Schooners Alpha Avalanche

Brewed by Schooners Grille & Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Antioch, California USA

Bottled. Clear red. Lots grapefruity hops, lots of butterscotch and toffee and lots of cookie malt. Salty and fruity with notes of sugar. The bitterness doesn’t strike very hard. Very solid in all aspects.

Date: 03/27/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark orange, lasting wispy off white head, streaks of lace, big sweet pine aroma mixed with grapefruit citrus, big sweet tangerine and pine flavor, nice light biterness stays out of the way, caramel malt stays in the background as well and is there to support the hops, nice sticky character,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Dark amber colour. The aroma is more reminiscent of stale bread than anything else. Very chewy, brown sugary character...not nearly the hop character the name implies. A little iffy not only in terms of stylistic adherence but also enjoyability. Overwhelmed by others in the tasting.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of jasonmech77. Poured a medium and lighlty hazy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of pine, grapefruit, caramel and orange peels. Tastes of pine, light grapefruit, melons, bready, and caramel. Light alcohol in the finish. The lable on the bottle had this listed as 9.2%.

Bottle sampled on 3/27/07: Transparent deep golden bronze pour with a thin ring of spotty white head. Fresh, grapefruity citrus hoppy aroma has nice underlying pale malty sweetness. Starts with good light malty character and lots of fresh, slightly earthy bittering grapefruity hops toward a well-balanced crisp bittersweet finish.

Poured a lightly hazed amber color with a small off-white head. Nice hop forward aroma with notes of citrus, oranges, and flowers. Sweet fruity malt rides underneath. With some warmth came more fruit and grapefruit. The flavor was full of floral, citrus and piney hops with a malty sweet base. Good warmth in the chest. Medium bodied.

Tasted at the 5th Annual Bistro 2XIPA Fest. Light orange gold color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is malty, touch of bourbon (?) and sweet. A medium bodied Imperial IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are grapefruity and floral. A medium bitter Imperial IPA. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is slightly bitter.

On tap @ Bistro 8th Annual DIPA Fest poured a clear gold with a lasting off white head. Aromas of pine, citrus and a hint of earthiness. Palate was light bodied and smooth. Flavors of orange, grapefruit, pine and light earthiness with a smooth lingering bitter finish.