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Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,307 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #9,670 - Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 4.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2022
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Set your clocks up an hour and spring forward into this tropical bomb sauce fermented with expressive yeast and peppered with Simcoe, Vic Secret, Bru-1 hops and Mosaic cryo powder.
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Reviewed by frankdatank1337 from California
4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
It's Alvarado and it's an IPA, so I knew it was gonna be good. Overall it's a super juicy double, the flavor is great with strong citrus notes. The hops come through for a great after taste. The one thing that lets this beer down is the mouth feel, it's really low in carbonation and it's thick. It's like a smoothie beer. It's not refreshing at all. Still good but I'd recommend Alvarado's Double Cone DIPA over this guy.
Mar 22, 2022
Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.12/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery beer glass
A: Pours hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Tropical, stone fruit, and a hint of melon, citrus, spicy pine, slight herbal notes, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Citrus, lemon, lime, tangerine, and grapefruit, tropical and orchard fruit, apricot, passion fruit, mango, peach, cherry, and hints of pineapple, guava, and melon, some spicy pine, faint herbal tones, biscuity malt, and caramels sweetness.
M: A little on the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation, soft on the palate but it does have a slight hop burn and a touch of alcohol warmth.
O: Hits all the marks of a classic Alvarado Street style DIPA. Not my favorite, but still a lot of good stuff going on in there.
Apr 21, 2020A: Pours hazy golden amber with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Tropical, stone fruit, and a hint of melon, citrus, spicy pine, slight herbal notes, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.
T: Citrus, lemon, lime, tangerine, and grapefruit, tropical and orchard fruit, apricot, passion fruit, mango, peach, cherry, and hints of pineapple, guava, and melon, some spicy pine, faint herbal tones, biscuity malt, and caramels sweetness.
M: A little on the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation, soft on the palate but it does have a slight hop burn and a touch of alcohol warmth.
O: Hits all the marks of a classic Alvarado Street style DIPA. Not my favorite, but still a lot of good stuff going on in there.
Rated by MrCruz23 from South Carolina
4.6/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Yeah sun
Mar 31, 2019
Reviewed by lucius10 from California
3.99/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I got some different aromatics on this one. I was expecting tropical hoppiness, but instead got a citrus-ey dankness on the nose. Taste actually follows with huge citrus bitterness at the end. You think you are finished, but the swallow lingers with bitter citrus aftertaste with a touch of creaminess.
A lot of things going on with this one. It actually gets better as it warms and probably is best enjoyed after sitting out the fridge for a bit. Definitely looks the part and barely holds on to the proper depth for a DIPA.
Mar 23, 2019A lot of things going on with this one. It actually gets better as it warms and probably is best enjoyed after sitting out the fridge for a bit. Definitely looks the part and barely holds on to the proper depth for a DIPA.
Reviewed by gcasher from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16 oz can fresh
Poured hazy golden
Smelled great with lots of sweet tropical fruit hops.
Tasted pretty good too with sweet tropical hops.
Body was ok, but not great.
Mar 22, 2019Poured hazy golden
Smelled great with lots of sweet tropical fruit hops.
Tasted pretty good too with sweet tropical hops.
Body was ok, but not great.
Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California
4.02/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Canned 3/12/19, consumed 3/18/19
Pours very hazy & murky yellow with a tiny head, no retention or lacing.
Fruity & hoppy aroma and flavor but with a significant bite that dominates all aspects. Feel is smooth on the initial sip but instead of the full, creamy feel you're searching for, you get a huge twangy bite smack upside the head the leaves a burn mark in your mouth and throat. Hopefully some time will settle that part down because the rest is pretty nice. Still love ASB hop burps.
Mar 19, 2019Pours very hazy & murky yellow with a tiny head, no retention or lacing.
Fruity & hoppy aroma and flavor but with a significant bite that dominates all aspects. Feel is smooth on the initial sip but instead of the full, creamy feel you're searching for, you get a huge twangy bite smack upside the head the leaves a burn mark in your mouth and throat. Hopefully some time will settle that part down because the rest is pretty nice. Still love ASB hop burps.
Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3/31/2018
Apr 07, 2018
Rated by CraftBeerRunner from California
4.48/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Hazy and delicious. The Good Hop, Oakland, March 2018
Mar 18, 2018
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