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Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 7.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 21, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 02, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Classic West Coast IPA with new school hops (Mosaic, Citra, & Azacca) resulting in bright notes of tangerine, grapefruit & mango.
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
3.94/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery beer glass
A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Tropical and stone fruit, zesty citrus, grassy slightly herbal notes, a little pine, biscuity malt, and a touch of sweetness.
T: Mix of zesty citrus with tropical and stone fruit, grapefruit, lemon, lime, tangerine, mango, passion fruit, apricot, peach, and faint pineapple, a little spicy pine, floral and grassy notes, a hint of bubble gum, slightly crackery biscuity malt, and a touch of sweetness, with a dry finish.
M: A little on the lighter side of medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Super crushable new school west coast IPA.
Dec 21, 2019A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces nicely.
S: Tropical and stone fruit, zesty citrus, grassy slightly herbal notes, a little pine, biscuity malt, and a touch of sweetness.
T: Mix of zesty citrus with tropical and stone fruit, grapefruit, lemon, lime, tangerine, mango, passion fruit, apricot, peach, and faint pineapple, a little spicy pine, floral and grassy notes, a hint of bubble gum, slightly crackery biscuity malt, and a touch of sweetness, with a dry finish.
M: A little on the lighter side of medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Super crushable new school west coast IPA.
Reviewed by jakecattleco from California
4.13/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can dated 12/18/18 into a tulip glass.
L: Pours hazy white golden with almost 2 fingers of variable density head with minimal retention and left limited streaked and spotted lacing.
S: Nose is nice, very tropical, berries, mango and guava. Subtle pine and earthy undertones once it warms.
T: Follows the nose well, perhaps with just the slightest addition of citrus, pine more prominent than on the nose. Finishes with some bitterness and slight bit of acidity, a bit of lingering dank attributes.
F: Medium bodied with higher carbonation, tongue tingles a bit from the carbonation/acidity, full on the swallow.
O: Definitely a modern take on the West Coast IPA (or at the very least a NE-WC hybrid). Note quite enough bitterness, and needs either more pine or citrus, but one for my palate and preferences that I still enjoyed. Definitely feels like there's Mosaic in the hop bill, and I'm liking its prominence.
Dec 31, 2018L: Pours hazy white golden with almost 2 fingers of variable density head with minimal retention and left limited streaked and spotted lacing.
S: Nose is nice, very tropical, berries, mango and guava. Subtle pine and earthy undertones once it warms.
T: Follows the nose well, perhaps with just the slightest addition of citrus, pine more prominent than on the nose. Finishes with some bitterness and slight bit of acidity, a bit of lingering dank attributes.
F: Medium bodied with higher carbonation, tongue tingles a bit from the carbonation/acidity, full on the swallow.
O: Definitely a modern take on the West Coast IPA (or at the very least a NE-WC hybrid). Note quite enough bitterness, and needs either more pine or citrus, but one for my palate and preferences that I still enjoyed. Definitely feels like there's Mosaic in the hop bill, and I'm liking its prominence.
Reviewed by TheBrewsky from California
3.58/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Canned 12/18/18.
L: Pours murky straw yellow. Not sure what Alvarado is thinking, but this is NOT a WCIPA. Completely hazy and not the transparent WCIPA we are used to seeing. A finger of head and moderate amounts of residual lacing. Lookwise it is nice, but not for the WC style.
S: Very melony with some grapefruit and lemon. Slight yeasty presence but no malt prevalence that is usually accompanied in the WC styled beers.
T: Mild dankness. Loads of citrus with yeasty complexity. No malt flavor and minimal hop presence. Finish is dry with lingering lemon flavor.
F: Medium in body and weight. Carbonation is moderate for the style. Slight fizz property on the tongue.
O: I am slightly confused. If a beer were to be bisexual, this would be it. It is labeled as WC styled but drinks like an NEIPA. I am having a hard time rating it. As an Alvarado NEIPA, it could be plausible and is somewhat enjoyable. But as a WC beer, all I can do is laugh. Although it is anything but a WCIPA, I am still glad to have tried. Cheers!
Dec 31, 2018L: Pours murky straw yellow. Not sure what Alvarado is thinking, but this is NOT a WCIPA. Completely hazy and not the transparent WCIPA we are used to seeing. A finger of head and moderate amounts of residual lacing. Lookwise it is nice, but not for the WC style.
S: Very melony with some grapefruit and lemon. Slight yeasty presence but no malt prevalence that is usually accompanied in the WC styled beers.
T: Mild dankness. Loads of citrus with yeasty complexity. No malt flavor and minimal hop presence. Finish is dry with lingering lemon flavor.
F: Medium in body and weight. Carbonation is moderate for the style. Slight fizz property on the tongue.
O: I am slightly confused. If a beer were to be bisexual, this would be it. It is labeled as WC styled but drinks like an NEIPA. I am having a hard time rating it. As an Alvarado NEIPA, it could be plausible and is somewhat enjoyable. But as a WC beer, all I can do is laugh. Although it is anything but a WCIPA, I am still glad to have tried. Cheers!
Reviewed by Ice_Cream_And_IPAs from New York
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.52/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
The label is promising me a West Coast IPA, which Alvarado does pretty well actually, but what I'm getting is a hazy mess. As you can see, this pours with a completely murky deep orange body and 1.5 fingers of head on a semi-aggressive pour. Head retention is below average for the style, while the lacing is fairly typical. Smell is yeasty and fruity, as is common with Alvarado IPAs. Unlike many other Alvarado IPAs, however, the nose on this thing is pretty subdued. I'm disappointed in the smell, considering the other brews I had from this brewery (100+). Taste is ... kind of bland. I'd say that it's tropical, with distinct notes of papaya and mango, but the beer tastes watered down. In terms of feel, this is a NEIPA. This beer has a soft body.
Overall, I'm pretty disappointed by this beer. I thought I was going to get a solid new-age West Coast IPA, since Alvarado does these well (their Mai Tai and Single Cone are among my favorite IPAs). Instead, I got a bland NEIPA. thank u, next.
Dec 22, 2018Overall, I'm pretty disappointed by this beer. I thought I was going to get a solid new-age West Coast IPA, since Alvarado does these well (their Mai Tai and Single Cone are among my favorite IPAs). Instead, I got a bland NEIPA. thank u, next.
Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California
4.29/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned 3/26/18, consumed 4/1/18
Poured absolutely crystal clear light gold color with about an inch of head that left little lacing.
Aroma is very bright and hoppy, mainly pine, dank, and some floral hops. A very little bit of tropical and citrus fruits as well.
Taste follows aroma pretty much spot on, very delicate.
Mouthfeel is medium-light, solid carbonation, very balanced and refined feeling. Good bitterness.
Overall, a quality WC-IPA that just seems so well put together. There's a level of quality in all of the Alvarado Street brews that I've tried which definitely sets them a cut above most.
Apr 02, 2018Poured absolutely crystal clear light gold color with about an inch of head that left little lacing.
Aroma is very bright and hoppy, mainly pine, dank, and some floral hops. A very little bit of tropical and citrus fruits as well.
Taste follows aroma pretty much spot on, very delicate.
Mouthfeel is medium-light, solid carbonation, very balanced and refined feeling. Good bitterness.
Overall, a quality WC-IPA that just seems so well put together. There's a level of quality in all of the Alvarado Street brews that I've tried which definitely sets them a cut above most.
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