Hop Ottin' IPA

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Hop Ottin' IPA

• Brewery: Anderson Valley Brewing Company (California)

• Style: IPA

• ABV: 7%

• IBU: 78

• Pour Color: A slightly hazy bronze that light makes it thru.

      The head came up fluffy and capped the bronze glass of beer well. It laced the glass as I sipped but didn't last very long. The scent off the top is mostly hops with a slight yeast and malt scent. The pine and citrus mix are a nice bouquet with the rose scent they get. Many beers claim scents they don't have, Anderson Valley nails the mix of scents off the glass. While sipping a strong lemon citrus is the first up front flavor. It also has a nice sweetness that balances a quite bitter beer. The echos of flavor come in that sweet flavor almost taking over up front and ballencing that bitter even more. It's not quite a peel bitterness that echos time and again on the back of the pallet. Very good and very refreshing for a mustache bath!
      Anderson Valley just makes good beer. Everything I've had is a experience unto itself and most of the time a great one. I may be bias against this IPA cause i've had Heelch O Hops but this beer is still good. A IPA that I would most likely grab before most on a shelf. I would be down right giddy to see it at a local grocery store near me.

Rating: ****

Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

The Beer Stats:

• Beer Name: Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

• Brewery: Anderson Valley Brewing Company (California)
  

• Style: Stout

• ABV: 5.7%

• IBU: 13

• Pour Color:  A black pour letting little light the glass.
  

      The Face and I have a fascination with cans for sure. The Stout poured out the can quite black. Little light travels through the beer. The head was huge and fluffy. The scent off the glass was a nice sweet caramel and toffee. The taste out the glass gives you a nice range. You get a nice toasted biscuit taste while also getting a nice roasted barley/coffee taste to the beer. The body of the beer really adds to the experience too. Thick and rich, bitter but sweet, it's got the full spectrum. This really is an amazing stout that brings you to all the best places a dark beer can. 
      Wow. An oatmeal stout that delivers. Both thick and smooth this one hit the spot. This one was another example of exemplary beer being served out the can. If you're a dark beer lover or a coffee lover this beer would be great for ya. If you're not I'm wondering whats wrong with you...

Rating: *****