Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Established in 1987

Contact
17700 Boonville Rd, Boonville, CA, 95415, United States
Description
At Anderson Valley Brewing Company we enjoy living in an idyllic corner of the world, and love to share our great beers. With our own well water, proprietary yeast, and award-winning recipes, beer this balanced and complex could only come from Anderson Valley.

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7.8/10 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

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Black beer with a brown head. Chocolate and bourbon aroma. Bourbon and chocolate flavor. Medium bodied. Bourbon and chocolate linger with caramel.
Tried on 18 Dec 2025 at 22:22

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.355l can. Aroma of caramel, yeast, dried fruit and spices. Pours clear amber color with thin creamy tan-like head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet toasted malt and dried fruity acidity, following is grainy, spicy, citrusy and phenolic, mouthfeel is warm alcoholic, while finish is average bitter. Full body, creamy texture and lively carbonation in palate. Brotherhood of the yeast, spices and alcohol…
Tried from Can from Beer Republic on 30 Nov 2025 at 11:33

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.355l can. Amber body with a thin white head. Aroma and taste of pears, sugar syrup and a bit of spicy hops. Booze is there too, but nothing harsh. Much sweeter and less carbonated than the Belgian tripels. Not bad though.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2025 at 21:20

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Canned at Cerveceria Internacional, Seville. Dark brown with beige head. Light dark malts, tad roasty, watery.
Tried from Can at Cervecería Internacional on 16 Oct 2025 at 22:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Aromas are dark malt, molasses and roast. Flavors are similar to nose, slightly more sweet than bitter and increases all qualities. Slight hints of bourbon and oak. Add in a touch of coffee. This brewery just isn't as good as it used to be.
Tried from Can from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 14 Oct 2025 at 03:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Are almost our malt, yeast, caramel, and dry grain. Flavors are similar to nose and slightly sweet. I don't pick up any Belgian qualities at all. Drinkable but nothing special.
Tried from Can from Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings on 10 Oct 2025 at 03:41

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.355l can. Dark brown body with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, reisins, plums and a bit of oak. The taste shows some notes of the bourbon too not just the oak. Chocolate and raisins are present too with a hint of orange zest and some plums. I think the barrel aging works in this beer as it only gives a nice twist to it, but doesn't overpower it. Good one.
Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2025 at 21:50

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, 2024 vintage. Caramel aroma with notes of coconut, vanilla, banana, bourbon and oak. Pours deep caramel brown colored with a thin mocha brown head that has some retention and a little bit of lacing. Starts with caramel, banana and oak flavors as well as having a medium body and sticky sweet mouthfeel. Finishes quite smooth with coconut, vanilla and bourbon flavors. Not as complex as some barrel aged beers but flavorful and smooth.
Tried from Can from Coaltrain Wine and Liquor on 28 Sep 2025 at 07:11

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Piney and citrus hints in the nose along with bready malt. The taste is a bit underwhelming for the 8.7 ABV and the array of high impact hops used in the brewing process. If anything, the hops play second fiddle to the malt base and the taste thins out fairly quickly
Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 19:59