Elmore
Alder Beer Co

Terrific from keg for fans of a hazy DIPA.

MAY 2024.
44 cl can (€6.50/€7 from the beer shop fridge).
It's an 8% Double India Pale Ale, with Australian and American hops (Galaxy, Simcoe, Citra and Mosaico) and malts of German origin (Pils and Cara). Yeast, on the other hand, is Anglo-Saxon.
Furthermore, a little sugar was used to contribute to the dryness of the beer, helping to bring out the aromatic power of the hops used.

On the nose there is an immediate intense aroma of citrus fruits (grapefruit) and more summery and tropical fruit (pineapple, passion fruit, white peach).
When poured, it is light golden, with an almost completely transparent appearance and the tropical aromas are amplified.
Full-bodied beer in the mouth, but as almost always the malate contribution is imperceptible both in terms of taste and drinking impact.
In reality, the palate is enveloped by an explosive fruity taste that ranges from ripe citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit) to more exotic ones (papaya, guava, passion fruit) with nuances that also recall peach and plum.
There is also a light resinous tip, which is what closes the beer by "drying" it on the tongue and leaving ample space for the fruit salad on the palate.
All in all, light to drink, considering it's an 8% Double IPA.
A tasty drink which I personally found exciting, certainly different and better than one of the many Double IPAs with which the market is saturated and which are increasingly becoming standardised.