Alvarado Street Brewery

Brewpub in Monterey, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2014

Contact
426 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Subsidiaries
Alvarado Street Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
In late 2013, J.C. Hill got a call from his father, John, asking if he’d like to open a brewery restaurant in Monterey. The opportunity to collaborate on a project with his father and move home to Northern California to start a family with his wife, Melanie, could not be ignored and thus he moved. Located in a historically registered building in Old Monterey, this is our original location that opened in 2014. The Alvarado Street Brewery & Grill serves locally sourced, gastropub-influenced fare built around it's beers that are produced on-site.

In April of 2016 our Salinas Production Brewery & taproom opened to supplement house offerings at our downtown Monterey pub, and allow us to supply draft beer to quality minded local establishments.

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16oz can pours out golden amber color topped with a sand head. Nose is nice pine citrus hops and some leaf notes. Taste is more of nice triple hop combo and a balanced malt bill.

Tried from Can on 14 Dec 2024 at 10:34


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Chocolate and light coconut aroma. Chocolate and roast flavor with coconut. Medium-plus bodied. Chocolate and coconut linger with roast.

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:52


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with light orange. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger with light summer fruit.

Tried from Draft on 19 Nov 2024 at 16:48


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

Draft. Golden-amber beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light spice aroma. Tropical fruit and light spice flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and light spice linger with citrus.

Tried from Draft on 22 Oct 2024 at 16:26


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Summer fruit and citrus aroma. Citrus and summer fruit flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Citrus and summer fruit linger with light tropical fruit and light pine.

Tried from Draft on 22 Oct 2024 at 16:24


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can. Pours mostly clear yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is dank, leafy, pot, passionfruit, armpits. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Nice dankness, no burnies. Medium body. Good beer

Tried from Can on 18 Oct 2024 at 00:52


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

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 03 2024. Aroma is hop forward and fruity with lots of passion fruit, guava, lychee, berry and tropical citrus. Lighter dank, resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a hazy, golden orange color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes fairly quickly to the edges where it lingers. Medium light lacing and small legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly hop forward and fruity with lots of passion fruit, guava, lychee, melon and tropical citrus. Lighter berry and dank, resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid DDH DIPA. Nice fruity tropical juice notes in the flavor and aroma. A bit on the sweet side. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2024 at 06:34


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 26, 2024. Aroma is fairly hop forward with lots of passion fruit, guava, pineapple and tropical citrus. Light dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a clear, brilliant gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes to a small film that lingers. High lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Medium to medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes with passion fruit, tropical citrus, and guava being most prevalent. Lighter notes of dank, oily resin. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA, but for being double dry hopped I would have expected a bigger hop note in the aroma. This didn't smell or taste much different than the regular version.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2024 at 05:54


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

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and tropical fruit aroma. Summer fruit and light tropical fruit flavor with grapefruit and light backing malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and grapefruit linger with light tropical fruit and light backing malt.

Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2024 at 16:20


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

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 03, 2024. Aroma is hop forward with a moderately fruity hop notes with some passion fruit, citrus and pine resin. Moderately strong fresh hop noted add a dank, grassy hop character. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a clear, brilliant gold with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Medium lacing and small legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with light cracker malt notes. Moderately strong bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong hop notes with a light passion fruit and citrus note. Solid fresh hop notes of dank, oily resin and a bit of grass. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid wet hop IPA. Great fresh hop notes in the aroma and flavor. Light malt profile let's the hops shine. Balanced alcohol and bitterness.

Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2024 at 06:34