Monday 17 February 2020

Iberian IPA

 
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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