Dougall's is a familiar name to me, and I thought maybe maybe this had been a Beermas beer in the past. It wasn't. I did have a regular Saturday beer of the same name, but not quite the same style it seems. It's still in the same family, though, an APA, and with connections to the water. I wonder if the Manzanares otters are as happy as Happy Otter. Eh, probably not.
It's a slightly cloudy golden color, with a clean white head. The head is particularly resistant, floating over the beer like a cloud for minutes on end. It has the bright aroma of IPAs, very fruity and citrusy. It's a little more like fruit candy than real fruit, though. Interestingly, it's much more sour than the scent would lead you to believe. There's a little touch of fruit in there, but it's a much weightier bitter and wood type flavor than other APAs. There are background noises of orange candy, but it's mostly a simple and refreshing bitter ale, good for clearing the head after being out on a sunny afternoon...or warming up a little on a windy fall day, I guess. Despite the sunny appearance, there's a good amount of body to this beer, enough so it stands up to end-of-year sentiments. It's not just a pretty taste, is what I mean. Although I always prefer to start with the heavyweights, this is a beer I could end my evening out with, in any season.
This might be a good candidate for an end of cycle tasting. Hell, there are a thousand good candidates, who am I kidding? It's going to be a little bit of chance, I'm afraid.
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