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Beer Valley Brewing Co.’s Leafer Madness Imperial Pale Ale.  Poured out of a 22oz bottle into a glass.  Massive frothy head, disapates within minuted leaving a nice lace on the glass.  The aroma is of sweet hops and a hint of yeast.  Orange/amber cloudy hue.  First sips have a slight astryngent bitterness balanced by the malt in the finish.  So far it has alot more hop character than other Imperial Pale Ales I have had (Avery’s Ale to the Cheif for one).  This brew almost has a “chewy” mouthfeel, but not…rather medium bodied.  Sip after sip it starts to loose it’s hop profile a bit, going from Imperial Pale Ale to just Pale Ale.  Still leaves a lovely lace sip after sip.  After about mid glass the hops come back, almost with a vengeance, but to scared to fight with the malt.  All in all it’s not bad, one thing I must say is at 9% ABV it does a great job of hiding it, but for almost $9.00 a 22oz bottle, not worth it.  I’d rather go get a Moylan’s Hopsickle or a Left Coast/Oggi’s Hop Juice for under $5.00 and get a great ‘hop fix’ and enjoy myself, in my opinion this beer is just not worth it.