Alvarado Street (2019)

How much did you pay and where did you get it from?

 

Has anyone tried Coco Lime Time? Worth getting cans?

 

Saw plenty of it left on the shelves. Owner said only sold about 9 cans. I also passed on it because Alvarado Street never lasts until closing, so people are not buying it and I am curious as to why.

But want to know if anyone has tried it and if it was worth it.

 

You crack open a can yet?

 

Tastes just as fantastic as the first batch IMO.

I may have just cracked open my third can already.

 

Meh. Having Nelson Slayer on tap at House of Pizza. Boozy mess. Glad I knew better than to seek out 4-packs.

 

dammit, well I'm glad I had some self control and only grabbed 2 cans just now instead of 4. Although I'll withhold judgement until I've actually tried it.

 

I thought that Nelson Slayer was quite nice. A bit more subdued than Nelson Baby, but still very enjoyable. Then again, I tend to like Alvarado Street recent releases.

 

ugh, yeah, not liking this Nelson Slayer at all. "Boozy mess" is a perfect description. Straight super sweet diesel burn. No nelson characteristics, at least that I enjoy, to be found at all.

I actually think the only beers that I've had over the last 2 to 3 years that actually have flavors reminding me of the great OG nelson are the Mount Nelson beers. Maybe Hop Slangin too. There could be others I just don't remember, but it seems Cellarmaker comes closer to brewing my favorite IPA than other places.

 

Can't believe what some of the bars/taprooms are charging for a single can of Nelson Slayer... Beer Rev is charging $9 (plus tax) per can. smh.

 

While I didn't love Nelson Slayer, i didn't find it overly boozy and definitely got some Nelson attributes. But nothing like Nelson Baby!

 

holy shit, I thought the $8 I paid was bad. Nice to know beer in SD isn't as stupid expensive as I thought.

 

Wow . . . why is no one talking about the Other Half collaboration dropping this week? Slice Joint remains my favorite collab, by any two breweries, of all time. Extra lucky is the fact that I'm actually going to be in NorCal at the end of the week, with good access (I hope). Can hardly wait to buy as much as possible.

 

Yup, saw that on the instagram page last night. Can't wait.

Slice joint was excellent, but I'd say Partyings Tight (Humble Sea) was just as good.

 

Still going through my older ASB stock. Finally got to the last batch of Wave Jammer. I may be the outlier, but I thought it was pretty good.

 

The collab is pretty good imo. From the can, there's a lot of Nelson on the nose, while the taste is more balanced between all three hops. Not as sweet as the Nelson Slayer (though I didn't think the Nelson Slayer was terrible tbh). Mouthfeel is on point, obviously. Curious about what everyone else thinks of this release.

 

That was fast!

 

Haha, yeah, had a day off so figured why not open a can immediately after picking up. Glad I did!

 

Sweet. It should be dropping at my secret spot in Sacramento tomorrow. Staying here for a few weeks near family. Did you grab Dark Libations?

 

Oh, I only wish, but I don't have access to that. I pick up ASB at my small semi-secret spot in Modesto, and we aren't getting any.

 

Some small chance I can make it to the Saturday release in Salinas, as I'll be in San Jose the night before.

 

So lucky a coworker driving down to SoCal picked me up a pack of Nelson Slayer in Salinas - I find this incredible and nearly over-the-top in Nelson aroma & taste. A slight step behind Nelson Baby! in body and creamy feel, but man this stuff is still all dank Nelson goodness.

 

damn i had a dr app right now and missed out on the wholesome james so far i’ve heard nothing but great things about it.

 

They had plenty of cans left at Berkeley Bowl West when I was there around 4:30PM today. For what it's worth this iteration of Amigos is straight fire (that's what the kids say, right?)!

 

Wholesome Jams was pretty damn good. Wish I got more than 2 cans.

 

I was impressed by this one! It's a single, but it almost drinks like a double with its depth and softness on the palate...classic ASB aromatics, but no huge hop burn/bite at the end on the finish. Good stuff!

 

Wholesome Jams is tasting really good. Also picked up Amigos IPA and will have that one later tonight; I was reluctant, but all the news so far is that it is also really good.

Wholesome Jams was moving very quickly though. Almost sold out when I picked up.

Wanna give a shout out to this recent batch of Countach that I had last night. Just as excellent as the last batch.

 

I have one can each of Nelson Baby and Nelson Slayer so I think I wanna put them up against each other maybe tomorrow night. I'd do it tonight but I have that MT/Holy Mountain collab as well as Juice Williams in the fridge so I feel like I need to prioritize those first. Good problem to have I guess.

 

Attn. San Jose: South Winchester BBQ has Wholesome Jams on draft + lots of WJ and Amigos cans.

 

Just chiming in on this new batch of Amigos I'm drinking to now - yes it's very good, I'd say it's a noticeable improvement in feel for sure over the last batch. Really glad I picked a pack up along with the WJ.

 

Might want to do it with a WJ can in the lineup as well, I know there are other hops in there but man this is an incredible Nelson-featured hazy as well.

 

Yeah that's not a bad taste test. I should really grab some more WJ while it's still around. Juice Williams is tasting real good btw.