Alba
St Ives Brewery
- From:
- St Ives Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English IPA
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 2.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 28, 2026
- Added:
- May 11, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A rugged and intense IPA, with richness and fruit. Ramped up for extra flavour and ready to burst from the sanctuary of St Ives.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle. Possibly conditioned as it produces a slight haze upon pouring. Amber with a wispy head.
A toffee and caramel malt aroma with spicy hops.
Quite a mixed berry and currant fruit flavour as the malt continues. Light to medium bitter finish.
Moderate body and a light carbonation.
A kind of European mixed grain style EIPA.
Nov 22, 2025A toffee and caramel malt aroma with spicy hops.
Quite a mixed berry and currant fruit flavour as the malt continues. Light to medium bitter finish.
Moderate body and a light carbonation.
A kind of European mixed grain style EIPA.
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.53/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
500ml brown glass bottle.
L: Light haze, amber colour with one finger of lumpy head that reduces to a thin smear and rings of lacing.
S: Malty but light.
T: Fruity & malty. Light/moderate bitterness.
F: Medium body, chewy mouthfeel and nicely dry.
O: Nicely fruity EIPA. Nothing particularly memorable but the complex grain bill (pilsner malt, pale ale malt, oats, wheat) does deliver a decent mouthfeel.
May 30, 2025L: Light haze, amber colour with one finger of lumpy head that reduces to a thin smear and rings of lacing.
S: Malty but light.
T: Fruity & malty. Light/moderate bitterness.
F: Medium body, chewy mouthfeel and nicely dry.
O: Nicely fruity EIPA. Nothing particularly memorable but the complex grain bill (pilsner malt, pale ale malt, oats, wheat) does deliver a decent mouthfeel.
Reviewed by KleinSchwein from England
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 500ml bottle.
Pours a slightly hazy deep reddish brown with a thick, off white head . The smell is light, I really had to huff but I got hints of hops, must and citrus. The taste follows on from the nose only it's full on with a hefty addition of malt and a light pine finish. The malt here almost matches the hops almost as if it's a strongly hopped bitter.
Overall, I enjoyed it. The malt, whilst unexpected, was welcome . A bit of a mix of styles but that's no bad thing .
May 11, 2024Pours a slightly hazy deep reddish brown with a thick, off white head . The smell is light, I really had to huff but I got hints of hops, must and citrus. The taste follows on from the nose only it's full on with a hefty addition of malt and a light pine finish. The malt here almost matches the hops almost as if it's a strongly hopped bitter.
Overall, I enjoyed it. The malt, whilst unexpected, was welcome . A bit of a mix of styles but that's no bad thing .
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