Alpine Beer Company Bad Boy IPA

Bad Boy IPA

 

Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Special
Score
7.38
ABV: 9.25% IBU: - Ticks: 15
The return of “Bad Boy,” our ‘other’ double IPA, happens this Thursday as soon as our doors open. It’s NOT bottled but we will be filling growlers at the brewery and glasses at the pub. This beer, created by Shawn, uses hops that weren’t around when Pure Hoppiness was invented. That’s one of the reasons it has such a huge hop presence. We also use predominately Premium British ‘Maris Otter’ barley which enriches the flavor and deepens the body. Be careful at 9.25% abv
 

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2.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5

Tap at mad mex. Hay pale. Slight off hoppy nose. Really bitter commencement. Up front the taste buds are murderized. Yes, a mouth coating rude ass IPA experience that enters the realm of double IPA. Bitter, bitter, bitter bastard. Viscous finish.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2022 at 18:41


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Citrus and rind. Great potent hop aroma. Clear golden pour with good head and lacing. Tangerine and grapefruit. Wonderful profile. Some booze. Can from Total Wine--I can only imagine what this is like a little fresher. Can.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2021 at 01:30


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Big bottle from Albertsons in Dana Point. Clear-ish copper gold pour with big dank hoppy boozy aroma, and assertive malt too. Nice. Taste follows. Sharp bitter bite up front but mellowed by big bready malt and juicy sweetness. Good amount of carbonation and a lasting alcohol warmth and bitter finish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2019 at 21:43


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Cap Hop. Pours a gold tilted towards orange with a white head. Aroma of tropical fruit - mango? And maybe mild citrus. Med body. Flavor is earthy/fruity. Grassy? Pretty dry. Quite hoppy, but not harsh and biting. Nice stuff.

Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2019 at 18:30


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is tropical fruit, dank, pine, resin. Medium body, grapefruit, pine, lingering resin finish, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 22 May 2017 at 19:01


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[2/15/15] Draught at City Beer in San Francisco. Clear golden. Lovely hoppy aroma, “green”, piney and fruity. Flavor has some chewy malt, lots of “green” and piney hops, strong bitterness and a boozy note. Medium-bodied.

Tried on 16 Mar 2015 at 03:22


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

On tap at APEX, drank next to Keene Idea. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. Smooth citrus nose, bread. The Marris Otter provides some backbone, but very smooth hop dominated flavors, citrus, lemons, light grass, more oranges. Very smooth comes across as balanced but isn’t Awesome.

Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2013 at 22:16


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft @ Hollister Brewing Company, Goleta, CA. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity hoppy piney aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 06 Apr 2013 at 03:42


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap @ Avery, doing the 10th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, sweet fruit, big hops., grapefruit, pine, resin. Taste is malty, caramel, sweet fruity, grapefrruit, pine, resin. Medium body, soft carbonation, bitter finish. 090312

Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2012 at 13:25


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Boulder Strong Ale Fest. Clear, dark golden appearance with an off white head. Pretty potent piney, somewhat grapefruit citrusy hoppy aroma. Rich, tangy orange/grapefruity, a bit piney hoppy, sweet citrusy flavor. Very nice!

Tried on 10 Mar 2012 at 13:56