Little Devils Golden Ale
Manav Breweries Pvt. Ltd.

Another decent offering from the Little Devils craft line. The bottle says brewed under expertise and supervision of an Australian brewery. Nevertheless, glad that the domestic craft scene is looking more promising than ever.

Poured from the bottle into a goblet. The beer just about fills up right upto the rim, with an off white head that vanishes quicker than you can say the word beer. The body is a pale amber and clear with plenty of bubbliness. I would have rather named the beer a Pale Ale rather than a Golden Ale. The nose is weak in comparison to some of the great beers of the style. A little pilsner malt as the dominant smell with hints of yeast, bread and musk melon to go along. The hop aroma is very blunted and shortlived.

The taste fares better than the smell - biscuit and grapeskin for the sweetness and a nice hop bitterness are well blended. The taste is not profound, but asserts itself well enough on your palate. There is a hint of yeast spiciness present that becomes isolated as you sip along. Some patchy, but almost negligible lacing dots the glass as you go on. What the taste doesn't conceal is a deadpan pilsner note that is residual after the bitter and sweet notes vaporize.

The mouthfeel is a little syrupy, could have done with a little more liveliness to ease out the body. I like my BPAs to be a little lighter with certainly more sting and tartness. Overall, I would certainly be looking out for this brew as an inexpensive, but decent alternative to the more costly American and Belgian imports available here. This is certainly recommended to those who are looking to step up their game from the hordes of macros so abundantly available in India. Certainly worth its weight !