Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness

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

Pours murky orange, and the haze almost makes it look like a dark orangey hefe-weizen. Creamy white head isn’t necessarily large, but it retains well, offers a sexy delivery of the ale onto the palate, and laces well on my glass. Nose has a candy orange quality that is very appetizing, maybe with some orange creme popsicle suggestions there too. Some light grapefruit, tangerine, and other such fruits in the background. Good dose of malt, somewhat biscuity, but quickly the focus is back on the orange-grapefruity hops. Again there is a candied quality to the hops. Mouthfeel and body is quite creamy, and among the best for IPAs. Finish is rather long, delightfully tart, and the alcohol is masked well.

Bottle. Orange colored pour with a nice tan head on it. Smell is very hoppy, fresh hops, pine, grapefruit, some orange peel. Really good smelling beer. Taste is good, but not as good as I was hoping. The overly hoppy smell makes me think that this is going to be a hop bomb beer, but it really isnt. As it warms it gets somewhat easier to drink. It is a good beer, but in the sea of west coast double IPA’s there really isnt alot standing out here. I would gladly drink more of it though :)

fresh bomber from south bay drugs. pours a very nice, hazy orange gold with a very thin white head and bubbly lacing. aroma is outstanding with big fresh, citrus hop notes of grapefruit and orange, a hefty tropical fruit presence of pineapple, mango, and nectarine, and and a solid sugary, floral sweetness. flavor is excellent, although not as bold and assertive as the top shelf DIPAs, with big grapefruit and piney, resinous hops up front, hints of melon and peach, and a soft, slightly sweet, nutty caramel malt backbone. palate is medium bodied and very smooth with a lingering, bitter, piney finish. overall, and excellent brew, on the more tame and balanced side of the DIPA world, which is not a bad thing at all.

Bottle. Very nice IIPA. Don’t see much of a difference between this and exponential hoppiness but both are great. Will try to have this again.

Fresh bottle. Pours a clear golden orange color with a foamy, off white head that leaves thin rings of lacing behind. The aroma was really nice with fresh squeezed citrus of the orange and grapefruit variety with a dose of earthy, piney hops, and a sweet caramel malt backbone. The flavor is just as hop forward with the grapefruit and citrus hops showing strong along with some fresh piney hops. The sweet caramel malt smooths things out a bit with more citrus bitterness on the finish. Medium bodied and well balanced as the malt does not overpower like so many other doulbe ipa’s do. This is a really nice drinking ipa with lots of flavor.

big thanks to stefanje for this bomber. poured a nice gold with a white head and great lacing. aroma hit me in the face as i was pouring into a victory golden monkey tulip glass. aroma was pine, florals, caramel, toffee, nectarine, buttery, and slight peach. flavor was pine, florals, perfume, faint hint of fingernail polish, and sharp pine resin bitter in the finish. body was medium-full with high carbonation. thanks to stefan and his hoppy mood for this treat.

22 oz bottle I picked out from South Bay drugs because I needed another bottle to round out my six. Burnt orange pour with off white head. Leafy, herbal hop aroma with some caramel malt. Flavor is bitter with a bit of fruit that balances this one out. Melon, citrus: specifically tangerine and orange. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, nice carbonation. Finish is bitter and lingers. Very drinkable DIPA.

22 ounce bottle shared by Josh. Pour is bright yellow orange with some snowy white head. The nose is really fruity with lots of leafy hop cones. The flavor is just kind of a muddled mess of hops and sugar. Medium sugary body. Tangy tart finish. I don’t know. I’m not impressed.