Fresh Hop Alpha Break (2025)
Heathen Brewing
- From:
- Heathen Brewing
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 23, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 13, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Fresh Hop West Coast IPA w/ Fresh Strata, Strata NUVO, Mosaic
69 IBU
69 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by CoasterRider from Washington
4.39/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a nice golden color with a small head and not much aroma. Taste was mild citrus and malt. Easy drinking IPA with a nice flavor.
Nov 23, 2025
Reviewed by UWDAWG from Washington
3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16 ounce undated can into a tulip glass at 53 degrees.
Look- Pale gold, very mildly hazy, frothy white head, average head retention, slight below average lacing.
Smell- Pine resin, grapefruit, passionfruit, between weak and medium strength of scent.
Taste- Grapefruit heavy, pith, pine, pineapple, slight passionfruit, medium strength of flavor.
Feel- Medium body, average carbonation, highly bitter, low prickliness, moderately creamy, moderately dry finish, mildly mouth warming.
Overall- The appearance characteristics were nice for this beer. The nose was an underpowered mix of pine and grapefruit with some notes of passionfruit. The flavor was dominated by grapefruit and pith with some pine, pineapple and passionfruit lurking in the shadows. With more balance this would have been a great flavor profile. The feel had very little fresh hop character and the finish was too dry. Overall the beer needed a higher intensity bouquet and a more balanced flavor profile to improve the drinking experience.
Oct 17, 2025Look- Pale gold, very mildly hazy, frothy white head, average head retention, slight below average lacing.
Smell- Pine resin, grapefruit, passionfruit, between weak and medium strength of scent.
Taste- Grapefruit heavy, pith, pine, pineapple, slight passionfruit, medium strength of flavor.
Feel- Medium body, average carbonation, highly bitter, low prickliness, moderately creamy, moderately dry finish, mildly mouth warming.
Overall- The appearance characteristics were nice for this beer. The nose was an underpowered mix of pine and grapefruit with some notes of passionfruit. The flavor was dominated by grapefruit and pith with some pine, pineapple and passionfruit lurking in the shadows. With more balance this would have been a great flavor profile. The feel had very little fresh hop character and the finish was too dry. Overall the beer needed a higher intensity bouquet and a more balanced flavor profile to improve the drinking experience.
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