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Alvarado Street Brewery
- From:
- Alvarado Street Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 1.76%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 12, 2019
- Added:
- May 03, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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We examine how acidity can augment hop flavor and aroma in this tart IPA fermented with expressive yeast and double dry hopped with Mosaic & Centennial cryo hops, along with Loral and Idaho 7.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheBrewsky from California
3.98/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Hazy bright yellow in appearance. No head from the pour, and no lacing. Color-wise it looks nice.
S: Pineapple, orange, starfruit, pomegranate, lemon and lactose on the nose. It smells sweet and semi-tart. No mention of lactose on the can, but it smells like it may be involved.
T: Very bright, sour and sweet. Upfront, I get a fair amount of citrus fruits, namely lemon and orange. Halfway through, I'm hit with flavors of pineapple and melon, with a tart/sour flavor at the finish reminding me of green apple. The more I drink it, the increasingly sweet it becomes, but the sour aspect does counter balance that effect.
F: Light in body and in weight with moderate carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink but nothing to write home about with the feel.
O: It is an enjoyable beer, especially as far as sour ipas go. I am not partial to the style, but this is definitely drinkable.I am glad to try, though I do not feel the need to try again. If you're a fan of the style, it would be worthy of a try. Cheers!
May 27, 2019S: Pineapple, orange, starfruit, pomegranate, lemon and lactose on the nose. It smells sweet and semi-tart. No mention of lactose on the can, but it smells like it may be involved.
T: Very bright, sour and sweet. Upfront, I get a fair amount of citrus fruits, namely lemon and orange. Halfway through, I'm hit with flavors of pineapple and melon, with a tart/sour flavor at the finish reminding me of green apple. The more I drink it, the increasingly sweet it becomes, but the sour aspect does counter balance that effect.
F: Light in body and in weight with moderate carbonation. Smooth and easy to drink but nothing to write home about with the feel.
O: It is an enjoyable beer, especially as far as sour ipas go. I am not partial to the style, but this is definitely drinkable.I am glad to try, though I do not feel the need to try again. If you're a fan of the style, it would be worthy of a try. Cheers!
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