Wee Geech
Anderson Valley Brewing Company

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From:
Anderson Valley Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
4%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 14.25%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
31
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 18, 2016
Added:
Feb 12, 2011
Wants:
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Gots:
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Ratings by smakawhat:
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

3.95/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured on tap into a shaker pint at Pizza Paradiso DC. Listed as a pale ale.

She has a dark solid gold body with visible carbonation. Real nice creamy off white head. Body is slightly cloudy, just a hint. Drink leaves a small amount of lacing while drinking but not much.

Bouquet is a small faint citrus grapefruit, but then goes to a soft spicy hop profile. After some more examination there is a hint of slight dense bread dough.

Taste is super fruity, with a sharp spiced hop finish. Very light bodied although a bit carbonated. Real surprising pale ale filled with lots of flavor. It is a little wet feeling though in the palate.

It's real hard for me to score this one cause it feels like a bigger beer than what it offers and that is what is most impressive. This is a strong hop forward pale ale that could totally pass as an American IPA, it feels very big. Now having checked how it is listed... well.. this is an American IPA. More importantly it is incredibly low in abv but feels full of flavor and larger and higher. You really do get the impression of drinking a strong IPA with this that could be in the 6.5+ abv range, real good and super session-able. Onward ho!
Mar 27, 2011
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

2.46/5  rDev -33.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Had this at the FW invitational. Was probably the worst beer I had that year. Yellow to copper colored liquid, relatively large white head around half an inch. Anderson Valley has never been a big dry hop type of brewery, their ipa was decent in the 90s, but at this stage in the game, dry hopping reigns supreme, and this one fails to bring the noise.

The taste was a hodgepodge of stuff that should not be in an ipa. Couldnt' tell if this was a flanders pale ale with all the acetic acid or what. Can't taste hops, can't taste toasted pale malts, its like they offed an infected batch on us. Really thin body that can't support the off flavors at all.
Aug 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.28 by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon

Jun 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Jan 30, 2015
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Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia

3.74/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Comes out of the tap a clear amber, not much head but that may be an artifact of the pour. Aroma is malty and fruity with a firm hint of hops. Flavor is mainly hoppy, contrary to the aroma, woody and a little evergreen, with some subtle citrus notes. Texture is smooth with good fizz, but not a whole lot of body. Definitely worthy of at least a try!
Jan 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by oglmcdgl from Pennsylvania

May 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Jenray from Texas

Dec 28, 2013
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Reviewed by plaid75 from New York

3.82/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On draft at The Lark, East Northport, New York.

Poured a light bronze hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was good retention and lacing.

The smell featured a soft pale malt and pleasant pine.

The taste offered an upfront piney hop spice with a round toasted pale malt in the background.

The mouthfeel was typical for a session IPA.

Overall a tasty and quaffable IPA that really drank more like an ESB.
Dec 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by nloyless from Texas

Nov 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by bruindre from Massachusetts

Jul 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Lovely85 from Florida

Jun 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by nickfl from Florida

Jun 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by djtomain from Florida

Mar 05, 2013
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Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania

3.72/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance is a light, cloudy copper with half a finger of head. Nose has both pine notes and a mild hoppiness to it. This offering tastes light, but flavorful and has a solid hop character on the finish.

Not sure how this became classified as an IPA on BA. The Anderson Valley website labels it an APA and states that it could be considered a "session IPA" (whatever that is). I think that it is a rare, tasty low alcohol beer.
Nov 06, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Googs from New York

Oct 19, 2012
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Reviewed by Beerandraiderfan from Nevada

2.28/5  rDev -38.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours a yellow liquid, nothing special, looks like beer, 1" head on it. Smell lacked hops. An ipa, from CA, but without the smell of hops. Not a good start.

Wow, the taste is even worse than the smell. Diacetyl crossed my mind, maybe the beer is just really bad, but there is something that just does not belong here. And lacking things like hops, that do belong. I can't taste anything but off flavors. Like an attempt at a sour ipa without hops. Just acrid, vinegar.

Doesn't taste light, doesn't taste like an ipa. Tastes like failed homebrew.
Sep 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by DocJitsu from Florida

Jun 10, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by abcramer from Pennsylvania

May 19, 2012
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
First had: on tap at TJ's, Paoli, PA

Listed as an APA, not an AIPA.

Poured a crystal clear golden amber color with a pinky-finger breadth of white head; decent retention, minimal lacing. Aroma of floral hops, wort. Taste was almost straight-up homebrew in nature, doughy maltiness, with a decent balance of floral hops and citrus zest for a meekly bitter finish. Not too bad, but I can modestly aver that my homebrewed APA is better. ;) Light-medium body, and pretty damn easy to drink.
Apr 30, 2012
Wee Geech from Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 31 ratings