ALTERior Motive
Alter Brewing Company in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.87
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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
At Rheas Chicken - an amazing Route 66 stop!
Tried
on 21 Feb 2026
at 23:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can. Slightly hazy, unfiltered orange-tan body. Big, off-white head, steady. Nice clean aroma, Chinook comes through. On the sweeter, softer side despite a little bit of resinous hop depth, just doesn't have that malt balance, depth...ie a new school IPA. OK.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2025
at 04:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has earthy citrus and a bit of melon with a touch of pine and straw underlying. Flavor has earthy citrus and grass with light pine and sweet grains.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2020
at 21:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the taproom. Clear gold color with a medium bone white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of floral hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of floral hop, grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jan 2020
at 21:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Shaker pint draft at Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago, Illinois. The pour is clear golden with a minimal white head. The aroma is floral, dry grass, bit of lemon citrus and caramel malt. The taste is all of the notes of the nose with floral, citrus and caramel malt all blending nicely. The palate is medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and a sweetish softly bitter dry finish. Solid IPA
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2018
at 22:44
6/10
Tried
on 02 May 2018
at 18:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Alter. Smell has lots of pineapple and citrus, showing the result of loss of dry hopping. Sudsy IPA head over a gold to copper body, just a touch of haze. Tate is full of the fruit taste of exotic hops, but the dry hop is just the slightly reciprocal Citra and Simcoe. Malt is crisp and keeps your attention even when served cold. But this one demonstrates that this new brewery already has the hoppy beers down pat.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2016
at 18:32