Alpine Beer Company Exponential Hoppiness

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

Date: 12/02/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Pizza Port, Carlsbad

clear light amber, whispy white head, pleasant floral hop aroma, big sweet piney malt flavor, great citrus character, lots of bitterness with a long bitter finish,
-------- /> Date: 12/04/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Score: 3.2 to 3.6

hazy dark orange, frothy white head, sweet tangerine and citrus aroma, same big sweet pine and citrus flavor, nice fruity orange character, enough crystal sweetness to balance all of the hops and the long earthy finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Hazy straw colour. Deep rich citrus, wood with light tropical fruit. Such monster hops. Astringent, extreme hops on the palate. Bone dry. Unbalanced, this pushes past my limits but I’m sure there’s an audience for bitter cantaloupe juice.

(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.

On tap @ the San Diego Strong Ale Fest. Poured a medium golden color with a small white head. Aromas and tastes of pines and light citrus mixed in. Sweet with a nice bitter balance. Alcohol content well hidden.

Clearish straw yellow, huge fluffy sticky, rocky head leaves an impression on the glass and is truly spectacular. Fluffy nose, yeasty and minty, highly aromatic and spicy hops. Baby powder feel through the most original ingredient blending, sweet, resinous and cedary, which is an element I truly dig in IPAs. Very perfumey. The taste is not quite as impressive. We’re facing chewy hops that are well-flavored and still cedary/flowery, but more dominant, sappy and like an hopstick rather than a poem. Medium-full bodied, soft to moderate expanding carbonation. Possibly my favorite I2PA. Props to cquiroga once again!

Hand bottled from keg... This beer rocks!... Hazy, deep golden ale with a large, creamy, white head. Decent retention. Breadsy, earthy nose of yeast, grass, grapefruit, oak and pine. The flavor reminds me of their Pure Hoppiness, but bigger... much bigger. Tons of rich malt up front; even more herbal, earthy, citrusy hops on the backside. Full-bodied and syrupy with lively carbonation. Finishes medium bitter and piney. Alcohol is totally hidden. World class IIPA! Thanks go out to my best friend, Brad, for finally sending me something nice from out West. He’s been in CA for ten years and only now does he ship something to me. Great choice, though!

On tap at the Liar’s Club on 7/30/05: Very clear pale copper bronze with a thin, lightly-lacing white head. Aroma is very fresh, hoppy and grassy with lots of sweet caramel maltiness. Body starts with a nice sticky sweetness turning more herbal and grassy toward the bittersweet finish. A different and unique beer that uses a different kind of hop than I am used to in imperial IPAs.

(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.