Altamont Beer Works

Microbrewery in Livermore, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Altamont Beer Works

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2402 Research Dr, Livermore, CA, 94550, United States

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

473ml can at tasting. thx VastActiv.
Poured hazy and orange in color.
Yet another brewery tick. Resiny and citrusy with balancing bitterness. Bodied, quaffable. Amazing. Hoppy burps.

Tried on 23 Mar 2026 at 13:13


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

US Pint on tap in the Beach Hut deli near my daughters on 20th March 2026. Very cold pour, red hue to the body, weak white crust on top, soon to be a wisp and collar. Malty, semi sweet and a bit 'thin' body wise.

Tried from Draft at Beach Hut Deli on 20 Mar 2026 at 13:33


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Tried from Draft on 20 Mar 2026 at 01:35


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

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger.

Tried on 19 Mar 2026 at 21:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Cody's Grill, Essex Junction, VT
Appearance: semi-pink to orange color with a slim cap of a bar pour's kind of white foamy head which dissipated and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: sweet to tart cranberries & raspberries, light lemon juice and a splash of mineral water
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart quality underscored by some bitterness; finishes cranberry & raspberry tartness
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, light smoothness and kinda spritzy
Overall: just alright to me, seemed borderline not a beer but I tried it.

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2026 at 15:55


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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: iced tea copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated fairly quick and left some light lace
Aroma: floral, super light citrusy and maybe some sort of dark fruits; light malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes malty with slight citrusy hoppiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness and somewhat slick
Overall: not a bad IPA, perhaps I could give another stab.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 13:02


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: super dark brown close to black in the center with soms lighter hues of dark amber closer to the sides and a two and a half fingers of an off white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big citrusy & piney hops play with a nice clean caramel/toffee maltiness and black coffee & roasted malts, slight dark chocolate in there undeneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitterweet hoppy to dark & roasty vibe to semi-sweet/bitter chocolatey quality; finishes semi-sweet with the dark chocolate in front of the citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; some dryness but also a good smoothness along the tongue:
Overall: the brewer calls this a "dark ale" and sometimes I thought this could have been a CDA and other times maybe a hoppy American porter but for now, yeah I chose "other" on Brewver, it's an odd one but a good one.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 12:24


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: coffee roastiness, black coffee, toasted nuts, milk chocolate and some dark bread
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet vibe; finishes coffee-ish, some toast and nuts
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue
Overall: I would say a nicely done English brown ale worthy of coming back to.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 04:54


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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: black in color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peanut buttery powdery sweetness, dark chocolate & milk chocolate, coffee roast and black coffee
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty peanut buttery quality; finishes peanut buttery and chocolatey with some coffee
Texture: medium bodied, slightly sessionable; good smoothness but with a touch of roast slowing down the smoothness
Overall: what a nice peanut butter stout that so many brewers should be modeling their peanut butter stouts after.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 04:39


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

Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mocha/dark chocolate/sweet coffee & black coffee, roasted malts, vanilla and animal crackers
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas together in a sweet coffee to wafer maltiness; finishes dark chocolatey & sweet coffee-ish
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; great smoothness with a light coffee dryness at the end
Overall: very nicely done coffee forward impy stout worthy of coming back to.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2026 at 04:29