Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness

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

On tap at stone bistro Pours a nice orange with a small white head. Aroma of hops, malt, pine and malt. Flavor is oily resinous hops, malt, pine with a nice bitter finish. Seemed a little off to me, but I did drink this right after I had a hop suey so anything I had after that may have had higher than normal expectations. Decent IPA, but I had higher expectations for this one.

8-28-08 growler shared by hopsleeroy - you rock!
Bright glowing orange with a thin white head. Smell is floral, minty, basil, and fruity. Nice mouthfeel and body. Great overall flavor that is perfectly hopped and that has this cold minty aspect and great fruity hop finish. Very refreshing and very flavorful and enjoyable.

Growler shared by hopsleeroy. Thanks a ton dude!
Pours a clear orang color with a light white head. SMell is sweet and fruity, juicy hops and very herbacious with some basil and mint. Very fresh smelling and quite nice and unique. Taste is hoppy, fruity and very mild bitterness, but with huge hoppy unique flavors of mint and basil like hops. Incredibly easy to drink, and no sign of the 10.5% ABV at all. One of the better beers I’ve ever had. Awesome.

Growler thanks to hopsleeroy on BA. Thanks Lee! Pours clearish golden with a white head that leaves plenty of sticky lacing. Smell is huge perfume-like hop aroma like fresh hop cones, a slight herbaceous smell and some slight vanilla/oak. Huge, sweet hoppy flavor. Fresh hops and pine cones all over the flavor. Vanilla and dry oakiness as well. So easy to drink this one, I could hardly tell it was 11%. Basically it was like squeezing juice right out of the hops into my mouth.

(growler, thanks kmweaver) Small white head atop clear golden body. Aroma is moderately sweet, mango, some passion fruit, pineapple, orange. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, mango, light caramel. Sticky medium-full body.

Thanks to Ken for this one. Clear gold color, a white head with good retention. Aroma has lots of awesome spicy flowery hops, a slight citrus sweetness in the back, and pineapple. flavor is not overly bitter, lots of tropical fruits, and a bit of an earthiness.

Growler, courtesy of wetherel. Thanks, John! Pours a clear, tarnished copper color; creamy, light tan head with great retention and textured lacing, coating the glass; very nice pour. Loads of tropical fruits, oily tree fruit hoppiness, and no astringency in the aroma; passion fruits and lime; gorgeous nose. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: loads of oily, sweet tropical fruits, passion fruit, lime, and dripped tree fruits; gorgeous, clear, resiny hop character; no astringency; my favorite type of IIPA. Gorgeous, hop-forward and clearly expressed. Lengthy finish: toasted malts, passion fruits, and tree fruits.

Courtesy of kmweaver. Clear light amber body with a medium white head. Big hoppy, citrus fruit nose with peach, grapefruit, tangerine, also lots of sugars as well. The favor is moderately sweet, lots of cotton candy, lots of citrus hops, heavy bitterness. Medium/full body is chewy with light carbonation.