Wooden Nickel India Pale Ale
Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.

Wooden Nickel India Pale AleWooden Nickel India Pale Ale
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From:
Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
75
Avg:
3.24 | pDev: 16.67%
Reviews:
34
Ratings:
99
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 28, 2016
Added:
Dec 17, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
The IPA is hopped while in the brew kettle and is dry hopped twice more through the brewing process. During fermentation dry leaf hops were added and they also added dry leaf hops during the finishing process.

55 IBU
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Ratings by jmccullough108:
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Rated by jmccullough108 from Missouri

3.75/5  rDev +15.7%

Jul 21, 2013
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Rated: 3.4 by Squire from Mississippi

Jun 28, 2016
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.17/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Crown Valley Brewing "Wooden Nickel IPA"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, no apparent freshness dating
$1.99 @ Total Wine & More, CLaymont, DE
It's a shame that Crown Valley doesn't put any freshness dating on their beer.

Appearance: Hazy deep-amber/orange with orange and gold highlights. Frothy head of off-white holds well and leaves some decent lacing about the glass. It appears to have yeast sediment at the base of the bottle, signaling a bottle-conditioned beer.

Aroma: Oxidized, exaggerated caramel malt. A bit of cardboard. Some moderate fruitiness, basically apple. NO HOPS.

Flavor: Beyond the oxidized maltiness there's a subtle tang that might be coming from yeast (it does appear to be bottle-conditioned), or which might be coming from somewhere else. The fruitiness found in the nose is confirmed: mild apple and dull berry. Some leafy and grassy hops remain. Solid bitterness. The bottle lists it as 60 BU's but I'm sensing it as more like 45-50, perhaps because of the maltiness. Residual golden-caramel maltiness remains in the lingering finish along with a subtle spiciness and thin thread of tartness. After a few moments the maltiness fades and the bitterness rises, showing that there is something to it.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a dextrinous edge, but also a thin cutting edge of tartness. Moderate carbonation. Malty and smooth.

Overall: As this is clearly a damaged beer I'll have to try to secure a fresher sample; or should I even bother taking another chance on a $1.99 bottle that has no date or coding? I'll blame both Crown Valley and Total Wine & More for this, but ultimately the burden falls on the brewer. As it stands I can hardly call it an IPA, not even one in the English vein. A strong ale, yes, but it lacks hops across the board. Hedonistically, well that went out the window with the first oxidized whiff. Disappointing.
Jul 23, 2015
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Rated by bundy462 from Texas

2.25/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Not malty than a standard IPA. Lacking in punch generally. Just not my style IPA.
Mar 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by Drknight from Virginia

Feb 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by BlackhammerOhio from Tennessee

Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by slee196 from Illinois

Dec 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Mark-Leggett from Missouri

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Shandycan from Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bcgill from Virginia

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by kplooki from Illinois

Nov 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by jimpyle48 from Virginia

Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.28 by Trooper92292 from Illinois

Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Tyrolaspenleaf from Indiana

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.24 by heyliz

Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by pjbfromkc from Kansas

Sep 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by t8dd from Illinois

Sep 13, 2014
 
 
Rated: 3.04 by Jakeitchy

Aug 20, 2014
Wooden Nickel India Pale Ale from Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
Beer rating: 75 out of 100 with 99 ratings