Alpha State

Microbrewery in Horsmonden, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2012

Closed in 2021

Contact
The Heath, Horsmonden, TN12 8JE, England
Description
Alpha State is a brewery in rural Kent, producing modern beers.

Founded in 2012 by brewer Jonathan Queally. Alpha State quickly grew a reputation for creating world class beers, and have been in great demand ever since.

This new online store is to showcase the work and beers of good friend Bob Mortimer, whose extensive and continued work brewing beers with us has produced some incredible products. These exclusive one off beers are limited and are only available on this store.

Follow us on our social media links listed on our home page for up to date releases and availability.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
On tap at The Made Inn Ashford Hazy amber colour good hops big hops. bitterness. some spicy rye perhaps. piney hop good bitterness. chewy decent. Good hops
Tried from Draft on 13 Apr 2021 at 15:15

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On tap at The Made Inn Ashford. not a bad stab at a Schlenkerla marzen good smoke good malt. liked it. some sweetish malt. good smoke throughout nice enough.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2020 at 17:45

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Bottle ordered from.the brewery. Boozy aroma with chocolate core ad rum sweetness. Dark and glossy. Tan head forms a thin ring. Light-medium medium bitterness. Rich malty chocolate. Then the booze from the barrel kicks in, alongside dark berries and bitter coffee, and these overpower the initial impressions. Thick bodied but slick rather than creamy. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Boozey rich stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2020 at 21:43

EB from 2016
Tried on 13 Jan 2020 at 16:32

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Tap @ CBC 2015. Pours pitch black with a thick dark brown head. Aromas of marshmallows, fudge, caramel, vanilla, milk chocolate, malt, roasty coffee notes. Taste has marshmallows, vanilla, fudge, caramel, light savory, soy, dark chocolate, dark fruits.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 17:19

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Tap. Pours black with a small brown head. Aromas of vanilla, coffee, dark fruits, roast, toasted bread. Taste is sweet, roasty, vanilla, bitter coffee, dark fruits.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

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Bortle from the brewery. Rich boozy aroma of mocha and vanilla. So far on point. Dark and glossy. Frothy tan head. Comes in with a creamy vanilla taste. However once I draw in the beer bitter coffee kicks in with quite a heaviness to it. Sour berries into finish the boozy. Thick. Creamy with interference from the fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Decent but unbalanced in that it gets more and more boozy which hides the sweet Stout. On second thoughts, that's not really a complaint.
Tried on 04 Oct 2019 at 22:29

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Bottle from the brewery. Citrus aroma with a dankness to it. Hazy pale orange. Medium bitter. Citrus. Some underlying yeastyness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Unfiltered pilsnener? Did wonder if this was the IPA and had been mislabelled. More of an IPL I guess. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2019 at 17:38

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Bottle ordered from the brewery. Stone fruit aroma with additional resin. Hazy and pale dirty orange brown. Thick foamy head - it's a gusher. Initial sweet edged sourness before medium bitterness comes through. Medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish with some astringency. Decent enough IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2019 at 18:28

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In tap at The Strait and Narrow Lincoln. Pale golden colour with s white head. Atoma orange citrus zesty and Belgian yeast. Taste tangy fruit and light sour with a dry finish. Rich medium body.
Tried from Draft on 19 Apr 2019 at 23:00