Hoppy Birthday
Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Special|
Score
7.38
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Hoppy Birthday is known as “The world’s most celebrated beer.” A Pale Ale, it benefits from a heavy dose of dry-hopping and is truly a gift to the senses. This bold brew has an intense hop-bitterness, but the pine aroma is the star of the show.
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3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
On tap at Hollywood during the spring Harley tour of 15. Slight bo aroma. First taste is bitter IPA of course, so ubiquitous. Becomes difficult and slightly mouth coating. As session continues I’d say its IPA without the alky. A finish that’s difficult to deal with as with any IPA. Very little co2. Not impressed, even without the alky. Reminds me of decaf coffee, heheh.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2015
at 16:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draft pour at Brouwers Cafe. Nice to see these guys up here, since I missed all of the welcome parties. Pours a copper orange color with a dense foam head. Thick creamy body with so.e sweet mango fruit hops. Very tasty pale for sure. Loved it.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2015
at 17:05
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a dark golden color with a large creamy white head that left great lacing. The aroma was tangy pine and catbox. The flavor was very bitter yet sweet and tangy with pine and catbox. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 21:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at bier thirty.awsome to have them in our market. Pours out a copper color topped with a small head. Nose is citrus pine hops some grass and a nice malt. Taste is more of the citrus and pine hops. Very nice
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2015
at 16:52
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Toronado Seattle, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Nose is divine, with loads of piney and resinous hops, with some pot-like notes in there as well. Flavour is wonderful, with truckloads of piney and pot-like hops coating the palate. So much depth to this - it's pushing it to call this a pale ale - definitely an IPA. Phenomenal stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2015
at 19:54