Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 28, 2023. Aroma is rather fruity with lots of mango, lychee and passion fruit. Lighter notes of stone fruit, tropical citrus and pineapple. Light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a hazy, somewhat dull, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Fairly high amount of lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderately strong bitterness and light alcohol notes. Nice fruity hop notes with lots of passion fruit, mango, lychee and stone fruit. Lighter notes of tropical citrus and pineapple. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid hazy DIPA. Nice fruity hop notes in the aroma and flavor. Good sweetness that accentuates the hop fruitiness and hides the alcohol, but not over the top. Not overly bitter, but enough to carry into the finish.
bb (18428) reviewed The Stuffs from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Citrus and light tropical fruit aroma. Citrus and light tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Citrus and light tropical fruit linger.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Paloma Pizzazz from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Corti Bros. Pours hazy orange tinged gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma has lots of lime and some grapefruit pith. Med body. Flavor is the aroma with some light agave notes. Not dry, but tart enough to offset the sweetness. So the flavor is actually tart juicy.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Escape From Here from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Can. Pours hazy yellow, medium fluffy white head, good lacing. Aroma is dank, melon, grapefruit, a bit of green tea. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, a bit sharp and bites. Merlin body
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Heat Retreat from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Excellent wc ipa, clear golden, nice head. Tropical Aroma, mango, guava. Light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Bam.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Arvo Sesh from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Can. Pours clear golden yellow, medium white head, nice lacing. Aroma is dank, pot, tropical fruit, passionfruit, armpits. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Juicy, dank, tropical. No burn and a clean finish. Medium body. This is a shining example of an evolved WC IPA. Clean, clear, bitterness present but not in a race to kill the tastebuds. Restrained sweetness. Hop expression dominates. Kudos.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Arvo Sesh from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 07, 2023. Aroma is hoppy with bright fruitiness. Quite a bite of white wine tropical fruit notes including passion fruit and guava with hints of stone fruit. Very light citrus notes. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a fairly clear, pale, golden color with a medium sized, fairly thick, fluffy, white head that recedes quickly to a small film that lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderately high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Like the aroma, the flavor has bright white wine fruity hop notes. Lots of passion fruit, guava, and stone fruit with lighter lime, kiwi and grape notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Really interesting hop character with a strong white wine note. Unlike a pure nelson sauvin hop where it has a ton of fruit notes you find in white wine, this beer has a hop character that actually smells and tastes like white wine. Light malt profile and balanced bitterness and alcohol notes.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed IROC-Z from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated August 29, 2023. Aroma is hop forward and fruity with lots of orange pulp, guava, berries and melon. Light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a hazy, dull, golden straw color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderately high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Flavor is fairly hoppy with lots of orange, guava, pineapple and lime with lighter notes of melon, berries and coconut. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid DIPA. It has really nice hop character that's fruity and juicy but not overly so and well balanced with citrus hop notes. Balanced malt notes and sweetness with well hidden alcohol notes.