Alpine Beer Company Nelson IPA

Bottle courtesy of kbm. Pours a hazy yellow to amber with massive two finger foamy white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, grapefruit, light pine, honey, floral hops. Flavor is sweet and floral with notes of citrus, grapefruit, pine caramel, honey, light spice. Generally medium body with a floral hop finish.

Bottle from Lone Hill. Aroma is very plainly rye but with the subtle grapiness of the Nelson hops and general fruity flowers (slightly sour). Color is a reddish brown but light. Flavor is kinda ruined by the rye, IMO. The hoppage is very smooth and fruity, but gets smacked right in the face by a bit too much rye. Turns it grainy and standard. For me, this hop varietal is good enough on its own. Mikk Single Hop has it right.

Bomber from South Bay Drugs. Pours a light golden amber with a white head that mildly laces. Great mixed floral and fruit aromas. Medium body with firm carbonation. Flavor is floral with grapefruit. Finishes bitter and floral. Great ale.

22oz bomber, FRESH from south bay. pours a bright, clear, lighter shade of gold with a thin, fluffy white head and great lacing. aroma is outstanding with huge, fruity hop notes of white grapefruit, mango, apricot, and even a touch of berry with beautiful floral and spicy pine notes wafting from the glass as well. flavor is excellent as well with the massive fruity notes of grapefruit, peach, pineapple, tangelo, and pear jumping out front with the smooth, and slightly sugary rye malts and spicy pine resins filling in the back end and leaving a dry, crisp finish. palate is medium bodied, creamy, perfectly carbonated and almost wet on the tongue owing the great fruitiness. overall, this is a top tier IPA for sure.

Bottle. Oh yeah. This again is my type of IPA. Along the lines of Sculpin. This is also nice and tropical. Floral and spicy too. Great balance and extremely drinkable. Aroma is pretty full too. Great resiny hops and it has a nice full creamy body. Awesome.

22oz bomber poured into a tulip. Pours a clear light golden amber with a big fluffy white head that hangs on for quite a while and leaves decent lacing. The aroma is wonderful, with massive pithy grapefruit, floral pine and grass up front. The rye spiciness is evident as well and it really makes this more original than most in the nose. The taste seems to be a little less citrusy than the aroma. There is some grapefruit up front, but the sweet malts in the backbone are much more evident than in the aroma and finish is very spicy with the rye and bitter with pine resin and pineapple. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and well carbonated, but the rye makes it smoother than most IPAs and I think it adds to the feel overall. This is another great IPA from Alpine, who has never disappointed me in this style. They are clearly making some of the best IPAs out there and I’m pumped they’re bottling more of them. Highly recommended...obviously.

22oz bottle from southbay. tasted side by side with alpine duet.... duet pours a reddish orange brown as compared to the more golden orange hued nelson. both exhibited and medium soapy white head that quickly dissipated.... aroma consisted mostly of vibrant and bold tropical hops with hints of mango and papaya, almost seemed wet-hopped with how dank it was. very bright... flavors followed a similar path. juicy and assertive tropical fruit hops, a little dank and green that almost seemed wet hopped which is awesome. bitterness doesn’t come through until the finish. this is one solid ipa. better than duet imo but both are way above average.

Citric nose with some apricots. Hazy medium gold in color with some carbonation and minimal head. Wow! Interesting white grape-like hop flavor is certainly there. It combines with some grassiness, spicy rye and very little caramel. Rather thin and finishes quickly. Interesting beer.