ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Heat Retreat from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated August 29, 2023. Aroma is fairly fruity with lots of passion fruit, mango, pineapple, guava and tropical citrus. Hints of stone fruit as well. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a fairly clear, pale golden color with a medium large, fairly thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers in clumps. Medium light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with medium light grain notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Quite fruity hop profile in the flavor as well with quite a bit of passion fruit, pineapple and tropical citrus. Lighter notes of guava and mango. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Light, slightly dry malt profile and finish. Fairly strong bitterness that lingers a bit in the finish. Rather fruity hop profile in aroma and flavor.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Surf The Dirt from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours hazy yellow, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is pot, armpit, passionfruit. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, juicy with a touch of sweaty dankness. Medium body. Good 5,8,8,4 16
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Land & Sea XPA from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours light, clear gold with a very large white head that slowly laced down. Aroma is citrus and mixed tropicals. Med body or so. Flavor is citrus, melon, grapefruit pith. Dry and bitter. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy gold with a huge off-white head that tried to lace. Aroma is mixed citrus and melon. Med body. Flavor is mixed citrus and melon, but there indeed is a passing hydrocarbon thing. Not a problem tho. With time notes of white berry, earth and mango can be imagined. Even green guava with effort. Very good flavor into a long finish.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Juice Booster from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy gold with a large white head that laced down slowly. Aroma of pineapple and mango. Med body. Flavor is pineapple, mango, earth, kiwi, green guava, and at a very low level Jolly Rancher watermelon. Low enough it doesn't spoil the beer. Juicy but very dry for me. Arguably more than moderately bitter. Very nice flavor combo.
Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed IROC-Z from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can purchased at Ale Arsenal. Pours a dark yellow with full, chunky white head that lingers well. Lacing pulls down the side of the glass. Aroma is orange, grapefruit and orange peel. Flavor is overt juiciness - citrus and pink grapefruit. A bit of rind in the flavor. Sight bitter. Flavor lingers long. Alcohol is well hidden.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Swell Daze from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated August 17, 2023. Aroma is fruity with lots of melon, passion fruit, over ripe stone fruit and lighter citrus notes. Medium light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a very hazy, pale, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Medium lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and hints for oats. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes with notes of melon, passion fruit, stone fruit, and light citrus notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. A bit of an oily mouthfeel. Overall, a solid hazy IPA. Nice fruity hop notes and solid malt flavor and bitterness. Well hidden alcohol notes.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed Timbo Pils from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can with a bit of a fuzzy date, but I think it says August 10, 2023. Aroma is fairly hop forward with lots of passion fruit, mango, berry and tropical citrus notes. Light tangerine notes as well. Light bready, cracker malt notes as well and hints of alcohol. Pours a fairly clear, but slightly hazy, golden yellow with a medium large, medium thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light bread and cracker malt notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop flavors of berry, tropical citrus, tangerine and passion fruit. Some lingering citrus and pine notes in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid hop forward pilsner. Not a crisp and dry as I would prefer but the hop notes are really nice. Some light sweetness and malt notes help hide the alcohol notes. Pretty tasty and I like it a bit more than the Cellarmaker version.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Howzit Punch from Alvarado Street Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Corti Bros. Pours hazy gold with a slight white head. Aroma of pink guava and passion fruit. Med body. It's lightly sweet and has a nice amount of pink guava. Lightly sweet. Passion fruit might be providing a little bitterness. Not getting the citrus. Just loving the guava.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit and lactose flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and lactose linger with summer fruit.