Hop Grail
Nelson
- IPA (other/unspecified)
- 7% ABV
- Label approved Sep 18
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Alpine Beer Company's IPA (other/unspecified). Label approved 18 September 2026; not spotted yet.
Right around the middle of the 4,662 IPA labels we've read.
Brewed at Widmer Brothers Brewing Company, American Beverage Crafts, LLC (Oregon). More brewed there.
From the label“Founded as a small town brewery with a passion for great beer and a thirst for adventure, Alpine Beer Company has been crafting high quality ales since 1999. Known as the "Home of Pure Hoppiness," people have traveled from near and far to get a hold of our special brews. Now you can bring home a little taste of hoppiness from Alpine. It's Nelson or Nothing. The one and only. Named for the tropical New Zealand hop variety, this unfiltered, straw-hued, golden rye IPA is legendary.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 45–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 195–235 calories and 15–25 g carbs
About 135 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 4th of 5 labels we have from Alpine Beer Company. It is one of 145 ipa (other/unspecified) labels approved in September 2026. It was submitted and approved the same day. The label names one hop, Nelson. The brand on the label is Alpine Beer Company; it was brewed at Widmer Brothers Brewing Company, American Beverage Crafts, LLC in Oregon.
Brew it
The label names its hops (Nelson), which is enough for a real starting point.
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Style: IPABrewery: Alpine Beer Company