Leopoldina IPA
Cervejaria Leopoldina

 

 

 

Light foamy bubbly head, decent retention and lacing, clear honey blond color

Nose little sweet malt, nice floral fruity hops, but an aged hop effect, little toasted cereal

Taste mild toasted sweet malt, cereal grains and straw, husky too, mild bitter spicy hops, grassy floral little earthy

Mouth is med bod, nice fizzy carb

Overall not bad, pretty basic and a bit old

Thanks to JLindros for hooking me up with a bottle of this!

A - Poured into my Duvel tulip a slightly hazy honey amber hue with a big creamy two finger white head that fades slowly to leave light lacing and a creamy blanket. Stellar appearance considering where this is from!

S - Aromas of toasted grains, maybe some grassy notes. Unfortunately though hard swirls bring about the buttery popcorn aroma that is diacytl. Without the swirls and letting it sit for a few moments afterwards it goes back to smelling like a typical English IPA.

T - Taste is not quite as bad as the nose, however, there is some buttery flavour going on though it is far more subtle. Decent sweeter malts, nice bitter finish, little bit of caramel. If not for that butter this would again be a pretty straight forward English IPA. That infection is low enough though to make this still drinkable.

M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, bright. Body is on the lighter side, however, it's not exactly thin.

O - Overall I wonder how this beer is down in Brazil. It's really not a bad rendition of the style it's just the diacytl on the nose is super prominent. The taste isn't bad but the nose is almost unforgivable. Quite unfortunate.

Serving Type: Bottle