Hop Ottin' IPA - Anderson Valley Brewing Company

biglobo8971

Minnesota

3.85/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

premise 1: 2nd beer reviewed for my 38th birthday
served from bottle into tulip.
A - vibrant orange, great lacing, very little head.
S - orange rine, a little bit of citrus sweetness
T - hop bitterness is the first taste. Then a little bit of malt sweetness with citrus. Solid balance.
M - easy to drink, kept diving in for more due to mouthfeel alone
O - very solid, wasnt excited when I received, but very happy afterwards that I did.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2012 01:41:07 | More by biglobo8971

KYGunner

Kentucky

3.99/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Thick foamy and frothy the head set proudly atop a rich coppery color.

The aromas are set nicely, albeit a tad lightly. Malt and hops with touches of pine, rose, and tea leaves.

Amongst the more well balanced versions of the IPA varieties, this is not hop forward. Instead the mixture of rich grainy malt blends with piney floral hops and are balanced so that neither overshadows the other. Great taste and easy feel make this a triumph for Anderson Valley.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 19:49:13 | More by KYGunner

TheZzyzxScarecrow

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-25-2013 03:10:34 | More by TheZzyzxScarecrow

GratefulNole

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +17.9%

05-24-2013 23:33:06 | More by GratefulNole

WBMiller

California

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

05-23-2013 23:45:51 | More by WBMiller

visionaries

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-23-2013 17:36:01 | More by visionaries

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-23-2013 15:27:33 | More by InspectorBob

MikeCactusGordon

Ohio

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-23-2013 13:06:45 | More by MikeCactusGordon

adamwn

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-23-2013 00:20:52 | More by adamwn

alex_hart

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-22-2013 15:53:36 | More by alex_hart

raynmoon

California

3.9/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

A: Very clear, light amber color. Big bubbles on the head. No lacing or alcohol legs really. Looks nice.

S: Some bbq sauce-like malt, some hop astringency. I can hardly smell it.

t: That bbq-sauce malt backbone up front, very light bitterness and a nice juicy hop flavor on the back end.

m: lightly carbonated.

Probably not too fresh, but still well made.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 04:29:14 | More by raynmoon

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-21-2013 18:43:11 | More by johntfox

mcdonald422

California

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-21-2013 03:01:16 | More by mcdonald422

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-20-2013 13:35:15 | More by touchmeimsac

Gatch

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Golden in color with a fluffy white head. Sweet malt dominate the nose and taste. This might not be the freshest. There's a slightly boozy, sweet, sugary malt and hop balance. This tastes more like a DIPA to me. I've had this in the past and I remember it being better. I'll give it another chance in the future.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 23:03:46 | More by Gatch

bcuz7

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-19-2013 22:00:38 | More by bcuz7

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

3.91/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very nice looking, lightly coppery and clear with a very nice two finger head that lasted and left sheets of thick, sticky lacing down all sides of the glass.

Aroma is nice and hoppy, but there's a nearly equal aroma from the malt base. Some caramel malt makes it way through, then earthy hops.

The taste is also pretty well balanced, but slightly skewed towards the hops. I like the malt base, it's flavorful and the body is pretty full, but it doesn't overpower the hops. Plenty of hops flavors assault your tongue when you drink this, I get an earthy hops presence first, then some citrus and pine.

Drinkability is high, as this one goes down pretty easy despite the medium body and strong hop bitterness finish.

They did a good job on this beer. I will have to try more beers from this brewer.

Serving type: can

05-19-2013 06:19:48 | More by AlCaponeJunior

dertyd

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-19-2013 05:09:09 | More by dertyd

Jenks

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Aroma – Fairly strong malt aroma for an IPA but it is pleasant, it reminds of caramel malt with maybe just a touch of chocolate. Hop aroma is moderate and has a mint and grapefruit character. As the beer warms the most dominating aroma is the grapefruit hop.

Appearance – Nice copper/redish color which pours a thick off white head. Beer is almost clear but does have a slight haze while looking through it. The head remains throughout the drinking experience and produces some very nice lacing on the sides of the pint glass.

Flavor –The balance of this beer is very nice in the beginning of the taste. There is good hop and malt character but the beer is definitely balanced on the hop side. Towards the end of the taste, the flavor is dominated by the hops and leaves a bit of a hop bite on the tongue. The malt flavor is present but not very distinguishable behind the hops; I cannot pick out the caramel or chocolate flavors that I found in the aroma. There are no detectable fermentation flaws or issues and I cannot taste any yeast contributions to the beer.

Mouthfeel – The beer is medium-light and goes down smooth. It does have a touch of astringency which may be caused by the hop bitterness. Moderate carbonation. Has the bitter hopped aftertaste that is synonymous of an IPA

Overall – This is a nicely done IPA that can be enjoyed year round. It is aggressively hopped and I would have liked to have sensed some alcohol warmness to go with the strong hop bitterness so an increased grain bill would be nice but I wouldn’t want to mess with the balance and body of the beer which was done very nicely. I would also imagine that this would be better as a fresh beer to really present the hop aromas and flavor on the same level that the bitterness is present

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 00:41:56 | More by Jenks

bostonryan

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-18-2013 21:34:17 | More by bostonryan

jamisonspitzer

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-18-2013 20:58:59 | More by jamisonspitzer

Clem319

California

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-18-2013 17:37:34 | More by Clem319

semaj

Florida

3/5  rDev -25.6%

05-18-2013 17:35:08 | More by semaj

mobrockman

Florida

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-18-2013 02:18:28 | More by mobrockman

Farky87

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +17.9%

05-17-2013 23:12:56 | More by Farky87