Alpine Beer Company

Client Brewer in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Tilray Brands
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1999

Contact
Alpine, CA, United States
Description
Alpine Beer Company began with Patrick and Valerie McIlhenney in 1999. We are a small-town brewery, nestled in the foothills of the mountains just outside of San Diego. From IPAs to small-batch sours, we’ve been crafting high-quality ales since 1999. Known as the “Home of Pure Hoppiness,” people travel from near and far to try our special brews. Now you can bring home a little taste of hoppiness from Alpine.

In 2014 Alpine Beer Company and Green Flash officially joined forces, allowing for the expansion that Pat had been working on to become an immediate reality.

In December 2021, Alpine Beer Co. was acquried by Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Co.

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

can from hopt clear yellow, smooth white head. quite intense floral hoppy aroma, but kind of thin at the same time bittersweet floral and fruity bitter hoppy with a matching crisp malty balance, some sugar or flowey flower powder notes. tastes like the kind of ipa you need to drink real fresh.

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2021 at 21:04


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Sampled from the tap at Ermanos. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light onion with bitter pine, dank grass and a bit of sweet grains. Flavor has a great dank and bitter pine with growing grass and a bit of funky onion in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 09 Dec 2021 at 01:40


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

Can from Beer Republic. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, rye and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 051221

Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2021 at 18:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Citrus and rind. Great potent hop aroma. Clear golden pour with good head and lacing. Tangerine and grapefruit. Wonderful profile. Some booze. Can from Total Wine--I can only imagine what this is like a little fresher. Can.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2021 at 01:30


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Can from Corti Bros. Pours translucent gold with a large foamy white head. Bit of lacing. Aroma of caramel - lite - with lots of citrus and some tropicals. Med plus body. Dank it is. There's the malt, but lots of citrus/grapefruit zest, green melon, and probably passion fruit and a lot more. I think they may have thrown in the kitchen sink - 7 hops listed on the can label. So bitter it's a little astringent. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2021 at 00:45


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

Growler. Pours an orange gold with small white head. The aroma dank and citrus. Medium body, grapefruit and dank, juicy, resin bitterness, very good.

Tried from Growler on 24 Oct 2021 at 07:13


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Mike. Pours a cloudy amber with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong spice, pumpkin, earth, wood. Slick body, pumpkin, nutmeg, wood, boozy finish, good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2021 at 05:56


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Clear translucent yellow gold color with a medium white head that recedes to a film. The aroma is robust with grapefruit, melons and lemon zest. This mirrors the aroma with bitter grapefruit and melons dominating. The palate is full and crisp with lively carbonation. overall: decent An old school type of IPA done well.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2021 at 21:07


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Pale yellow colour with thin head and light haze. Easy to drink with plenty of citrus. Low bitterness.

Tried on 05 Sep 2021 at 15:10


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Tried on 27 Aug 2021 at 00:45