Ag Boss - Salinas Style IPA
Alvarado Street Brewery

 

 

 

 

Can from lupulo Santa Cruz.
Fresh drop.
Look: hazy yellow-orange with thick creamy head.
Smell: herbal berries, Dank. Wet Freshly mowed grass.
Taste: fruitiness, but like a berry and cream sweetness. Overripe cantaloupe. Too sweet.
Feel: juicy and creamy, almost like lactose or oats were added.
Overall: this might be pleasurable to some, but too sweet, pillowy and dank for me.

I had this fresh on tap.
Pours a hazy cloudy color. Light aroma, with a sweet juicy fruit note. Taste matches aroma, with some fluffy, pillowy finish.

Can poured into an Alvarado Street Brewery beer glass

A: Pours hazy golden orange amber with a frothy eggshell white head that hangs around, slowly settles to a firm layer, and leaves some thick lacing.

S: Bubblegum, big tropical and stone fruit, citrus, berries, spicy floral notes, a little pine, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.

T: Bubble gum that grows stronger as it warms, earthy citrus, lemon and tangerine, tropical fruit, papaya, guava, apricot, nectarine, mango, and pineapple, hints of fresh blueberries, a little resinous pine, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.

M: Medium body, moderate carbonation, soft on the palate.

O: I likely would have given this one a bit higher score if I drank it faster. Initially, there was a flavor hidden in there that I couldn't quite put my finer on, but was a nice compliment to the others. As it warmed that flavor became noticeably stronger until it was quite obviously bubble gum from the Mosaic. Not a bad flavor, but it grew a little stronger than I would have liked. Still, a very solid and definitely very unique beer.

L: Pours a bright and lovely hazy yellow with a finger of a bubbly white cap. Head settled quickly leaving behind generous amounts of residual lacing, coating the glass like a bride's veil. The color, clarity, and lacing are all great looking.
S: Big aromas of berry, with with blueberry and blackberry really standing out. Lemon, mango and pineapple also come to mind, with a lemongrassy presence in the background. Mild yeast aroma on the nose.
T: This beer screams mosaic hops. Big lemon and berry flavor with a crackery yeast foundation. Black pepper, citrus and yeast on the finish with a berry and lemongrassy after taste with hints of pine sap and hop goodness.
F: Light in body and lighter in terms of weight as well. At 7 abv, this is in a range I find very favorable. Not soft and creamy but rather light and refreshing with the appropriate amounts of carbonation. No booze flavor.
O: I'm not sure if it is because I haven't had an Alvarado beer in a while, but this is really tasting good. The abv is in my preferred zone, and this is something that would quench some serious thirst on a hot day. I am very glad to try. Cheers!

 

ASB DDH hazy = automatic pickup. Continues ASB recent run of outstanding hazies with a terrific feel that's unmatched by most other breweries around here. Another terrific hop combo in Mosaic & Loral.