Singled Out - Comet
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 1.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 26, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 15, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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This West Coast Style IPA features our hop of choice (which will rotate every month). One single hop that we utilize to the max. This is our single hop series and this month (September 2016) we are featuring Comet hops.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From tasting notes 01/20/18
Had on-tap at Alpine Beer Co in Alpine, CA
Appearance - Served up in a pint, slight haze and golden yellow in color. Thin, broken layer of suds floating atop. Lacing is broken webbing and a handful of spotting.
Smell - Aroma hits on tangerine, grapefruit and mild cattiness.
Taste - Flavor is all citrus. Some brighter tangerine notes that play off the bitter grapefruit pith undertone. Simple, sweet bready malt backbone.
Mouthfeel - Light-bodied with moderate, bitey carbonation. Crisp, bone dry finish. A bit too dry for my tastes.
Overall - A single hop that's heavy on citrus and bitterness. Not much complexity, thought that's expected as a single hop IPA. It's good, but not their best.
May 26, 2018Had on-tap at Alpine Beer Co in Alpine, CA
Appearance - Served up in a pint, slight haze and golden yellow in color. Thin, broken layer of suds floating atop. Lacing is broken webbing and a handful of spotting.
Smell - Aroma hits on tangerine, grapefruit and mild cattiness.
Taste - Flavor is all citrus. Some brighter tangerine notes that play off the bitter grapefruit pith undertone. Simple, sweet bready malt backbone.
Mouthfeel - Light-bodied with moderate, bitey carbonation. Crisp, bone dry finish. A bit too dry for my tastes.
Overall - A single hop that's heavy on citrus and bitterness. Not much complexity, thought that's expected as a single hop IPA. It's good, but not their best.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.93/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Type: 8-oz. draft
Glass: Clear shaker pint glass
From: Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $2.50
Purchased: Sept. 24, 2016
Consumed: Sept. 24, 2016
Reviewed as: American IPA
Misc.: N/A
Had yet to try this even though it had been on tap at the brewery for a few weeks. Not sure I had ever had Comet before, but excited to try it.
Poured a medium yellow clear color with two fingers of frothy white head when I got it. Some bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Outstanding lacing. Good retention. (Sight - 3.75)
Smelled dark resin, pine, lime, citrus zest and stone fruit. (Smell - 3.75)
Tasted similar to the nose, getting dank resin, some earthy notes, pine, lime, dish soap, but not Cascade-like dish soap, lemon zest, citrus zest and a touch of stone fruit. (Taste - 4.00)
Light body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Abrupt, dank finish. (Feel - 3.75)
This was pretty good, definitely near the top for me in the series. NOTE: Went back and looked, I have it: Mosaic (4.26), Citra (4.17), Comet (3.93), El Dorado (3.84), Equinox (3.78), Galaxy (3.70), Azacca (3.68), Southern Cross (3.54) and Idaho 7 (3.49). (Overall - 4.00)
3.93 | 88 | B+
Sep 30, 2016Glass: Clear shaker pint glass
From: Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $2.50
Purchased: Sept. 24, 2016
Consumed: Sept. 24, 2016
Reviewed as: American IPA
Misc.: N/A
Had yet to try this even though it had been on tap at the brewery for a few weeks. Not sure I had ever had Comet before, but excited to try it.
Poured a medium yellow clear color with two fingers of frothy white head when I got it. Some bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Outstanding lacing. Good retention. (Sight - 3.75)
Smelled dark resin, pine, lime, citrus zest and stone fruit. (Smell - 3.75)
Tasted similar to the nose, getting dank resin, some earthy notes, pine, lime, dish soap, but not Cascade-like dish soap, lemon zest, citrus zest and a touch of stone fruit. (Taste - 4.00)
Light body. Oily texture. Average carbonation. Abrupt, dank finish. (Feel - 3.75)
This was pretty good, definitely near the top for me in the series. NOTE: Went back and looked, I have it: Mosaic (4.26), Citra (4.17), Comet (3.93), El Dorado (3.84), Equinox (3.78), Galaxy (3.70), Azacca (3.68), Southern Cross (3.54) and Idaho 7 (3.49). (Overall - 4.00)
3.93 | 88 | B+
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