Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness

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

(draught) Light amber with pine hops aroma. Flavor is pine and some citrus. Solid West Coast IPA.

A real killer So Cal IPA, courtesy of South Bay Drugs (and the great Joey!). This one is super fresh and you can really tell the difference, with not just your average hop bite but a distinctly pine flavor that gives it some serious presence. Full body, refreshing, and a winner all around.

Pours golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma consists of citrus, pine and bread. Good hop flavor, but it is too thin and almost watery. I have had this on more than one occassion and am slightly dissapointed each time.

Bottle courtesy KingG. Thanks Joey!Nice floral, piney aroma. Resiny, grapefruit taste. Great West coast IPA. Good session IPA that could quickly get you in trouble at 8%.

Date: 06/18/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog I

clear yellow, whispy white head, sweet strong hop aroma, thin body, all hops, and that’s after warming
-------- /> Date: 12/01/2005
Mode: draft
Score: i to ii+
Words: o’brien’s

clear yellow, thin off white head, sweet citrus grapefruit aroma, lots of sweet grapefruit flavor, excellent hop character,
-------- /> Date: 11/30/2006
Mode: draft
Words: liars club

big sweet hop aroma, yadda yadda
-------- /> Date: 12/04/2007
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Words: 3.2 to

clear gold, wispy white head, lots of patterned lace, light sweet crystal aroma with citrus hops, creamy body, lots of citrus grapefruit flavor, crystal and caramel sweetness in perfect harmony with the hops, light bitterness provides balance without interfearance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle. Huge hop nose...resin, pine, citrus...typical flavors. Taste is the same, with some great grapefruit flavors...ripe and ready. I feel the flavor lacks just a bit of the nose....but still a great example of a West Coast IPA.

22oz bottle from Secret Santa. Aroma: Hop aroma practically leaps from the glass. Tons of pine, grapefruit, orange, and resinous aromas. Some toasty malt and light caramel aromas in the background. A faint herbal note comes through as it warms. Appearance: Deep golden in color and slightly hazed. Off-white head was full and frothy with great retention. Great lacing. Flavor: Juicy grapefruit comes through the strongest throughout, with pine just trailing after. Resin, grass, and a light minty note as well. Bready, toasty malt with a good caramel note. Medium-high bitterness leads into an unsatisfying wet finish. Palate: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation. Light alcohol warmth in back of mouth. Overall: Another ’if only the flavor matched the aroma’ beer. Smells great, but the hop punch is offset by the wet finish.

Bottle. Thanks to my AZ connection cbkschubert for the bottle, nice choice. Pours a golden amber body with nice head. Aroma is a pleasant citrus hops, sweet malt. Taste has a sugary ceral like quality, nice malty flavor and loads of hops in it. At 8%, I couldn’t tell and it tastes quite sessionable. Well done.