Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Crystal clear orange/light amber or copper coloured body with a dense-fast dying tan/peach head. Aroma of sugar, alcohol, hops, curacao, malt, yeast, bubble gum and wheat-a fine tripel. Full-bodied; Sweet taste up front with a good malt flavour and the alcoholic kick short behind. Aftertaste bitter from the alcohol and malt. Overall, a damn good tripel. Great to try & great from Anderson Valley! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased at Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in Washington, D.C. on 09-October-2004 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia with my good friend Jon[R888710].
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Deep reddish golden. Peppery aroma with fruit banan and candy. Very sweet with a body that struggles to hide the sugar and alcohol. Some almonds in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Dark brown, brief beige head. Aroma of plum brandy and coffee. Sweet and roasty, softly malty with drier, salty bitter finish. Decidedly more balanced than their Triple.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled. Golden colour, creamy head. Appley nose with some grass. Sweet with light body and lightly rounded mouthfeel. Lightly orangey finish with medium bitterness. I am getting increasingly underwhelmed by Anderson Valley’s products, which I used to love. This beer I both could, and intend to, live without in the future.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle Pours a medium dark copper/amber color with a quite large head that settles quickly but maintains a good film and sticky lacing. Aroma is of citrus rind, malt and hops. Flavor is definately citrus up front, malt then the hops come barging in to the party. A lot of carbonation, fairly thin feel and a quick finish that leave quite a bit of hopy bitters at the end.
bb (18607) reviewed Hop Ottin' IPA from Anderson Valley Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft. Amber beer witha big whitish head. Fruity grapefruit/tar flavors with a nice bitterness. Light aroma of grapefruit. Finishes dry and refreshing.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Anderson Valley is a brewer that really overachieves given that they are a brewer that does not get a whole lot of attention. This one was another excellent example of their craft. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz bottle this brew poured thick and black with a small dark brown head. The aroma was fairly strong and had elements of sweet malt and hops. The palate was thick. The flavor was full, rich, malty and sweet with a nice hop undertone. I could detect a hint of bakers chocolate on the finish. Very well done.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle Pours extremely dark, with a very dark tan head that is thick and creamy.Let this warm up a tad before pouring, 54F. Aroma is a very nice rich chocloate, coffee, charcoal and a little sweetness, brown sugar maybe. Flavors are pretty much as amove. The coffee and charcoal coming though more than the others. Mouth feel is smooth and buttery. .Letting it warm up a bit helped here I’m sure. Very low carbonation and very little hopps character. Slightly burnt lingering trailer. Delicious.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Brown, slightly reddish, beer with a quickly dissapearing beige-head. Sweet malt aroma that’s got some yeast and slight fruitiness to it. The flavor is complex - sweet malt, fruit, yeast, and more, but the trend is toward a slightly swete aftertaste that doesn’t quite pull the beer off. It’s a shame... if they could cut down on the sweet finish, it’d be a better beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. A very clear golden brown amber color with almost no head. A rich malty/caramel/brown sugar aroma laced with a yeasty tone. Brown sugar and malt tones. This beer has a rich sweetness that doesn’t quite fit the tripel theme. Sure, it’s got a Belgian flavor to it, it has an alcohol warming, there’s a yeastiness, but it’s too dependent on the malt and adjuncts. There’s a lack of fruitiness and of compexity. It’s not all bad, but it’s not what you’d think from the name.