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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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap at Harry's Hofbrau in Redwood City. Citrus and a bit of pine. Slight sweetness. Clear golden-orange with white head that fades to a collar. Slight patterns. Taste follows aroma with a bit of leaning into the sweetness from the crystal. More like a pale ale to me...but a tasty one.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2019 at 04:08

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Copper beer with a dark cream head. Malt aroma. Caramel and light citrus flavor with light woodsiness. Medium bodied. Caramel and light toasted malt linger with light citrus and light woodsiness.
Tried from Draft on 19 May 2019 at 20:38

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught at Gourmet Haus. Clear orange with white head. Tropical aromas and flavor.
Tried on 04 May 2019 at 23:10

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 15, 2019. Aroma is a balanced mix of hops and malt. Moderate cracker malt, biscuit and toasted bread. Medium hop notes of grapefruit, pine, resin and woodsy notes. Hints of alcohol spice. Pours a slightly hazy, brownish red with a medium sized, thick, slightly tan head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with moderate malt notes of cracker, biscuit and toasted bread. Fairly strong, assertive bitterness with light alcohol spice. Moderate grapefruit, pine, resin and woodsy, earthy dank notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a better hoppy red than I was expecting, but it's definitely not my preferred style. The hop profile isn't fruity, but I think that is what makes it work with this darker malt profile.
Tried from Can on 04 May 2019 at 06:06

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 15, 2019. Aroma is hop forward with a dank onion note and lighter citrus notes. Light herbal, spicy note that is really odd for a hop aroma. Light grain notes and hints of alcohol spice. Pours a fairly clear, golden orange with a medium large, thick, frothy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with a moderate grain note and a bit of biscuit. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol spice. Moderate hop notes with onion and hints of citrus. The flavor again has the weird, herbal, spicy note that was in the aroma. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low, but present alcohol warmth. Overall, not a very good IPA. This odd hop(?) note is really unpleasant. I guess it's dank, but that kind of dank where you can't decide if it's great or just poopy.
Tried from Can on 01 May 2019 at 04:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 15, 2019. Aroma is fairly hop forward with lots of mango, bright citrus, pine and dank notes. Medium light cracker malt notes that's have a light biscuit note it them. Light alcohol notes. Pours a fairly clear, golden color with a medium large, thick, frothy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium cracker malt notes with light biscuit character. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol spice. Moderate mango, tropical fruit, orange and tangerine notes with lighter pine and dank notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency and low, but present alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice west coast DIPA. Solid hop notes with a good malt body and character that hides the alcohol well.
Tried from Can on 29 Apr 2019 at 05:45

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
3.8 Apr 28, 2019 Poured from a 16 oz can dated April 19, 2019. Aroma is hop forward with mango, pineapple and other tropical fruit. Lighter stone fruit and some orange and mandarin. Light cracker malt notes. Pours a slightly hazy, golden color with a fairly large, moderately thick, frothy white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Moderately high lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and a bit of biscuit. Moderately strong bitterness with light alcohol notes. Moderate tropical fruit notes with mango, passion fruit and pineapple. Lighter stone fruit with mandarin and orange. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low to medium low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent IPA. Good hop notes, but the grain character is slightly astringent. Light dank notes, but mostly fruity.
Tried from Can on 29 Apr 2019 at 04:59

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours clear golden, medium off-white head, dissipates leaving good lacing. Aroma is pine, pot, grapefruit, dank. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, deceptive ABV. Good west coast IPA
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2019 at 02:02

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Very nice peanut butter beer. It's medium strong, but meshes well with the full body of the stout. Very good. Oaktoberfest
Tried on 11 Apr 2019 at 15:46

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Harry's Hofbrau. Felt like the hops were a bit restrained for the write up. Melon, dank aroma. Moderately hazed gold with minimal white head. Taste is fruity esters and guava, with a bit of sugar on the back and slight malt cloy - not unexpected for the ABV.
Tried from Draft on 07 Apr 2019 at 04:39