Killer Dismount
Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 7.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 17, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Some of you OGs might remember this brand from years ago. Well, it’s back with some new duds and revamped recipe! This Hazy IPA might help you muster up the courage to paddle out on that blade you have no business riding. A packed line up of Citra, Krush, Strata, Nelson and Motueka hops provide a big swell of flavor that will sneak up on you. Lime, guava and strawberry curl together atop an undercurrent of spicy papaya and earthy Suav Blanc. A splash of mango and a spray of mandarin orange foam close things out in the velvety finish. Don’t get distracted. Did you drop in too late? Oh no! Killer dismount!
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery Willi Beecher glass
A: Pours hazy golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Mix of exotic, tropical, and stone fruit, ripe citrus, light floral notes, a touch resinous and grassy, slight woodsy undertones, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
T: Lively ripe exotic, tropical, and stone fruit, guava, gooseberry, pineapple, white grape, strawberry, passion fruit, apricot, peach, papaya, melon, and pear, juicy citrus, lime, mandarin orange, and grapefruit, a bit resinous and herbal, floral and grassy notes, underlying woodsy tones, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, pillowy soft on the palate.
O: I might be a little harsh on the flavor (I'm sure some will like it more than I do), but for me, it sits a bit too sweet and there's something about how some of the fruity notes come together that gives me El Dorado hop flashbacks (I know there's none in there), plus the woodsy notes from the Krush on the back end that I'm not fond of. You can tell it's well made in the appearance and mouthfeel, but for me it just doesn't come together quite as well as it could.
Sep 17, 2025A: Pours hazy golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Mix of exotic, tropical, and stone fruit, ripe citrus, light floral notes, a touch resinous and grassy, slight woodsy undertones, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
T: Lively ripe exotic, tropical, and stone fruit, guava, gooseberry, pineapple, white grape, strawberry, passion fruit, apricot, peach, papaya, melon, and pear, juicy citrus, lime, mandarin orange, and grapefruit, a bit resinous and herbal, floral and grassy notes, underlying woodsy tones, biscuity malt, and light caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, pillowy soft on the palate.
O: I might be a little harsh on the flavor (I'm sure some will like it more than I do), but for me, it sits a bit too sweet and there's something about how some of the fruity notes come together that gives me El Dorado hop flashbacks (I know there's none in there), plus the woodsy notes from the Krush on the back end that I'm not fond of. You can tell it's well made in the appearance and mouthfeel, but for me it just doesn't come together quite as well as it could.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was the 5th beer I had at the inaugural hazy ipa festival on April 14, 2018 at the Bistro (during the 21st annual ipa festival).
Golden/yellow kind of color with a leaning brighter side of color with plenty of haze. Compared to the other hazy beers I had that day, this one looked more inviting than most. 1/3" white head. Aroma was a moderate amount of peach, papaya and bitter tree hopping. Seems like Mosaic was the dry hop.
The beer takes on a welcome older school bitterness from the Cascade and Denali hops. Well placed. I'm really finding that my preferred "sweet" spot if you will is for some Cascade hops mixed with proprietary like Citra and Mosaic. This hits that spot pretty well. Grapefruit and a little bit of tropical. Its a pretty good beer.
So what's the problem? Well, Alvarado is generally $4-6 per can. There's plenty of examples of great ipas for under $2 a serving. If you're gonna go to price extremes, there better be a reason in terms of quality.
Feb 12, 2019Golden/yellow kind of color with a leaning brighter side of color with plenty of haze. Compared to the other hazy beers I had that day, this one looked more inviting than most. 1/3" white head. Aroma was a moderate amount of peach, papaya and bitter tree hopping. Seems like Mosaic was the dry hop.
The beer takes on a welcome older school bitterness from the Cascade and Denali hops. Well placed. I'm really finding that my preferred "sweet" spot if you will is for some Cascade hops mixed with proprietary like Citra and Mosaic. This hits that spot pretty well. Grapefruit and a little bit of tropical. Its a pretty good beer.
So what's the problem? Well, Alvarado is generally $4-6 per can. There's plenty of examples of great ipas for under $2 a serving. If you're gonna go to price extremes, there better be a reason in terms of quality.
Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
3.8/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.8/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
This pours a moderately hazy golden color with little foam. I get more of a vivid aroma on this with some pineapple and tangerine notes sneaking through. Similar yeast profile as what I experienced in other Alvarado beers, with that hint of tartness more than bitterness. Mixed bag here.
Nov 12, 2018
Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can, served in a snifter glass. Pours a cloudy golden yellow body, slight copper hue, one finger thick white head, good retention, bit of lacing. Smell is squeezed oranges, a bit of lemon, grapefruit sweetness, light caramel. Balanced, but not a whole lot of strength behind it, if that makes sense. Flavour is fairly bitter grapefruit, floral and zesty, a bit of citrus sweetness, mild caramel and grainy sweetness. Moderate grapefruit zest bitterness on the backend. Medium body, appropriate carbonation, smooth with zesty bitterness on the backend and a touch of slight booze. Nothing too crazy, fair bit of hoppy character balanced out by the malt.
Apr 26, 2018
Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California
3.96/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 3/27/18, consumed 4/6/18
L: Uniformly hazy & cloudy with a small head that left okay lacing.
A: Stonefruits with a little bit of citrus notes as well. Nice.
T: Zesty, full stone and citrus fruits here. Get a very little bit of sweet malt as well as a trace of the booze. Also a little bit of dank hops. I'd have to favor the aroma over the taste.
F: Medium, high carbonation, smooth, solid but not overbearing bitterness.
O: A nice NEIPA style beer from ASB. A little more danky and bitter rather than smoothie and pillowy like many of this style.
Apr 07, 2018L: Uniformly hazy & cloudy with a small head that left okay lacing.
A: Stonefruits with a little bit of citrus notes as well. Nice.
T: Zesty, full stone and citrus fruits here. Get a very little bit of sweet malt as well as a trace of the booze. Also a little bit of dank hops. I'd have to favor the aroma over the taste.
F: Medium, high carbonation, smooth, solid but not overbearing bitterness.
O: A nice NEIPA style beer from ASB. A little more danky and bitter rather than smoothie and pillowy like many of this style.
Reviewed by Phil-Fresh from California
4.21/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: Lots of hops with aromas of citrus and stone fruit, coupled with general fruitiness.
A: Orangish golden color, hazy, with a moderate white uniform head that has solid retention.
T: Lots of hops with citrus and melon, followed by a general fruitiness and faint malt sweetness and slight hop bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, juicy with a smooth mouth-feel.
O: Tasty; the beer has a great juicy character and lots of hop aroma and flavor that complements the fruity yeast well.
Aug 19, 2017A: Orangish golden color, hazy, with a moderate white uniform head that has solid retention.
T: Lots of hops with citrus and melon, followed by a general fruitiness and faint malt sweetness and slight hop bitterness.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, juicy with a smooth mouth-feel.
O: Tasty; the beer has a great juicy character and lots of hop aroma and flavor that complements the fruity yeast well.
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