Devil Anse IPA
Greenbrier Valley Brewing Company

Had this on tap at Ruby Tuesday's in Beckley W. Va. Liked it and purchased a 6 pack for back home.
LOOK: Pours a cloudy and slightly hazed gold color with an off white head. Retention is good, with lots of glass lace.
AROMA: Malt backbone with hops expressing both pine than citrus hops and tropical fruits.
TASTE: Easy drinking IPA. Taste is low in bitterness. Muted citrus and some dank pine.
Drying after taste. This was a good IPA.

From the Large Imperial Pint can (19.2 oz), it pours a hazy amber color with a very nice just off-white head that slowly diminishes and leaves lacing. The nose gets a piney scent, followed by the mouth getting a light easy drinking bitterness that leaves a mild bitter aftertaste. Good brew.

This was another beer that I picked up on my most recent run across America, as I picked this up a few month at the Par Mar Store in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia. Had one offering from Greenbrier Valley before and like, this was decent and fun to kick back with after a long day's worth of driving!

Typical pour for an IPA, as it was golden, a bit muted, and had a bit of dark sediment swirling about. Plenty of head as the lacing left behind was confined to a hint of a ring near the top of my pint glass. Plenty of barley, dry hops, pine, and a bit of weed in the nose as some dry chocolate, turbid citrus, and pine came through in the taste. Although this was from the Mountaineer State, it may as well have been from the Sierras as this strongly felt like something from the left coast with some British dry-hoppiness thrown in for good measure. Balanced, full, and with a strong aftertaste of the British Crystal Malt, the carbonation was just strong enough to keep this mellow and feeling overly dank.

Enough booze was in here but with so much going on, who's to notice? Born on 2/26 of this year, this was old but held up enough that I'd reach for another in a sitting if given the chance. Nice choice of hops here as they're plenty strong, familiar and left me with a nice, understated burn that lingered for a while once this was done. West Virginia needs more brews such as this!

 

12 ounce can poured into a Spiegelau wheat beer glass.
Born on 1/9/25

A little long in the tooth but I’ve always wanted to try this one. Resinous nose with hints of pome fruit. Resinous and earthy flavor with a peppery feel. Medium-weight body becomes creamy after the carbonation dissipates. Definitely has some “British” character. Worth seeing a fresh example.

Made in my home state, west "by god" virginia. One of my go to brews, I absolutely love this one. Super hoppy and floral. Anything from Greenbrier valley brewing has got to be good. I definitely need to go to the brewery and try all of the brews on fresh tap!!!

 

12 oz can from West Virginia k$2.35) with an 11 June 2024 canning date stamped on the bottom.

Appearance. Lightly hazy golden colored body with a relatively weak white head.

The aroma has more grain impact than expected from the style. The flavor follows in that it has a generous grain load that nicely balanced the fruity hops and the accompanying bitterness.

Received via trade with DoctorZombies while at a Wisconsin bottle share.
Poured an unfiltered looking amber color that sported nearly white head and lots of lacing.
The taste was neither east or west coast but a style of its own. A little pine and a little papaya I got from the hops and they actually played nicely with the malt base.
The feel is light and crisp, excellent for a summer evening.
OA, I enjoyed this quite a bit, just not sure if I like it as much as Two Hearted, the other “balanced” and high ABV IPA in my experience.

 

 

Hazy, dirty gold color. Smaller bar poured head but it leaves ample streaks on the glass.

Beautiful flowery aroma. Light yeast with a solid pale malt base.

Traditional west coast IPA flavors with a weaker barely malted pale ale start and a stronger black pepper hop bite. Fuller body is enhanced by the finer carbonation. The swallow is similar to a hop pellet and leaves a very long aftertaste.

 

I had this beer at a restaurant & bar when visiting relatives in W. Virginia. After 2 or 3 sips, I said to theothers, this just might be the best beer I've ever had. I'm from MA, and have had all the best craft IPA's

The best IPA that I ever drank!

 

 

 

12oz can, wine glass, looks like canned 1/30/23.

Unfiltered, but not intentionally hazy, light copper color and a two finger head off a hard pour.

Orange slices, grapefruit pith, light pine.

The flavors are more of the same with an uptick in the intensity overall and the pine in particular. There’s a soft malt background and moderately bitter finish. It hides the ABV well and flavor and bitterness are well balanced.

The body is a bit light and the carbonation a little high in relation.

Middle of the road American IPA that is just that and not a sub-style.

Lightly cloudy golden amber body; light carbonation; nice white head, fluffy and sticky with a touch of rocky character. Appealing nose; mild sweetness and bready malt components with a decent dosage of pine resin; white pepper. Well-balanced taste; lightly sweet grain base with a fairly bold hop bitterness; a slight herbal and spicy note. Medium body; sticky.

A nicely crafted non-hazy India pale ale. It may not have a real 'wow' factor, but it's balanced and tasty while masking the relatively high ABV. Good stuff.

Pouring temperature: 47 °F; canning info: n/a
Source: @cryptichead