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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle, pours a clear copper golden with a small beige head. Aroma brings out whiskey barrels, toasted bready malt and a hint of caramel. Flavour is hot, with plenty of whiskey barrels, alcohol, toffee and bready malt. The body is somewhat thin, but the flavours are very nicely balanced. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 17:57

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12oz (thx, Tyler!) @ Black Christmas 2023 at Heritage Hall. Appearance: a bit hazy copper, beige head. Aroma: American oak, some caramel and sweetness, a tad rough and oxidized. Taste: along the same lines. Overall: ok.
Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2023 at 03:00

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 355mL bottle @ Black Xmas. Clear golden orange with small white head. Sweet toffee, dried raisin, okay.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 02:56

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma reveals toasted caramel, a touch of bourbon, and some brown sugar. Flavour is rich, with lots of caramel, dark fruits, bourbon barrels, and a little brown sugar. Cohesive and rich, yet the mouthfeel is rather light. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 02:53

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
12oz bottle pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is coffee sweet malts and some cardboard. Taste is more of the coffee sweet malts.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2023 at 23:56

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Almost clear pale golden colour, minimal creamy off-white head; aroma and taste of grapefruit, pine resiny, some orange juice and biscuity notes; correct IPA
Tried on 14 Nov 2023 at 20:44

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Backlog September 2011. Slightly unclear, deep reddish golden body under a dense off-white head. Aroma is fruity with acidic lemon. Taste is vinegar acidic with lemon/lime, peach, oak and sour red berries. Medim body with a fresh, tart aftertaste. Very refreshing.
Tried on 20 Sep 2023 at 18:46

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can from Tavour. Hazy pale gold color. Fluffy white head. Nice lacing. Fragrant aroma of white grape and passion fruit on a biscuit malt base. Flavor mirrors nose. Added notes of lemon, lime and pineapple. Sharp citrus is the order of the day here. Dry and bitter on the backend. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2023 at 04:19

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Strong hop aroma. Long white head, half-clear amber. Balanced, bitter and dry finish. Medium body, long aftertaste.
Tried on 09 Jul 2023 at 09:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
A golden-orange beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has mango, pineapple, citrus. Taste has grapefruit, some bitterness and tropical fruitness. Medium bodied. Good beer.
Tried on 29 Jun 2023 at 14:11