About
Four lifelong Oregonians got together on February 13, 2009 and decided that their knowledge of locale and understanding of craft beer could be an excellent starting point for a business. Later that year Hop Valley Brewing had its debut in Springfield, Oregon, but grew too large for its 15-barrel capacity and opened a new 60-barrel brewhouse and taproom in Eugene in 2013. In July 2016 MillerCoors acquired a majority stake of Hop Valley through its Tenth and Blake craft beer and import division. Hop Valley Brewing Company will operate as a separate business unit of Tenth and Blake.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Harmons. Pours a mostly clear dark copper color with a small white head. A pretty nice nose of caramel, resin and citrus fruit. The flavor is sweet grapefruit, apples, caramel, light sweet resiny fruit. Fairly big flavors. Medium bitterness. Good.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2013
at 21:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
On tap. Pours a bright clear copper color with a medium white head. Big nose of oranges, big citrus, some resin. Big tropical fruit flavor, light bitter finish, oranges, some mango, very clean and very good. Certainly tastes like a IIPA! I’m surprised a bit by the lower ABV.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2013
at 23:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at NWIPA in Portland, OR on 2 June 2013. Copper pour with a slight haze and an off white head. Strong zesty, grassy aroma. Pine and bitter grapefruit hop flavours with some caramel malt notes. Nice balanced lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2013
at 12:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at OBF. Pours translucent gold with a slight white head. Aroma is bready with a noble hop aspect. Med body, nearly. Flavor is bready, noble. Really nice pils.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2013
at 22:05
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
6th June 2013
Craft Clerkenwell. Martin T tasting. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, little white head. Light dry palate. Light papery pale malt. Forensic trace of citrus. Papery finish. Frankly a bit rubbish.
Craft Clerkenwell. Martin T tasting. Light haze on this paleish gold beer, little white head. Light dry palate. Light papery pale malt. Forensic trace of citrus. Papery finish. Frankly a bit rubbish.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2013
at 06:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught. Deep redder than red colour with white head. Much lacing. Aroma is balanced hop and maltiness. Hayey flavour with a good malt backbone. Toasty finish.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2013
at 16:00
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can at the Martin T tasting, CBC, 06/06/13 apologies from myself for supplying this rare US golden blonde drivel! Clear pale golden with a decent sized frothy white head. Nose is pale malts, grass, orange, light vegetal notes. Taste comprises citrus, grass, orange sherbet, pale malt, pretty weak. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, very light bitterness in the finish. Pretty dull.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2013
at 06:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crisp, super hazy golden coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall just off-white head that leaves a nice, slightly soapy lace. Aroma of bright grapefruity and pine hop smells, some light sugars, a bunch of yeast, a good dose of malt and a nice sticky resin smell at the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy, herbal and piney hops show up front with a good malt backbone, some slight peach and apricot flavours and a smooth yeast and bready finish. Aftertaste has a smattering of hops with a great balance of malt and an assertive but not pungent or overpowering hop flavour. Overall, a very nice IPA with a solid flavour profile, a great balance and enough of the PNW hop style to be one of the better examples of an IPA that i’ve had in a long while. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Portland (Pearl), Oregon on 27-April-2013 for US$3.99 sampled at home in Washington on 21-June-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2013
at 22:06
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Tin. Pale gold with almost no head. Aroma is sweet lemon, with a bit of grass. Sweet lemon meringue flavour, in the centre of the tongue. Small tart finish. Not a keeper
Tried
on 12 Jun 2013
at 21:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home, 09/06/13, from Newport Ave Market, Bend. Clear golden with a moderate frothy white head. Nose is caramel malt, hops, touch of soap, juicy tropical notes. Taste comprises bitter grapefruit, hops, over ripened mango, light pine bite, caramel malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. Solid enough IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2013
at 15:14