can't resist this

There's something delicious about having this beer before a smothering holiday of a seriously patriarchal ideology.  Fuck The Patriarchy, indeed.  This IPA comes from Cervecera Libre, a brewery set up by women looking for the freedom that comes with creation.  Also, reclaiming what is traditionally the domain of women, brewing up the beverages that get you set down with a smile on your face.  Actually that's not on their website, but we can extrapolate.

There's a little spritz of citrus when the bottle is opened, but nothing too overpowering.  It's a fairly dark and rusty orange IPA with a nicely fluffy head and a certain amount of clarity.  Not completely transparent, but I wouldn't call it cloudy.  A pretty typical bitter IPA at first, a mellower sweetness develops towards the end of the sip.  It's a dark and kind of heavy sweet, not sugary.  I hesitate to call it fruity, but that's probably where it's leaning.  It's not obviously tropical at first, although perhaps there is a hint of mango in there.  A bigger swallow reveals some sharpness, right up on top of the tongue, a jab to send us off to the culture wars.  The warmer beer picks up a little bit of dust and grabbiness, tamps down on the sweet and enhances the bitter slightly.  The fruit doesn't come out any more than in the beginning and that stabby citrus note gets somewhat dulled.  I can just imagine it's a dull blade after stabbing a million SQWs in the eye.  Yep, that's some patriarchy fuckin' right there.

Supplier: Espuma
Price: €3.25