Altamont Beer Works Ganja Juice

Ganja Juice

 

Altamont Beer Works in Livermore, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular
Score
7.08
ABV: 8.5% IBU: - Ticks: 8
An Imperial Red Ale, which combines a malty foundation and a danky/resinous hop character but finishes dry with lots of hop flavor. This beer will for sure heal your pain! Throw on some Bob, kick back, and enjoy the DANK.
 

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

Can dated 10/22/19 from Berkeley Bowl West. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma has a lot of resin. And some roasty malt. Approaching full bodied. This is an Imperial Red Ale - so I question whether it should be styled DIPA. However, the flavor lacks the nasty chocolate aspect often occurring in amber ales (IMHO). So the flavor is arguably that of a very malty DIPA. It is strongly hopped - resin and citrus, and perhaps grapefruit zest notes. Bitter enough to keep the malt way down. Very nicely done.

Tried from Can on 18 Nov 2019 at 01:03


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 15, 2019. Aroma is a balanced mix of hops and malt. Moderate cracker malt, biscuit and toasted bread. Medium hop notes of grapefruit, pine, resin and woodsy notes. Hints of alcohol spice. Pours a slightly hazy, brownish red with a medium sized, thick, slightly tan head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with moderate malt notes of cracker, biscuit and toasted bread. Fairly strong, assertive bitterness with light alcohol spice. Moderate grapefruit, pine, resin and woodsy, earthy dank notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a better hoppy red than I was expecting, but it's definitely not my preferred style. The hop profile isn't fruity, but I think that is what makes it work with this darker malt profile.

Tried from Can on 04 May 2019 at 06:06


7.5

Cloudy hoppy red ale.

Grist Beer Hall, Folsom CA

Tried from Draft on 28 Apr 2017 at 20:10


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at City Beer. Amber with a small head. Fresh with hops, caramel, grapefruit and light hay. Quite bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 04 Mar 2016 at 09:58


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap. Pours clear Amber, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is dank and potty. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter, dank, pot, herbal, tropical. Medium body. Lingering bitterness

Tried from Draft on 19 Feb 2016 at 16:06


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

On tap at Harry’s. slightly hazy copper. White head. Moderate high bitterness. Floral and tropical.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2014 at 22:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft. Mahogony beer with a cream head. Summer fruit aroma with pine and light earth. Summer fruit flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and light malt lingers with light pine.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2013 at 10:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ SF Beer Week Opening Celebration 2013, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney caramel aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney finish.

Tried from Draft on 11 Mar 2013 at 01:30