Exponential Hoppiness
Alpine Beer Company

Exponential HoppinessExponential Hoppiness
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From:
Alpine Beer Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
11%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.42 | pDev: 9.05%
Reviews:
405
Ratings:
1,350
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 27, 2022
Added:
Dec 08, 2003
Wants:
  1,453
Gots:
  101
This Hop Monster uses multiple kettle hop additions with the technique of doubling the hop amount each addition (exponentially). Add in the hop back and the continuous dr- hopping and your starting to get the picture. The beer is finished off with a "body-bag" sized hop-bag full of hop cones and oak chips. There it ages and mellows, disguising the alcohol content for a double strong, incredibly hoppy, yet drinkable beer.
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Ratings by jegross2:
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Reviewed by jegross2 from Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reviewing the Exponential Hoppiness from Alpine Beer Company out of California. Thank you BeerAdvocate user bpfrush for hooking me up with this highly hyped beer!

Score: 91

No bottling date, but this specific bottle is from the 01/27/12 release. Served in a Half Acre tulip and enjoyed on 02/26/12. This is a backlogged review from a beer tasting I hosted on Oscar night.

Appearance: Pours a largely translucent honey color with three fingers of foamy off-white head that settles into a foggy cap over three quarters of the top of the beer and a ring around the glass. Excellent lacing and retention. There is none of that signature "floating flakiness" in the beer that I have come to associate with Alpine IPAs. 4/5

Smell: Zesty grapefruit, mango, fresh pine and a touch of honey. Fresh tropical citrus and a light alcohol ester. Spice, oak and some herbal hops. There's a malty orange juice aroma too. 4/5

Taste: Pine, oak, earthy hops and fresh tangerine/mango. There's an "earthy" and oaky alcohol booziness on the midpalate. Malty orange juice backbone. Lots of barley malt and some smooth caramel throughout as well. Not very bitter. Juicy, "earthy" and "oaky" are the adjectives that primarily define this brew. 4/5

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, medium-light carbonation. Oily mouthfeel. Dry, malty finish. 4/5

Overall: A maltier-than-bitter IIPA that is overrated. Certainly a tasty imperial IPA offering that is worth trying, but is it a "world class" beer? Absolutely not. Of all the beers in the world, even among the IPA's that Alpine makes, Exponential Hoppiness is easily the silliest beer for a brewer to throw a temper tantrum over seeing a growler of it appear on eBay. Alpine Nelson was a much better beer in my opinion.

Recommendation: Beer geeks and IPA lovers should seek this beer out with tempered expectations. Casual beer drinkers can avoid this one.

Pairings: Oven-roasted lamb. Maybe something like this.

Cost: $10 for a 22 oz (bomber) bottle.
Mar 08, 2012
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Rated: 4 by PittBeerGirl from Ohio

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Rated: 4.34 by petewheeler from Maryland

Mar 28, 2021
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Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia

4.4/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
From a month-old pint can, pours a very clear darkish-gold. Small white head with little lacing, as you'd expect from this ABV. Smell and taste are classic West Coast IPA, with pine and honey malt in balance. Good hit of bitterness in the finish. No trace of alcohol, medium feel. Great beer.
Mar 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Mar 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by gelasin from California

Feb 26, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by mrmsmith from District of Columbia

Feb 10, 2021
 
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Jan 13, 2021
 
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Jun 16, 2020
 
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Jun 08, 2020
 
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Mar 14, 2020
 
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Mar 10, 2020
 
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Rated: 4.69 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

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Reviewed by Hooded from Texas

4.37/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Notes from 12/20/2019

On tap in a half pint snifter at The Draft House Austin Texas.
Look is golden and a little cloudy. There is almost no head because the staff pour carefully to the brim to give you more beer. 4.25
Smell is hops, citrus, stone fruit, and a little spice. 4.00
Taste is mango, citrus, alcohol, some malt, pine, and moderate bitterness. 4.5
Feel is medium and a little slick. 4.5
Overall it is a big IPA with a lot going on. It's too much for me to drink it offten but it is a great beer. 4.5
Dec 22, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by sillyhed8 from California

Dec 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.24 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Nov 11, 2019
Exponential Hoppiness from Alpine Beer Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 1350 ratings