Style: Kettle or Quick Sour

ABV: 5.5

91/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 1
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

Alvarado Street Brewery Howzit Punch

What the brewers say

“Passion fruit, orange, and guava (POG) sour ale.”

What our panel thought

“Lots of fun—Gummi-worm passion fruit on the nose, some guava. Restrained acid with mango, apricot, and orange leading to a medium-dry finish. Pair it with al pastor for a winning combination.”

What our editors thought

“Huge passion fruit on the nose—sweaty, tropical, sweet, with a funky tart element behind it. The sip is juice-forward, with each sip capturing the acidity, sweetness, and bitterness you’d expect from the actual fruit. Finely tuned and captivating.”

Review printed in: Best in Beer 2021 (December-January 2022) (View All Issues)


REVIEWS FOR YOU >

Alvarado Street Brewery Howzit Punch

“Tropical-fruit medley greets the nose, and pulpy, dank orange juice. Spicy passion-fruit flavor, sour, perfumy, with a short, sharp acidic note to finish. As the palate adjusts to this new normal, orange and other fruit notes emerge. Nice, slightly spritzy, sour, fruity treat.”

Alvarado Street Brewery Double Howzit Punch

“Very well executed POG beer—complex, rich tropical fruit throughout. Bright, ripe fruit without the heavy muddled character you can get with these additions. Certainly sweet, but the clean, tart finish balances the sweetness.”

Black Spruce Brewing Company Aroma Dome

“Engaging aroma of dank weed, Juicy Fruit Bubble Gum, melon, papaya, and clove. The flavor has similar notes, combined with grapefruit and light, faintly sweet malt. The finish is melon and grapefruit, a refreshing harmony that would work nicely on a hot day. The bitterness is present, but restrained, leaving a softer finish.”

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