Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness

Brewed by Alpine Beer Company (CA)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Alpine, California USA

Growler thanks to bman1113vr. Clear look, golden in color, decent off whit head. The smell is grapefuirts, hops, citrus, florals, caramel, and hops. Nice. The taste is malts, caramel, hop,s florals, citrus, and goodness.

Hand bottle generously given to me by my friend mreusch. It pours a pretty, nearly-clear amber with a fluffy white head that diminishes leaving behind cascading lace. This beer features an amazing hop nose without smacking you in the face: citric, floral, perfumy and lightly resinous hop notes are supported by candy sugar and sweet light caramel malt notes. Very nice. Medium-bodied with soft carbonation and a solid tongue-squeezing bitterness that lingers on the back sides of the tongue long after you swallow. There is also a touch of alcohol warmth at the finish. Amazingly subtle and well-integrated up-front: notes of citric and floral hops dance in-step with sweet caramel malt. Pleasantly bitter with a touch of alcohol thrown into the mix, this is an IIPA that doesn’t try to hide what it is or feel the need bully it’s way past your taste buds to get your attention. One of the most refined examples of the style that I’ve sampled, this is the Cary Grant of IIPAs. Thanks a million for the bottle of this amazing beer, Matt.

From a growler. Clear orange with a smooth ivory head. Leaves lacy veils. Nose is pine, chamomile, sweet tea and toffee. Wow, this is a beefy DIPA. Chewy, mouth coating with buzzy carb. Seems to have held up well even after multiple pours. Taste is grapefruit, vanilla caramel, juniper and black pepper. As it warms notes of melon, mango and brown sugar. Lots of hops but still well balanced and very drinkable. Excellent.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber with a white ring. Very bitter aroma, quite herbal, with hops, pine, and a lot of grass. Intense taste, very herbal, a lot of dill and grass, with pine hops. Hides the alcohol well. Lingering huge bitterness. Big and bold.

Growler. Pours a nice carmel color with a thick frothy head. Aroma is hops, i get grapefruit, orange, pine and pineapple. Smells wonderful, im even picking up a bit of wet wood. Taste is in your face...big hops, very sticky, tons of pine and citrus also somewhat oily. This is a big on the hops DIPA. Its very enjoyable. A bit of alcohol burn is the only downside to this. The mouthfeel is creamy and thick. Another growler would be nice one day.

(Growler, courtesy of Bman1113vr) Pours a clear golden body with a moderate white head. Aroma of mango, pineapple, orange, florals, grapefruit, and tangerine. Flavor of hops (mango, citrus, earth) and caramel malt with a dry, bitter finish.

growler thanks to bman1113vr. poured a light gold with a whit head. aroma of pine, sweetness, and a hot pepper type of spice. flavor was sweet and pine resin. light-medium body and low carbonation. great stuff.

Generously shared by mreusch by way of alohaC, I believe. Pour is clear golden with a smallish white head that leaves behind nice sticky lacing. Aroma of immediate and big resin, citrus, and spicy hops. Only a hint of bitterness, just fresh hop goodness. Nice grainy maltiness is there as well, but certainly behind that crazy fresh hop blast. Taste is the resin hoppiness, the citrus, though still decently balanced with a strong bready maltiness. Palate is medium to full, very dry, with not much sweetness. What was there was citrus fruit, and quite fresh. Really no apparent alcohol, which is amazing. Nice mouth coating - this is my kind of DIPA. Thanks for sharing this rarity Matt!