Salad Bowl (2018 - 2023)
Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 5.84%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 27, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
A fresh, juicy ode to the Salad Bowl of the World...aka Salinas, CA. Peach and apricot forward ester profile from a colorful yeast strain, further augmented by a dry-hop round of El Dorado, Amarillo, Citra and Nugget.
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Alvarado Street Brewery
A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Resinous pine, peppery spice, green grassy herbal notes, citrus zest, a touch of tropical and stone fruit, and a little biscuity slightly bready malt.
T: Citrus, grapefruit, lemon, and lime, resinous pine, peppery spice, grassy herbal notes, a little underlying tropical and stone fruit, passion fruit, apricot, peach, and mango, biscuity slightly bready malt, and a fairly dry finish.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Very well done proper Westy.
Jan 07, 2024A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a light layer and laces nicely.
S: Resinous pine, peppery spice, green grassy herbal notes, citrus zest, a touch of tropical and stone fruit, and a little biscuity slightly bready malt.
T: Citrus, grapefruit, lemon, and lime, resinous pine, peppery spice, grassy herbal notes, a little underlying tropical and stone fruit, passion fruit, apricot, peach, and mango, biscuity slightly bready malt, and a fairly dry finish.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: Very well done proper Westy.
Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California
3.78/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned 09/17/18
Appearance - Pours mostly clear and golden yellow in color with an off-white, near finger width head. Fair retention before dying down to a thin, broken layer of suds and a thin ring around the edge of the glass. No lacing.
Smell -
Taste - A blast of orange and tangerine citrus flavor upfront and throughout. Underlying caramel and seemingly residual sugary sweetness. A touch of pineapple. Finishes with mild citrus zing and that underlying sweetness.
Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium in body with fair carbonation. Slick texture before a lightly creamy finish.
Overall - Pretty simple flavor profile, but effective. Really none of the bitterness you'd expect in an IPA; might be a good once to introduce a newbie to, but I can certainly see why this could turn off some hopheads.
Oct 25, 2018Appearance - Pours mostly clear and golden yellow in color with an off-white, near finger width head. Fair retention before dying down to a thin, broken layer of suds and a thin ring around the edge of the glass. No lacing.
Smell -
Taste - A blast of orange and tangerine citrus flavor upfront and throughout. Underlying caramel and seemingly residual sugary sweetness. A touch of pineapple. Finishes with mild citrus zing and that underlying sweetness.
Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium in body with fair carbonation. Slick texture before a lightly creamy finish.
Overall - Pretty simple flavor profile, but effective. Really none of the bitterness you'd expect in an IPA; might be a good once to introduce a newbie to, but I can certainly see why this could turn off some hopheads.
Reviewed by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania
3.64/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Salad Bowl - Alvarado Street
IPA - 7% abv
L - 2-finger bright white head atop a pale yellow body.
S - candy, citrus, herb, melon.
T - sweet caramel backed by orange and pine. Clean middle. Low bitterness. Moderate-high sweetness. Low booziness.
F - slick, medium body with higher carb.
O - too sweet for my liking.
Jul 29, 2018IPA - 7% abv
L - 2-finger bright white head atop a pale yellow body.
S - candy, citrus, herb, melon.
T - sweet caramel backed by orange and pine. Clean middle. Low bitterness. Moderate-high sweetness. Low booziness.
F - slick, medium body with higher carb.
O - too sweet for my liking.
Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
3.65/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Darker golden copper body. Citrus, a bit of pine, leafy resin, moderate citrus, a bit of white sugar, odd yeasty ester profile. Mildly astringent, a bit muddled, lighter in body with a moderately bitter and astringent finish. Not my favourite from Alvarado Street.
Jun 24, 2018
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