Mai Tai P.A.
Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.51
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Winner of FIVE Great American Beer Festival medals, three of them gold, including our 2023 award for American Strong Pale Ale! Plus a 2024 World Beer Cup bronze medal for American-Style Strong Pale Ale! Our drier, decidedly “tropical” IPA that’s light on bitterness, but heavy on hop aroma, courtesy of 100% Mosaic hops. One whiff and you get super intense notes of passion fruit, mango, and lychee. Grain bill of just American two-row malt and a clean fermentation keep it simple and allow these hops to shine.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at MBCT 2018 into a taster showing deep gold with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows clean lime and light malts. The palate is light bodied and well carbonated. Very clean with a light maltiness and a mild bitterness on the finish. Drinks closer to a pale ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2018
at 11:22
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 15:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very clear golden color. Nose has this slightly odd tropical fruit an coconut character. Interesting breadfruit and mango with modest bitterness. Very clean. Not what I expected but good stuff
Tried
on 24 Sep 2018
at 02:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Himmeriget. Pours gold. Pineapple, bit herbal, some pear, bit of guava and mango stuff. Medium body. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2018
at 21:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
keg at the mikkeller 2018 yellow.. Golden amber.. M thin white lacing.. soft dry green hop nose dry fruit
Tried
on 19 Aug 2018
at 14:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Himmeriget, Copenhagen (Alvarado TTO) -Golden light hazed pour with a white head and sticky lacing. Sweet fruity with notes of exotic tropical fruit, some tangerine and peach, some papaya, medium body, light hop spice, robust hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2018
at 12:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, hops, pine, malt, grapefruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, pineapple, grapefruit, malt, hops.
Where: MBCC 2018.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, hops, pine, malt, grapefruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, pineapple, grapefruit, malt, hops.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2018
at 14:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
11th May 2018
MBCC 2018. Yellow. Keg. A Theydon Bois whip cracking power rate. Clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth dry palate, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth and mildly sweet malts. Decent piney hop, mellow hop skunk. Light citrus. Light dry finish. A bit dry but otherwise okay. However, where have all the good Mosaic hops gone?
MBCC 2018. Yellow. Keg. A Theydon Bois whip cracking power rate. Clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth dry palate, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth and mildly sweet malts. Decent piney hop, mellow hop skunk. Light citrus. Light dry finish. A bit dry but otherwise okay. However, where have all the good Mosaic hops gone?
Tried
on 27 May 2018
at 11:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at MBCC, Yellow Session, 6.5 % abv. Patchy white head leaving lacing rings on the glass. Clear, warm golden body. Promising tropical aromas. Fresh tropical flavours sustained by sappy citrus. Fine bodied with smooth fruity bitterness to the ending. Enjoying. (Copenhagen 11.05.2018).
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2018
at 12:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17
Draught at MBCC 2018, yellow session.
Golden, moderate hazy body, with a medium, creamy, lacing, white head.
Aroma of dankness, fresh grass, tropical fruit flesh, passion fruit, guava, mango.
Tastes pretty similar.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes dank, medium dry, medium juicy, with lingering tropical fruits.
Tasty! A lovely, dank and juicy tropical fruit cocktail. Very fresh and balanced to drink. Outstanding hazy IPA.
Draught at MBCC 2018, yellow session.
Golden, moderate hazy body, with a medium, creamy, lacing, white head.
Aroma of dankness, fresh grass, tropical fruit flesh, passion fruit, guava, mango.
Tastes pretty similar.
Medium, a bit oily mouthfeel, with an average carbonation.
Finishes dank, medium dry, medium juicy, with lingering tropical fruits.
Tasty! A lovely, dank and juicy tropical fruit cocktail. Very fresh and balanced to drink. Outstanding hazy IPA.
Tried
on 15 May 2018
at 20:19