Via Krucis
La Pirata Cervesa Artesana

 

De color anaranjado, con un cordón espumoso de buena retención. De cuerpo ligero y carbonatación media. Aroma afrutado y lupulado. En boca tiene notas cítricas y se percibe la presencia de piña y mango.

There are too many similar products in the world of ipa-style beers. It is a good ipa, without any fuss, for me too soft. A beer that can be tasted by everyone, including people who are not accustomed to quality beer. But a beer without surprises.

Slightly hazy golden color with frothy head. Aroma has some old hop notes with white grapes and gooseberries. Taste is clean, balanced, a bit bitter on the finish with herbal hop flavors. Medium body with medium plus carbonation.

 

 

 

From 32GP. In Teku glass. After dinner. Very bitter, more an DIPA than an IPA, with a dry, citric and herbal bitterness that becomes even more tasty as you progress into the glass

 

Pours a dark, murky orange color, with a huge, froth head.

Smells of a plethora of fruits, orange, lime pulp and banana peel, among bready, slightly toffeeish malts. Offers a perfumy blend of flowers, wet grass and cucumbers.

Has a pleasant, well balanced soft mouthfeel, while providing an intensly bitter finish, which lets the beer in general appear a tad bigger than its 6 abv as for its intensity on the tongue.

Tastes of orange piths, with leaf wrapped, earth accompanied malts, getting their sweet qualities denied by the uprising hop bitterness. Orange, grass and citrus peel create an intriguing, bitter interplay, resulting in a tongue numbing, herbal dryness during the finish.

Aggressive, hop forward beer, with a nice, convincing balance to it, hitting the palate in an uncompromising way till the end.

 

 

 

Got this one at the Duvel guy down the street from the old place.

From a bottle into a snifter
IBU: 62
Best Before 29 Jan 2016

APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, medium-thicker looking, creamy white head with great retention. Head slowly fades to a full wisp and clings to the sides of the glass. Hazy gamboge orange in color with no real carbonation evident. A swirly wisp and ring remain until the end with some good lacing down the glass. Styles.

SMELL: Nice nose of grapefruit, lemon, citrus aromas, some piney notes and light caramel and sweet lemon. Pretty nice stuff.

TASTE: Nowhere near the nose. Grainy malts, some caramel sweetness and plenty of grassy flavors up front. Big bitterness at the swallow with more grainy, sweet malts, caramel and plenty of soapy bitterness lingering on the palate. Misses the hop flavor for the style that the nose had promised.

PALATE: Medium body and carbonation. Creamy on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes a bit dry. Lots of bitterness lingers.

OVERALL: This was very promising, but for some reason, the flavor didn't deliver what the rest of the beer had promised. Too grainy and sweet without the required hop character the nose had so nicely displayed. Probably a case of the brewers taking care of the bittering hop then just dry hopping it later. Whatever happened, this is definitely a missed opportunity. Pass.

A nice IPA. Intense flavours in both smell and taste. Nice mouth feel as well.

A great IPA. Lovely taste, plenty of hops and yet well balanced so easy to drink with limited bitterness. Wonderful

 

 

 

330ml Bottle. Tumbler glass. Enjoyed on mar´13. Amber color, foggy appearance. White crown shows good retention. Tropical fruit & ripe apricot fragrances, mild toasted & caramel malt aromas. Gentle balanced hoppy upfront, malt underneath. Sharp bitterness –pine & resins- follows & lingers into a dry bitter finish. Medium body. Moderate carbonation. Slight ripe fruity touch , candy hues & creamy maltiness in the middle provides a voluptuous & delicious sensation. Oily to watery texture. Refreshing & easy drinkable.