewing in Willunga, South Australia, Australia 🇦🇺

  IPA Regular
Score
6.50
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 52 Ticks: 30
An Australian interpretation of an American IPA, using a combination of hops from three countries. Galaxy from Australia, Nelson Sauvin from New Zealand and Citra from United States. Malt flavours are derived from the combination of pale, wheat and crystal. Very hop forward showing strong pine and citrus notes, with stone fruit and passionfruit characters. The malt structure is beautifully matched with the dry hopping, giving this beer a refined balance.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

33cl bottle. Pours almost clear deep amber colour with a mid-sized good lasting off-white head. Aroma of bitter fruity hops, red fruits, caramel, plum. Taste of resinous bitter hops, red malt, caramel, sugar, red berries, some spices, interesting and good!

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2016 at 15:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter citrus flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy caramel finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2016 at 07:49


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle. Clear amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Minimally nuttily, caramel malty aroma, weak hoppy overtones with unspecific fruitiness. Taste is mildly bitter hoppy, minimally grassy, minimally unspecific fruity, dry, slightly nuttily, caramel malty basis; super soft palate. Rather boring IPA.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2016 at 15:42


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

Draft at the Bottle Shop Bermondsey. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy white head. The aroma holds ripe citrus fruits, pale bread, crackers, pine needles. Medium sweet flavor with more crackery pale malts, lightly oily pine, orange rind, faint bitter grass. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish with more crackery pale malts, bitter grass and pine, rindy citrus. Tasty enough but perhaps a little faded.

Tried from Draft on 03 Oct 2015 at 08:05


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

Bottle from Braedon at PP. Aroma is pleasant pine hoppiness - not too strong but bigger than anticipated, especially smelling from bottle. Taste starts out just bland and crisp but some good piney flavors. Very crisp. Not bad

Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2015 at 04:04


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle into glass. Subtle hop nose. Dark caramel colour with solid white head. Slight zing on the tongue, crisp bitterness. Quite intense (but short) bitter finish. A slight taste of smoky malt in there. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2015 at 03:15


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours amber, nose is sweet toffee, taste is dull, toffee, sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2014 at 16:02


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

bottle at home ... copper ... ythin whoite ... soft dull toffe fruit nose .. ...soft fruit... soft toffe fruit .. soft tofee malt .. .. dull fruit /// .. dull toffee fruit .. light floral hop

Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2014 at 15:55


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

From a schooner shared in Sydney. Pours a hazy copper with an off white head. Grassy hop nose. Flavors of tropical fruit and hay. Bitter finish.

Tried on 25 Mar 2014 at 00:57


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

Keg at Local Tap House, Melbourne, Victoria. Hazy amber, small head. Gooseberry and caramel up front. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Cocoa and gooseberry, notes of caramel. Mid bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2014 at 18:34