Anderson Valley Brother Davids Triple

3.1/5

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

12 ounce bottle into chalice, no bottle date. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a small fairly dense 1 finger white head with decent retention that reduces to a thin cap of lace. Not much lacing clings to the glass, but there is a decent amount of carbonation streaming from the bottom. Aromas of big pepper, lemon, clove, spices, bread, banana, and orange zest. Some decent aromas here with good balance. Taste of big pepper, spices and booze up front; leading to lemon, bread, clove, and banana near the finish. Lingering notes of citrus, clove, banana, and spices linger on the finish with some boozy notes. Medium carbonation and medium full bodied, with a bit of a boozy mouthfeel. It still drinks fairly easily, but has a fairly hot finish with a big warming present. Overall it is an ok Tripel, but its a bit too boozy and unbalanced. It improved a bit as it warmed up, but not by a forgivable margin.

After all of the fantastic Tripels I have had recently, this one really doesn't fit the bill at all. Big booziness and mediocre flavor.

Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA

4.3/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle, no freshness date. Pours crystal clear light orange amber color with a dense 2 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a thick lacing cap that lasts. Some fairly thick lacing sticks to the glass as you drink. Aromas of big citrus, orange peel, pine, caramel, spice, breadiness, and a bit of tropical fruits. Some nice aromas with decent strength as well. Taste of huge orange, pine, caramel, and spices. Big caramel sweetness on the front with a nice amount of bitterness on the finish that lingers for a while with pine, spice, and citrus flavors. Very nice balance of bitterness and sweetness in this as well. Medium carbonation and body with a very smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel. No alcohol noticed in the taste or finish, very drinkable as well. Overall, a fantastic IPA with great balance, flavor, and drinkability.

Delicious IPA from AVBC. I definitely enjoyed this far more than their DIPA.

Anderson Valley 20th Anniversary Imperial IPA

3.8/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

12 ounce bottle into tulip. Pours crystal clear orange-amber color with a fairly dense 2 finger off white head with great retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap. Some lacing is left on the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, mango, caramel, pine, and pineapple. Nice aromas. Taste of big bread, caramel, orange and grapefruit up front; with a nice sized pine and citrus bitterness that shows up on the finish and lingers for a while. Decent balance of flavors here. Nice sized alcohol warming on the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied. Nice an smooth drinkability for the alcohol level. Overall, this was a very nice DIPA, definitely enjoyable stuff.

Good stuff from Anderson Valley here. The taste was a little bit off in respect to what I like in DIPAs though.

Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

4.2/5

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle. Pours dark brown color with a fairly dense 2 finger light tan head with great retention that reduces to a thin lacing cap that lasts for a majority of the glass. Aromas of chocolate, roasted malt, wheat, oats, and a bit of cola and smoke. Some fairly strong aromas here. Taste of strong chocolate, oatmeal, roasted malt, coffee, and some caramel; with a very nice bitterness on the finish that adds a bit of a cola and citrus flavors that linger for a bit. Medium bodied and fairly high carbonation. A fairly creamy body that drinks very smoothly and easily. A little to much carbonation in my opinion, but it is still great on mouthfeel. Overall, an extremely enjoyable oatmeal stout with a ton of flavor and easy drink ability. I would definitely have it again.

For my first Anderson Valley brew, I am quite impressed. Maybe even the best normal gravity oatmeal stout I have had as well. Great stuff.