Minesweeper IPA (Double Dry Hopped Edition)
Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 3.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 23, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Hop hazed and incredibly juicy, this was our first ever brewed IPA and remains our top selling beer and local favorite at our Monterey brewpub. It’s brewed with 100% British Maris Otter pale malt as it’s base, which contributes a creamy texture and a tad more body than your typical dry, West Coast IPA. As with most of our hoppy beers, a majority of the bitterness comes directly from whirlpool additions in the boil, with the intent of maximizing hop aroma & flavor. Minesweeper is dry hopped excessively with Simcoe and Citra hops.
55 IBU
55 IBU
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery beer glass
A: Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber with a frothy pale tan head that settles to a firm layer and laces beautifully.
S: Dank herbal notes, spicy pine, zesty citrus, a strong hit of tropical fruit, bready malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Opens with a mix of resinous spicy pine and zesty citrus, tangerine, lemon, lime, and grapefruit, followed with a nice fruity side, pineapple, papaya, overripe mango, peach, and apricot, passion fruit, and a little melon, underlying herbal tones, bready malt, and a little caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderately lively carbonation.
O: It's been a while since I've had the OG (definitely gotta track it down now) so it's tough to make a comparison, but this one stands very nicely on its own. Really solid West Coast IPA.
Oct 23, 2020A: Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber with a frothy pale tan head that settles to a firm layer and laces beautifully.
S: Dank herbal notes, spicy pine, zesty citrus, a strong hit of tropical fruit, bready malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Opens with a mix of resinous spicy pine and zesty citrus, tangerine, lemon, lime, and grapefruit, followed with a nice fruity side, pineapple, papaya, overripe mango, peach, and apricot, passion fruit, and a little melon, underlying herbal tones, bready malt, and a little caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderately lively carbonation.
O: It's been a while since I've had the OG (definitely gotta track it down now) so it's tough to make a comparison, but this one stands very nicely on its own. Really solid West Coast IPA.
Reviewed by Phineasco from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Clear yellow with medium white head.
Smell: Floral, citrus, biscuit, caramel, and orange.
Taste: Citrus, floral, herbs, biscuit, caramel, orange, with subdued bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium light and clean.
Overall: A solid west coast IPA from Alvarado Street.
Feb 16, 2018Smell: Floral, citrus, biscuit, caramel, and orange.
Taste: Citrus, floral, herbs, biscuit, caramel, orange, with subdued bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium light and clean.
Overall: A solid west coast IPA from Alvarado Street.
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