Pure Hoppiness
Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Green Flash Brewing CompanyIPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.76
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A West Coast Double IPA
So mega-hopped it will take you to hop heaven. We’ve used hops in the boil, more hops in the giant hopback, and added to that, an incredible amount of dry-hopping for that cutting-edge “hop bite.” Once you’ve tasted this unique beer, all others pale in comparison. 1.072 OG Classified IBU 8%ABV
So mega-hopped it will take you to hop heaven. We’ve used hops in the boil, more hops in the giant hopback, and added to that, an incredible amount of dry-hopping for that cutting-edge “hop bite.” Once you’ve tasted this unique beer, all others pale in comparison. 1.072 OG Classified IBU 8%ABV
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8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pour is a hazy orange with a large white head. Aroma is off the charts with pine and citurs fruity hops. Flavor is more pure hop flavor with an fresh cut melon, a little sweetness from the malt but this leaves a huge hop coating on the tongue. What an intense hop flavor. This is one of the best beers I have had in a long time.
Tried
on 12 Dec 2015
at 15:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep ruby-tinged mahogany into a tulip. White head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Garlic and roasted vegetable aromas. Thick with sour vegetables and garlic upfront turning to bitter earth in the lasting finish... this one has been on my list for 10 years...glad I got a chance to finally try it.. but unfortunately underwhelmed.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2015
at 16:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
From 12 oz bottle to glass. Massive aroma of pine and citrus. Both take center stage, with the pine singing a longer tune as it warmed. Clear pale orange with full white head that leaves a creamy dusting across the top. Waves of foam cling to the glass. Hop flavor is piney but not over the top. The back half show citrusy juice aspects. Moderate high to high bittering, but it balances well with the alcohol and either a caramel or maris otter malt backbone that really lets this beer hold up well. Very delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 22:13
9.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
This is pretty awesome. Pours a clear, golden yellow, with good-sized, lasting head. Aroma includes some citrus, a ton of hops, a bit of onion even. Flavor is quite dry and astringent, with loads of piney hops, a massive citrus presence, and a finish marked by the onion. Might be the best double IPA I’ve sampled since Heady Topper.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2015
at 14:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Not really pure hoppiness. More like 80% hoppiness. Some pine but I feel like this one’s aged in the keg a little. But then again I’ve been spoiled for hops lately. Pours golden with good head and lacing. Some citrus and lots of potpourri. A fair amount of booze. Bitter boozy finish. Tap at Deep Ellum.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2015
at 22:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Duckworth’s Park. Deep golden with small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, low/medium carbonation, and pretty good smal-bubble lacing. Taste is herbal hops with nice malt backbone and some booze.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2015
at 12:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
On tap at the city beer store, San Francisco . clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting tidy light cream head. Aroma is subdued, piney, c hop, spicy hop, some orange rind notes on the aroma as well. Flavour is composed of semi sweet caramel and toffee malts, crystalline sugars, grassy, piney hop, little hop matter / veg. Palate is thick and chewy, resinous hop, moderate carbonation. Lingering strawberry shortcake.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2015
at 19:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a growler filled at Dominion Wine and Beer it is a clear gold with a rose tinge and a slight head. The aroma is candied orange and the taste of orange and grapefruit with a Bitter finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 22 Nov 2015
at 17:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a growler filled at Dominion Wine and Beer. Pours a clear copper with an ecru head. Fruity nose. Flavors of orange, grapefruit and tropical fruits with a big malty backbone. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 22 Nov 2015
at 17:33
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Aroma: caramel, grass, spruce, citrus, Appearance: clear gold, white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, soft carbonation, long finish, Delicious
Tried
on 20 Nov 2015
at 17:19