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Alameda El Toreoro Organic IPA


 Percentile 
75
overall
Brewed by Alameda Brewhouse
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Portland, Oregon USA

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173.49/5.03.3/5.07.2%46.5Shaker, Tulip

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 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 7, 2009  

Name: El Toro IPA
Date: September 19, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Portland Indie
Appearance: cloudy burnt orange, frothy beige head
Aroma: light sweet malt and citrus aroma
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice balancing citrus, touch of caramel, light earthyness, bitterness starts of light and leads to a long bitter finish

Name: El Toro IPA
Date: September 21, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
no different from the fest version, just comes off too mild with the bitterness being dominant

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4


 neepsntatties (275), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 5, 2009  
On tap at Alameda Brewhouse. Colour... cloudy amber with a thick head. Nose... citrusy hops with a pinch o’ pine. Palate... moderate C02, piney and citrusy but not overtly so, slightly sweet and bitter ’round the edges and on the soft palate.


bsjay (54), Oregon, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/510/20
Oct 14, 2009  
I was not as impressed by this IPA as I expected. Granted it came third in a series of hop bombs, but I found it too bitter and without as much aroma and pineyness as I’d heard, at least not enough to compete with the malt.


 boFNjackson (1232), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Tap @ OBF... Poured amber/orange with a white head. Floral hops and light fruits on the nose. Dry, well carbonated with a balance of hops and malt grains. Kind of fell short with the bitterness.


 anders37 (4516), Malmö, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Draft at the brewpub. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy pine needles aroma with hints of grapefruit. Sweetish malty hoppy piny and grapefruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter finish.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Aug 31, 2008  
On tap at the brewery. Pours amber with a soft white head. Maltier IPA, the hops gave balance but were softer then your typical NW IPA. I didn’t pick up much floral hop quality, maybe with the increase in hop prices they have stopped dry hopping.


 Ungstrup (14723), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Draft. A hazy dark golden beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel as well as a lighter note of citrusy hops. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of grass and grapefruit from the hops, leading to a dry bitter and grassy finish.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 5, 2008  
This was actually suprisingly good. Most of their stuff ranges from good to mediocre, but this I really enjoyed. The nose has big fruity hop aromas, lots of citrus and an actual malt presence. Suprisingly bitter in the finish. Tasty and refreshing.



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