Nelson - Alpine Beer Company

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.35/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

New Beer Friday! (Sadly I will not hit 100 today because of plans later on but tomorrow will be a celebration!)

Appearance - Pours a hazy amber/orange color with about a finger of thick foamy head that is slowly dissipating leaving some nice, chunky lacing on the side of the glass.

Smell - Man this smells great. Lots of grapefruit (not so much bitter, but ripe), orange, tangerine, and a hint of pineapple. There is a slight bitter hoppy smell after the initial citrus wave, which is then followed by just a touch of sweet malt.

Taste - A very impressive and complex taste. Instead of the anticipated sweeter citrus flavors I was expecting, you get an initial slight bitter hoppy taste followed immediately by the unmistakable rye flavor. This is followed by an "after thought" of citrus flavors (not as prevalent in the taste as they were in the nose but still very much there) and it finishes with a slightly bitter/spicy essence, yet also with a sweet malty tang.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, extremely smooth and somewhat creamy. Decent carbonation.

Drinkability - I could drink this all night long. I really want to do a tasting with Sculpin, this, PtE, and Yulesmith Summer. Those are my favorite IPA's and this one is right there with them. A very good beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2009 01:34:56 | More by SpdKilz

JasonFromLA

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-19-2013 07:14:09 | More by JasonFromLA

TastefulNudity

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-18-2013 20:42:57 | More by TastefulNudity

NHbeerfishing

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 04:10:04 | More by NHbeerfishing

dirtylou

Washington

4.6/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Growler provided by @suncrust, Thx Kyle

Relatively light bodied - great aromas of citrus, sugared grapefruit, lemon zest, tropical fruit. Not overly bitter, not heavy, and extremely fresh. One could conceivably drink this elixir in mass quantities in the hot sun. Peach, guava, papaya, lemon, tangerine - mucho tasty

Serving type: growler

06-17-2013 18:55:39 | More by dirtylou

Ribsandwhiskey

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-17-2013 18:46:27 | More by Ribsandwhiskey

RyanSchwam

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-17-2013 10:06:08 | More by RyanSchwam

Stevedore

Wisconsin

4.44/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

22oz bomber, undated (but Brian assures me this was just picked up from the brewery several days prior) poured into a FFF teku glass today, 6/16/2013. Thanks a lot to Brian for hooking me up with this beer.

Aroma: Intense, aromatic pine, orange and tangerine nose that I can smell as soon as I open up the bottle. Simply wafts out and slams my nose with piney and citrus goodness. There's a sharp spiciness that I would attribute to the rye. Delicious smelling beer. (4.75)

Colour: Nothing special, just a dark brownish-orange body with a nice fluffy 1cm white head that dissipates into a thick collar and very thin film on the beer. For the most part it's a non-descript IPA, could be any IPA for all I know. The body's kind of dark and viscous looking- more like a quad than an IPA, really. So it's kind of weird. The lacing on this beer is quite nice though! (3.75)

Flavour: Nice. Lots of sharp spiciness reminding me of rye along with a good dollop of pine cone bitterness and tangerine sweetness. Very interesting and a bit different than most of the other West Coast IPA's I've had. Very tasty. (4.5)

Mouthfeel: Crisp, medium (on the thin side) bodied beer that is very well carbonated. Aftertaste is mostly spicy rye and pine bitterness; it finishes cleanly in a mellow way that doesn't singe my palate. I'm really digging the feel of the rye spiciness and how cleanly and smoothly it finishes up. (4.25)

Overall: Delicious Golden Rye IPA, I don't recall having many beers in this particular style but I am really enjoying the rye contribution to the high hoppiness quotient. Alpine makes some awesome IPAs and I'm glad to have had the chance to drink this beer! (4.25)

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:41:21 | More by Stevedore

unclejazz

New York

3.75/5  rDev -15.5%

06-16-2013 02:57:35 | More by unclejazz

afallon86

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-15-2013 09:16:37 | More by afallon86

dvmin98

North Carolina

4.74/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

22 oz bomber poured into a Allagash tulip glass

A: Appearance is cloudy orange with a thin white head. Good lacing, that sticks around for several minutes.

S: The aroma is pineapple, rye, tangerine, mango, and some spice.

T: Taste is spicey rye, tropical fruit, white wine. Nice lingering aftertaste, that's not overpowering.

M: Medium body, decent carbonation, dry finish.

O: Overall one of my new favorite IPAs. Grab it if you can find it. Well done, Alpine!

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 21:53:38 | More by dvmin98

SamPowell

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-13-2013 01:28:17 | More by SamPowell

toomuchhops

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-12-2013 23:51:26 | More by toomuchhops

Alduya

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 21:37:15 | More by Alduya

catboy

Virginia

5/5  rDev +12.6%

06-12-2013 00:36:28 | More by catboy

sarge27

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-11-2013 04:56:54 | More by sarge27

HopChef44

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -9.9%

06-11-2013 01:01:27 | More by HopChef44

biggied

California

4.75/5  rDev +7%

06-10-2013 22:44:51 | More by biggied

mvdillman

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-10-2013 18:28:39 | More by mvdillman

OC_Beer_Fan

California

5/5  rDev +12.6%

06-10-2013 04:06:29 | More by OC_Beer_Fan

zipper8650

New York

4.16/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Good beer Sunday. First IPA review. Exponential is my all time favorite IPA so I have high hopes here. I love Duet as well but Hopiness didnt do it for me...snifter poured right down the middle
A - huge white head, murky yellow/orange.
S - a lot of citrus but I also get lychee out of it
T - grapefuit times 10. I have never had an IPA this heavy on the grapefruit before, not overly bitter
M - its fine, nothing mind blowing or poor, right where it should be
O - i am NOT a fan of grapefruits BUT i think this is a super well made, quality solid beer and I am glad I had it and I am enjoying it!!
Skol

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 22:45:00 | More by zipper8650

greg4579

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%

06-09-2013 17:54:43 | More by greg4579

JohnQBeer

New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-09-2013 14:59:59 | More by JohnQBeer

Lucho

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%

06-08-2013 07:10:18 | More by Lucho

savagepm

Colorado

4/5  rDev -9.9%

06-07-2013 22:48:02 | More by savagepm