Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Death to Summer from Alvarado Street Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pint can pours with a deep dark colored body that supports a full semi loose tan head of foam. The modest aroma offers up baker's chocolate, a dash of molasses, a bit of nutty coffee and really no hop aroma. OK. The taste delivers dry faintly bitter baker's chocolate, nutty dark roasted coffee, a malt sweetened burnt maltiness and then herbal, floral, woody to almost mint like hoppiness. Interesting. Another sip, after it has warmed a tad, reveals thin notes of tangelo to clementine citrus hop flavor that join the experience. This is pretty fun. CDA love.
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Killer Dismount from Alvarado Street Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From tap at City Beer Store, San Francisco. Aroma is soft and juicy with citrussy hops, light pale malt, light peachy. Flavour is medium bitter and smooth with a light sweetness. Body is medium. Great drinkability, very nice citrus-heavy IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated January 29, 2025.
Aroma is a bit muted but there is a balanced blend of hops and malt. Light alcohol notes. Herbal, woody and pine hop notes with some grapefruit pith and hints of berry. Toasted bread, crackers and hints of nuts and chocolate are also present from the malt.
Pours black with dark brown hues and a large, thick, pillowy, light mocha head that recedes slowly to a small head that lingers.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with moderate malt notes of cracker, toasted bread, nuts and roast. Fairly strong, assertive bitterness with light alcohol notes. Fairly strong piney, resin and woody hop notes. Some herbal hop notes along with hints of citrus. The piney, woody, herbal notes lingers in the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent black IPA but I prefer when they are black but otherwise drink like a regular IPA. This has roast and toast notes along with a touch more woody, herbal, piney hop character. It's not bad, but not what I prefer. I didn't realize this was a black IPA when I purchased it; that was my fault. Alcohol is well hidden and the hops and malt are nicely balanced and work well together.
ineedbeer (4099) reviewed 1080° from Alvarado Street Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated January 22, 2025.
Aroma is malt forward with bread and grain notes. Hints of floral, herbal hop notes. Hints of alcohol.
Pours a clear, brilliant, gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Fairly high lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is slightly sweet with moderate malt notes of bread and grain. Medium bitterness and hints of alcohol. Light herbal, spicy hop notes that linger into the finish.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and a bit crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent Czech pilsner. Nice malt notes and supporting hop character. Alcohol is well hidden and balanced by the bitterness. Could be a bit crisper.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated December 26, 2024.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of toasted bread, dark caramel and toffee. Light roast, chocolate and nut notes. Hints of herbal woody hop notes. Light alcohol notes.
Pours black with dark brown hues on the edges and a large, thick, fluffy, dark tan head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is a bit sweet with lots of toasted bread, dark caramel and toffee malt notes. Lighter roast, nuts and chocolate. Fairly bitter with light alcohol notes. Moderate woody, herbal hop notes that linger into the finish with the bitterness. A
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and a bit creamy with medium carbonation. Medium low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, an alright Schwartz. Nice malt notes, especially in the aroma. A bit too hoppy, bitter and astringent in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden. Finish is just too rough.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated January 15, 2025.
Aroma is dank and citrusy with lighter berry, guava and passion fruit notes. Lime, orange, and grapefruit with some oily diesel notes. Light cracker malt and lighter alcohol notes.
Pours a hazy, dull, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Fairly high lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and rather light alcohol notes. Fairly fruity hop notes of guava, passion fruit and berry with lighter citrus notes. Lighter dank, oily resin notes.
Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid pale ale. Not my favorite hop aroma, but the flavor has a really nice fruity hop character. I like the dank aroma note, but the citrus was not my favorite. Balanced bitterness and sweetness, bit it could use maybe a touch more malt character and a bit less sweetness.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Nectaron Westeez from Alvarado Street Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours clear golden , medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is tropical, passionfruit, pot mango. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Purty gud
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated December 11, 2024.
Aroma is fairly fruity with lots of stone fruit notes, passion fruit, mango and lighter citrus notes. Hints of berry and light dank, oily resin notes. Medium light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes.
Pours a clear, gold color with a medium sized, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where a small film lingers.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and hints of bread and caramel. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong notes of stone fruit and lighter notes of grapefruit, passion fruit and guava. Light dank, oily resin notes.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid West Coast IPA with a balanced malt profile and alcohol notes. The hoo notes are nice and nectaron works well in this style of IPA. Solid bitterness that lingers nicely in the finish.
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