Great - Alpine Beer Company

Florida9

Illinois

4.53/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Flat clear brown - whiskey colored. Absolutely no head.

S: Quite the unique aroma of: Butterscotch! Just a nose full of creamy candied popcorny butterness. Kettle corn. Sugary-good. I've simply never come across a beer that smells like this and it smells so tasty.

T: Starts dry and the alcohol is hot as hell, but some more of the butterscotch comes through. Some light vanilla, toffee, sweet caramel. Almost candy-like.

M: Full bodied and hot with absolutely no carbonation. This is the weak point for this beer, but the texture works for the amount of heat this one is throwing off.

O: A rather unique beer. Lots of complexity, yet still candy-like. I thoroughly enjoyed tasting this beer and hope to come across it again one day.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2011 01:54:16 | More by Florida9

moonknight31

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-21-2013 21:14:33 | More by moonknight31

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev -9.9%

05-20-2013 04:58:38 | More by GRG1313

bsuedekum

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-17-2013 23:59:52 | More by bsuedekum

coryking

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-17-2013 21:35:40 | More by coryking

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

05-07-2013 23:58:42 | More by cadaugherty

pperez38

California

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

05-02-2013 10:44:27 | More by pperez38

readbaron

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7%

04-24-2013 22:10:44 | More by readbaron

mmcnaughton

Michigan

5/5  rDev +12.6%

04-21-2013 17:54:06 | More by mmcnaughton

PlinyBeMiney

California

5/5  rDev +12.6%

04-19-2013 05:08:28 | More by PlinyBeMiney

madtowndmb1

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +12.6%

04-11-2013 22:46:28 | More by madtowndmb1

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

04-09-2013 12:56:54 | More by Retail1LO

JasonFromLA

California

4/5  rDev -9.9%

03-29-2013 07:01:34 | More by JasonFromLA

BeRanger

Michigan

4.75/5  rDev +7%

03-16-2013 12:19:09 | More by BeRanger

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

4.04/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks again to jzeilinger for opening this one with me. This poured out as a nice hazy brown color. The head comes and goes rather quickly. No real retention or lacing on this one. The beer smells sweet like caramel with a bit of barrel aging on the nose. The hops are a bit hidden on this. The taste of the beer is also sweet with a subtle bitterness in the finish, flavors of caramel and toffee in there with a minimal bitterness. I was hoping to get more of the JD barrel flavors from this but wasn't able too. The mouthfeel is smooth, very dangerous because it's easy to drink. Overall it's a good brew, really happy I got to try it.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 16:16:40 | More by Knapp85

Azrael

5/5  rDev +12.6%

02-09-2013 23:20:27 | More by Azrael

pawpaw

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

02-07-2013 16:03:50 | More by pawpaw

callmemickey

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

01-31-2013 22:49:29 | More by callmemickey

mark99

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

01-25-2013 04:16:14 | More by mark99

MarkIntihar

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

01-23-2013 21:57:42 | More by MarkIntihar

mrbubbler

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

01-23-2013 19:29:33 | More by mrbubbler

domtronzero

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

01-21-2013 17:38:42 | More by domtronzero

jampics2

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

01-21-2013 14:55:45 | More by jampics2

miadw3

California

3.75/5  rDev -15.5%

01-20-2013 22:02:35 | More by miadw3

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.9%

01-12-2013 03:41:04 | More by spycow