Truck Trail
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 8.94%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 30
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Truck Trail is named for the Anderson Truck Trail in Alpine, CA and is a tribute to rural American back roads where locals go for off-roading and other shenanigans. This American Pale Ale features a balanced blend of Cascade and Centennial hops. It pours a golden yellow with an eggshell colored beer foam and its bold hop-bitterness is perfectly balanced by a mellow, malty sweetness. Dominant notes of fresh pine needles and zesty citrus rind make this a classic example of the style.
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 31
AVAILABILITY:
Year Round, 12oz. Cans & Draft
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 31
AVAILABILITY:
Year Round, 12oz. Cans & Draft
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Ratings by Wasatch:
Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
3.78/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. Can
Poured into a Trillium glass a pretty nice clean/clear dark golden orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit), nice pineyness. Medium body, ABV is hidden pretty nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
Jun 22, 2018Poured into a Trillium glass a pretty nice clean/clear dark golden orange color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit), piney. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit), nice pineyness. Medium body, ABV is hidden pretty nicely, with a nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, a pretty tasty brew.
More User Ratings:
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.49/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
RB transfer
Aug 22, 2025
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.73/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Fantastic honey yellow body; dense, creamy head with lots of sticky foam inside the glass. Nice tropical fruit aroma with some toasted malt buried deep. Esters present if the flavor yet mostly malty (like an English-styled IPA); mild hop bitterness.
Medium-heavy body; velvety with some gentle residual sugars; a bit dry and lightly sweet.
A damn fine IPA, not to hoppy or bitter, doesn't overdo the fruit notes, and has a nice, proportional malt backbone. Very tasty.
Jan 30, 2019Medium-heavy body; velvety with some gentle residual sugars; a bit dry and lightly sweet.
A damn fine IPA, not to hoppy or bitter, doesn't overdo the fruit notes, and has a nice, proportional malt backbone. Very tasty.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.85/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
12 fl oz can:
Floral. Slightly oily, a bit resinous. Pale malts.
Generic for a pale ale in 2018. Leave it to Green Flash...what a shame.
C / AVERAGE
Nov 09, 2018Floral. Slightly oily, a bit resinous. Pale malts.
Generic for a pale ale in 2018. Leave it to Green Flash...what a shame.
C / AVERAGE
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.49/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Copper and hazy with lots of champagne carbonation, and topped with 2 fingers of yellowish head.
Smells of caramel malts, biscuit, and much like a German pils.
The taste follows the nose. Slightly sweet, much like an old world pilsener.
Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 26th, 2018.
Oct 27, 2018Smells of caramel malts, biscuit, and much like a German pils.
The taste follows the nose. Slightly sweet, much like an old world pilsener.
Medium body, moderate carbonation.
Got in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Oct 26th, 2018.
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.61/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Truck Trail pours a copper color, with a long lasting and lacing head. Earthy aroma, hints of metal. Flavor is first crisp and sweet, very mellow, then a harsh bitter. Hints of earth and darker hops. Good body and flavor. Overall, not the best. Stronger flavors, the sweet then bitter makes it hard to stomach.
Apr 02, 2018
Reviewed by BeerDawgs from Georgia
3.88/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L - Yellow, with 2 full fingers of head and lots of lace left all over the glass
S - Fairly thin aroma, bitter hops and bready malts
T - Bready and bitter hops, bitter aftertaste.
F - Thin body and well carbonated. Slick
O - A decent pale ale, but a little below the typical Alpine standards of excellence
Mar 16, 2018S - Fairly thin aroma, bitter hops and bready malts
T - Bready and bitter hops, bitter aftertaste.
F - Thin body and well carbonated. Slick
O - A decent pale ale, but a little below the typical Alpine standards of excellence
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