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Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness

Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Alpine Beer Company (CA)

Alpine, California USA

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1264.06/5.04.05/5.0Summer10.5%96.6Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The Most Dangerous Beer In America" as voted on at O'Brien's Pub in San Diego. This Double IPA is double dry-hopped and double strong. The same complex brewing techniques used on Pure Hoppiness are used and taken even further. A stronger version of the Pure Hoppiness is how this beer starts, with the multiple kettle hop additions, the jam-packed hop back and the incredible amount of dry hops. Then, the beer is transferred into another tank with a "body-bag" sized hop-bag full of hop cones and oak chips. There it ages even longer and mellows, disguising the alcohol content, thus producing "The Most Dangerous Beer in America." Another Season Specialty (Aug. to Sept.) 10.5% ABV

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Bohica (36), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20

Jul 12, 2004  
Draft: Pizza Port Solana Beach WhooHoo! What an aroma! A definite snoot full of hops! Deep Golden Amber, lighter color than I expected. Did I mention hoppy? Lots of wonderful hop flavors melding with a rich maltiness to form a great palate pleasing 2IPA. Alcohol is very well disguised. good balance for such a big beer. NICE!

 rustychiles (532), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 17, 2008  
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.


 pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Oct 23, 2008  
8-28-08 growler shared by hopsleeroy - you rock! <br /> 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.


 lb4lb (1499), Austin, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Growler shared by hopsleeroy. Thanks a ton dude!<br /> 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.


 thickfreakness (124), Austin, Texas, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/519/20
Aug 29, 2008  
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.


 argo0 (6263), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 19, 2008  
(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.



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