Anderson Valley's Hop-Ottin' IPA -- Six Beers

I didn't write a review of this beer while I was drinking it ('cause I was drinking a lot of it), but apparently I managed to take a couple of pictures of the bottles while I was drinking it, so I figured I'd do a review of it anyways. And I can do a review of this one from memory.

This beer is fantastic. Absolutely fan-freaking-tastic. It is one of the hoppiest beers I have ever tasted--and good, real IPA hops, with "a bite like a rattlesnake"--but nowhere near soapy. Not even close. It is so perfectly blended with gentle, smooth malt, that it comes off thick and rich, while still having that refreshingly bitter bite that makes me want to sit out on the porch with six of these, and watch the sun go down after a hard day's work... Seriously. Never have I ever seen an IPA so dark, nor tasted one so fresh and light. It's a perfect beer, made for hop-heads and gentler-of-palate beer drinkers alike, even for first time beer drinkers that 'til now have thought that beer is gross. Second (and a very very close one) only to Anderson Valley's Winter Solstice; and points for being available year round.

Anderson Valley's Boont Amber Ale -- Four Beers

Anderson Valley's one of my favourite breweries, ever. Every beer is packed full of flavour, even if I don't necessarily like all of them. But, I can talk about those in another post. For now, I'm drinking the amber ale. Like I said, I don't always like the flavours. It's not malty or hoppy, just amber. But it's a pleasant amber, feeling full in your mouth without any of the negative side-effects like sweetness or bitterness that others might, though there is some toastiness right at the end that I really like. I'll give it a four, but really it's probably more like a three because it costs the same as the other fantastic Anderson Valleys (not an incredible amount, but still enough), but without all the greatness of the others.

[Cap texts:
- One a day is all we ask
- Because beer is not a spectator sport
- Comfortingly expensive
- Once you hop, you can't stop]