Santa Clara Valley Brewing

Microbrewery in San Jose, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Santa Clara Valley Brewing - Out of business

Closed in 2020

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101 E. Alma Ave, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours hazy butterscotch, small off-white head, dissipates fairly quickly good lacing. Aroma is peach, apricot, well stonefruit in general, perfume, Brett, lemon, oak. Flavor is medium tart, apricots, very light funk, oak and hints of lemon. Medium body. I quite liked this one.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2015 at 22:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
On draft at Caps & Taps. It pours dark brown with a light brown head. The aroma is nice with dark chocolate, hints of coffee and dried figs. Maybe a touch of vanilla. The flavor is very rich with heavy roasted malt, some black malt bitterness and dirty ash in the finish. More fig and dates with some dry oak-like notes. Rich chocolate. Powerful stuff. A bit heavy on the black malt for my tastes.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2015 at 08:41

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
500mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is odd, with boozy acetic wine barrels, apricots and some funk. Flavour is unusual, with white wine barrels, acetic notes and faint apricots. Some weird vegetal and sweaty quality to it. Not elegant - it's got a very strange mix of flavours that isn't cohesive. Not overly harsh, but not pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2015 at 11:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
650ml bottle

Pours orange with a smooth head. Aroma of caramely malts, sweet toffee, fruits, chewy candy and resinous notes. Taste is sweet, sticky and caramely with loads of toffee and chewy candy. Finish is resinous hoppy, sweet and sticky with loads of caramel, toffee and candy. Doesn’t feel super fresh.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2015 at 02:47

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
65 cl bottle @ hotel room, San Diego. Aroma is very heavy and sweet woth caramel and biscuits malt. Also marmalade. Flavour has alcohol, grassy hops, grapefruit and caramel. Finishes with some herbal bitterness. Sweet all the way but I seem to enjoy this at some level.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2015 at 02:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear pale Amber, medium beige head, solid lacing. Aroma is buttery, pine, citrus, mango. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, pine, citrus zest, mango, hints of butter. Lightish body, but a creamy mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2015 at 18:34

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap. Pours hazy yellow, medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is coriander, white pepper, field grass. Flavor is light plus sweet, lots of floral and grassy flavors, honey and pepper. Ginger is minimally present if at all. Medium body. Interesting. Perhaps a touch sweet for me.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2015 at 18:30

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear golden Amber, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is light, hints of caramel, bread cracker jack, pine. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, pine, light citrus, green tea, hint of buttery toffee. Light plus body.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2015 at 18:23


7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Caramel and grapefruit linger with pine.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2015 at 17:54