9th Anniversary Westy
Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
7.35
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bb (18337) reviewed 9th Anniversary Westy from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Amber beer with an off-white head. Tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and light summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and light summer fruit linger with light citrus.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 04, 2023. Aroma is hop forward and rather dank with lots of grapefruit pith, orange, tangerine, lemon and tropical citrus. Lighter notes of pine resin. Light cracker malt notes and a light alcohol note. Honestly smells like opening a bag of hop pellets. Pours a rather clear, yellow-gold color with a medium sized, fairly thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Lots of grapefruit, orange and tangerine notes with lighter notes of tropical citrus and pine resin. Some lingering grapefruit pith and dank resin notes in the somewhat dry finish. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid West Coast IPA. Both the aroma and flavor have bright, fresh hop notes reminiscent of opening a bag of hop pellets. Malt profile is rather light and the mouthfeel is pretty light as well.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On draught at Taplands. Blueberries and peach aroma. Clear gold with crisp white head that lingers over the top and collars the glass with small bubbles. Flavor is tropical fruit, tangerine and sweet malt.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours clear golden, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruity, mango, grapefruit, tangerine, guava. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Light plus body. Quite nice. Old school style, new school hops