Truck Trail
Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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Truck Trail is named for the Anderson Truck Trail in Alpine, CA and is a tribute to rural American back roads where locals go for off-roading and other shenanigans. This American Pale Ale features a balanced blend of Cascade and Centennial hops. It pours a golden yellow with an eggshell colored beer foam and its bold hop-bitterness is perfectly balanced by a mellow, malty sweetness. Dominant notes of fresh pine needles and zesty citrus rind make this a classic example of the style.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear golden amber color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated gently to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to piney hops, subtle grassiness under that then a clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet level; finishes citrusy & piney
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, some hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty good APA I'd be willing to come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear golden amber color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated gently to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to piney hops, subtle grassiness under that then a clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet level; finishes citrusy & piney
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, some hop assertiveness
Overall: pretty good APA I'd be willing to come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2026
at 13:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Canned from streets market . Pours a clear orange. Citrus, resin, dry finish. Decent
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2025
at 01:54
5.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
Review based in the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 18B). Can 35 cl - Batch unmarked (BBF unmarked - Canned date unmarked). AROMA: medium oxidized hop aroma (dried grass), some pine. low isovaleric. medium-low malt background with a neutral to slightly toffee character. APPEARANCE: deep gold to light amber color and clear. medium off-white head with average retention. TASTE: medium-low hop notes (pine, resin, some dried grass), followed by medium-low fruity esters (ripe fruit). medium malt background neutral with a slight toffee character. medium-high to high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. MOUTHFEEL: medium-light body with medium carbonation. slight harshness from bitterness. OVERALL: an APA already overdue.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2020
at 16:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Alpine macht großartige Biere, die mich bisher immer begeistert haben - das hier ist mir etwas zu boozy und damit leider nur Durchschnitt. Geschmacklich auch sehr zurückhaltend, etwas Frucht, etwas Malz, hinten sehr bitter.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2020
at 16:05
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Pours hazy amber with a thick white head. Aroma of toasted malt. Taste burnt malt notes, nice hop bite from cascade. Palate has pine resin, pine needles and citrus. Good.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2019
at 23:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can on the train home, the mighty 12, 31/07/18. Golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is caramel, grassy notes, orange peel, biscuit, light breads. Taste comprises orange pith, melon, citric tinged straw, grassy bite, light breads. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with moderate grassy hop bitterness. Passable easy drinking APA but Alpine are a shadow of their former selves from 4 or 5 years ago.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2018
at 16:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can at home. A good pour and a fruity hoppy aroma. The first sip surprised the hell out of me as this tasted exactly like an English bitter! Where did that come from? It was very drinkable with all of the malt and well balanced with hops.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2018
at 07:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Alpine Beer Pub, Alpine. Pours dark golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light caramel, fruity hops, citrus, light pine. Flavor is light bitter, malt, little caramel, fruit, citrus, pine. Medium body, average carbonation, light bitter finish. 240718
Tried
on 25 Jul 2018
at 05:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden colour with thin lacy head. Aroma and flavour have light malty sweetness. Tastes a bit bland. Almost stale or old. Not awful but for the style it's not clean or fresh enough.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2018
at 21:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
355ml can from Beer Republic. No BBE info. Pours clear golden orange with a small head. Aroma of caramely malts, pine, grass, old hops, cardboard and resin. Taste is sweet, malty and caramely with some old hops, grass, pine, resin and toffee. Finish is sweet, grainy and earthy with some old hops, loads of caramely malts, resin and some piney notes. Doesn't feel very fresh, unfortunately.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2018
at 18:27