After gaping at Gaudí’s
majestic Sagrada Família for a while, the Bitter Wife and I hopped on the subway and headed for La Cervesera Artesana, reputed to be
Barcelona’s first brewpub—established in 1996. It has a pretty long list
of outside beers, but I stuck with ordering a couple of their house
brews. First up, the Iberian IPA (Estil Anglès)—that’s a 5.8%
English-style IPA.
My pint showed up
bronze-coloured and swampy, with a dense and creamy white head. The beer
had an agreeable piney nose accented with caramel. Its flavour was
evergreen and bready, with some caramel and malt sweetness at the
outset. For mouthfeel, the stuff was hella creamy—almost with a cask ale
consistency.
Too low in alcohol to truly wow
as an IPA, this Iberian iteration managed a lovely flavour and a velvety
mouthfeel all the same. Not a bad craft IPA at all.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10.
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