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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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Total Wines, Sterling VA. Pale gold in colour, with a decent, white, head. Plenty of floral hops, tangerine and pineapple fruits, suggestion of pine, and crisp balancing malts, before a dry, hoppy finish. Excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2016
at 14:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Clear medium golden colour, tall foamy white head, mostly diminishing, good lacing. Aroma pale malts, grain, grapefruit, orange peel, pine. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, fruity, pine. Middle part fruity bittersweet, dry bitter finish, chalky notes, bitterness lingers on and on. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, very good session IPA, well-balaced combination of fruity and bitter elements.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 09:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear amber pour with a frothy off white head, aroma has distinct pine, tangerine and some dank action, taste has big IBU bitter grapefruit, pine, clementine, some pale malts, which are well balanced, very hoppy onslaught of flavours, what’s not to like about this?
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2016
at 13:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly cloudy ochre/yellow with foamy white head, floral hops/mango aroma, low carbonation, lightly bitter mango taste with some citrus, smooth body, long hoppy finish. Very smooth and tasty IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2016
at 18:38
8/10
A crowler from DeCiccio's in summer '15
Tried
from Crowler
on 21 Oct 2016
at 14:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, hops, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, caramel, and grass, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2016
at 04:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flaska på Bishop Gustav. Smak och doft av citrus, citrusskal, maskrosstjälk med gräsiga toner. Torr, lagom sötma, frisk, fin beska med smak av citrusskal.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2016
at 16:34
7/10
Tried
on 13 Oct 2016
at 18:21
6/10
Tried
on 08 Oct 2016
at 16:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at SBWF 2016. Almost clear golden with a white head. Fresh with hops, orange, grapefruit, grass and some light cookies. Relaxed and easy to drink.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2016
at 01:32