Altamont Beer Works
Microbrewery
in
Livermore,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Altamont Beer Works
Contact
6.9/10
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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
6.6/10
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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.
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
7/10
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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.
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
7.8/10
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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.
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
7.8/10
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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.
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
8/10
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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.
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
8/10
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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.
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
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with some transparency and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to mixed tropical fruit cup of hoppy tones; light clean malts
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes through the tropical fruit cup of hops
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; some smoothness but also a light hop sharpness telling me this was brewed on the West coast
Overall: lovely DIPA brewed in a great West coast aligned fashion. I'd bang again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with some transparency and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to mixed tropical fruit cup of hoppy tones; light clean malts
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes through the tropical fruit cup of hops
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; some smoothness but also a light hop sharpness telling me this was brewed on the West coast
Overall: lovely DIPA brewed in a great West coast aligned fashion. I'd bang again.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 04:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear yellow color with a two finger white fluffy foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: passion fruit, mango, guava and a light little bit of pineapple; nice clean biscuity malts
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine quality of bittersweetness; finishes mango-driven with the passion fruit popping and a little bit of pineapple
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth and pillowy soft along the tongue with some hop bitterness showing it's face to tell me this is a West coast styled IPA
Overall: lovely West coast styled IPA I would welcome again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear yellow color with a two finger white fluffy foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: passion fruit, mango, guava and a light little bit of pineapple; nice clean biscuity malts
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine quality of bittersweetness; finishes mango-driven with the passion fruit popping and a little bit of pineapple
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth and pillowy soft along the tongue with some hop bitterness showing it's face to tell me this is a West coast styled IPA
Overall: lovely West coast styled IPA I would welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 04:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes. Purchased on 05/25/2020; Consumed on 05/30/2020.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, vanilla, woody sweet and woody semi-spiciness - subtle barrel notes, light dark fruits
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to woody spicy & sweet quality; mellow finish of milk chocolate, woody sweet and vanilla
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, some smoothness but also noticeable woody spice
Overall: probably could have saved this a bit longer but mostly a very nice beer.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, vanilla, woody sweet and woody semi-spiciness - subtle barrel notes, light dark fruits
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to woody spicy & sweet quality; mellow finish of milk chocolate, woody sweet and vanilla
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, some smoothness but also noticeable woody spice
Overall: probably could have saved this a bit longer but mostly a very nice beer.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 03:07