Rack It
Alvarado Street Brewery

From a can this pours a golden white with a hearty cap of bright white foam. Light aroma when just poured, but hints of citrus and a catty, grassy onion swing by and say hello. As it warms the latter hangs out longer. On the palate there’s more of the green onion, with a touch of citrus sweetness on the back. Alcohol sting comes through as it opens. Interesting brew.

Canned date unknown - poured into a teku glass.
L: pours a medium yellow, not to bright not very dull right in between. Bubbles are all very small and very uniform. Was a couple finger lengths of foam and hangs on for quite awhile leaving behind some nice frothy patches.
S: getting orange and some peppery notes. Along with maybe guava and stone fruity goodness.
T: that orange comes through a lot in a good way. I'm getting pineapple as well with the stone fruit smell finishing off the taste on a light sweet note.
F: light mouthfeel for a double but very good. Also seems light on carbonation and very slight dryness to the finish.
O: I really like this offering from ASB for it's differences than some of their other DIPAs. Great job guys!

I don't know if it's the Bru-1 hops or the proportions of the more typical Simcoe/Citra/Mosaic BUT it has a unique character to it for this mouth.

Reviewer Lingenbrau nails the taste on this one as it ties the vocab centered part of my brain that connects to my tongue in knots...stone fruits...tropicality...slight alcohol burn finish as it warms. Malty intrigue too.

 

 

 

 

 

Canned 4/2/18
Look: Murky golden yellow, with full on haze complexity. 2 fingers worth of head, with generous lacing.
Smell: Mango, pineapple, orange, guava, grapefruit and lemon with slight malt presence.
Taste: Follows the nose, with mango, guava, grapefruit and lemon being dominant, and keeping it real with the malty flavor. Very tasty and pleasant. Hop bitterness noted, giving lemongrassy taste.
Feel: Medium in body and weight, with low to medium carbonation. Beer is soft but does have a bitterness fizz.
Overall: Another nice IPA from ASB. I like the juice flavor with a nice hop and malt addition. I am grateful to have tried. Cheers!

 

 

 

Canned 4/2/18, consumed 4/15/18

Canned 3/26/19, consumed 4/5/19

Can release 11/20/19, consumed 11/22/19

About 7 months from the last batch earlier in 2019, better appearance with thick bands of lacing, and better, smoother feel.

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A year later, pretty much all the same. Looks like pineapple juice, tiny head with no retention or lacing. Aroma is a terrific tropical fruit bouquet with a little bit of smooth malt notes. Taste includes bright lemon citrus and grassy hop notes to the balance of flavors from the aroma. Feel is smooth but with noticeable alcohol zing.

 

Another big ol' heaping thanks goes out to Jay for this one. Cheers man!

Rack it pours solid, opaque, light orange. Nothing is getting through this fog. A one finger slightly off white head rests on top, then leaves a good surface coverage with some spotty lacing.

We have a fruit smoothie here folks! Mango, pineapple, guava, and rubber. Rubber? Yeah, rubber. Like new shoes or bouncy ball rubber, not tire store rubber. I like it.

Wow. Not what I was expecting. Yeah there's mango, and papaya, and guava, yadda yadda. But this packs something unique. Like cactus fruit (aka, prickly pear, aka nopales...) with a splash of lime. There's something else. A bit of a spice, but can't quite pinpoint it. A little alcohol flavor on the end too. Very complex.

This hits the mouth with a tingly carbonation that transfers quickly into a creamy coating everywhere. I guess I'd call that medium full bodied. Very fruity and sweet, but manages to have a decent bitter bite on the end. As expected with what the flavor was laying down, a good dose of alcohol warmth comes through as well.

Alvarado Street does it again with this one. A great, juicy, heavy hitter of a beer with a few nice trick shots. Cheers, and thanks again Jay.