Anderson Valley Brewing Company Brut Extra Dry IPA

Brut Extra Dry IPA

 

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

  IPA - Brut Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.82
ABV: 6.8% IBU: 28 Ticks: 10
A style truly born of Californian roots, our Brut Extra Dry IPA has a very aromatic nose thanks to ample additions of Simcoe and Amarillo hops. Brewed and fermented with almost no residual sugars, a generous amounts of Chinook hops impart clean, citrus flavors with a moderately low bitterness. As “Brut” is the sparkling wine designation for being very dry, this IPA’s main attraction is the nice, dry finish that is perfectly balanced by fruity esters and a crisp malt backbone.
 

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

Champagne yeast pretty potent here. More than in other Brut IPAs I've had. Some light grape must. Golden. Pour with bubbly head. Dry finish. Ok, easy drinking.

Tried on 13 Sep 2020 at 20:09


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

33cl can at Renegades. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour light bitterness.

Tried from Can on 24 Dec 2019 at 13:42


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

8-3–0-19 Cap. S. WF

Tried on 30 Aug 2019 at 22:29


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

355ml can from RusBeerShop in Moscow. Pours hazy orange with a thin and foamy off-white head. Aroma is pine, earthy hop, zest. Taste is dry and bitter, malt, resin.

Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2019 at 17:56


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

12oz can. Sort of cloudy, tan-copper body. Big, frothy head. So....they say champagne yeast, whereas most time it is just an added enzyme....hmmm. This one comes off a little unruly, sloppy for the style. The aroma isn't that impressive, some caramel malt and soapy hops. Kind of like a cleaned up Belgian IPA at the end of the day. Not that impressive, but certainly drinkable and within the style.

Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2019 at 03:44


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

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/1/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, white grape/wine, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is a delicious brut IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink, with the modestly bitter/drying finish; not aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Simcoe, Nelson Sauvin. Very vibrant, juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a great clean pils malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example; but not as dry as others.

Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2019 at 02:46


6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Fairly average interpretation of a fairly average style. Dry for sure, with a grainy malt base topped by grapefruit, grass, and a yeasty, resin-tinged finish. Decent, drinkable, but boring, which seems to be a hallmark of the Brut IPA.

Tried on 18 Mar 2019 at 00:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Total Wine in Folsom, CA. Pours bright gold with a foamy white head. Mild aroma - a bit of citrus; some other stuff. Med body. Dry, yet mildly bready. Hop seems citrus/spice. Malty, yet still qualifying as brut IMHO. Pleasant medium bitterness. It's very nice ale. A good drink.

Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2019 at 01:01


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

On Tap at the Handle Bar, Boise Light haze on this pale golden pour. Thin sticky off white head and lacing,. Some floral piney hop aroams and flavors. Light dry and clean but still some decent hoppy character.

Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2019 at 22:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Hair of the Dog, Bangkok. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting thin white head. The aroma is grainy, caramel malt, mineral, earthy, light citrus, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet with a crisp, malt, mineral, light metallic, dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2019 at 16:29