Hop Ottin' IPA
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

This is a great, solid west coast IPA. The thing that stands out most to me with Hop Ottin' is the maltiness. I absolutely love how it balances out the heavy hops in this one. I love this beer and buy it whenever i find it in my area, which is rare.

Look - deep amber, solid white head, good lacing left behind
Smell - citrus, piney, grapefruit, malty
Taste - citrusy, spicy, grapefruit, malty sweetness, piney
Feel - medium body and carbonation, resinous piney finish, dry
Overall - Nice citrus, piney smell coming off the can and into the pour. Love the spicy, citrusy, sweet malt flavors that come thru. Kinda reminds me of Torpedo with the piney resinous finish. Hop Ottin' is a very tasty IPA and I'm looking for more. Pairs well with On The Hunt by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Enjoy!

 

 

 

This one is from memory, and fond ones as this was one of the first west coast IPA's I ever had back in the '90's.
Rich and malty with exceptional balance , crystal clear amber color, tenacious head of foam and long, conife-resinous aftertaste. Caramel malt character with big C-hop bite.
Still good if not great as back when they were young.... like most of us.
Wait... you'll get there too.

 

 

Deep, clear amber color, with a frothy head of white foam and layers of lace. Aromas of toasted grains, toffee and pine resin. Full flavors of caramel and toffee rounded out by pine resin, orange citrus and clean bitterness. Medium body, oily smooth feel and moderate but soft carbonation.

12 ounce can poured into a Duvel tulip glass. I can't interpret the cryptic canning information.

L---Clear, rich amber color. Thick, off-white head with nice retention. It left beautiful lacing.

S---Sweet & fruity with a bunch of malt in the back. Citrus & pine.

T---More malty than hoppy. Caramel, bread, grapefruit, pine.

F---Medium to light bodied. Well carbonated.

O---A nice one.

12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7%. Deep golden colour, big off-white head. The aroma has plenty of fruity American hops, notes of fresh orange marmalade and grapefruit. The flavour is a solid hoppy attack from start to finish, with a subdued malty sweetness in the background. Very bitter aftertaste.

 

One of the problems with this brewery is that there isn't an identifiable production date. It's hard to get an accurate review when I'm not sure of the age of the beer. Nonetheless, this was one of my first favorite craft beers going back two decades when I first started drinking beer so I ought to give it a review. Purchased in six pack form.

Pours a beautiful reddish copper color with a generous billowy off-white head that graces the top of the glass with filigreed lacing.

Aroma is initially tea-like. Big dose of caramel malts. Followed by pine, and grapefruit hops.

This beer still has some hop bite so it must be fresh enough. It isn't wildly bitter but bitter enough for my taste. Taste of fruit, particularly citrus fruit, orange, lemon, and grapefruit. Finishes with a piney hop finish. Not overpowering and the malt backing if tasty.

The mouthful is lasting and pleasant. Light-medium to medium bodied, well balanced and finishes clean.

Overall, I still enjoy this classic IPA and I know the rest of the 6 pack will be pleasant. Cheers!

 

 

 

One of my old time favorites that I haven't had in years but got a bottle today for old time sake. There is something special about Anderson Valley beers, they have a unique flavor to all of them that is very enjoyable to me. The unique flavor that each beer has gives me a comforting feeling, kinda like the smell of walking in your mom's house, or remembering an old girlfriend's perfume. There's just something that they use in their brewing that does this for me.

That said, this IPA is solid. It's not too hop forward and has more of a malt backbone to it than most. That's all you really need to know about it, it's good but not ground breaking, but it's reasonably priced. Try it, I doubt you'll be disappointed, but you probably won't be amazed. It's just good beer as it should be.

This is a bottled 22 oz. Anderson Valley IPA that has a darker copper color with a strong 1-2 finger head, along with a bitter hops and citrus taste you'd come to expect from a good IPA made in California. This has a very distinct malt taste that makes it a bit too sweet for my taste. Not really refreshing but I would sip on this as a dessert beer. Jk, all beers are refreshing and I don't sip beer, I drink it, but you get my point. Cheers!