new corners

A new beer store has snuck in without my notice!  I guess I'm not on a notification list or anything.  La Cervecista is right in Malasaña, along with several craft serving bars and numerous students, tourists and assorted snobs at any given time.  My impression is that, although the craft beer is present, there's a pretty strong connection to the bigger beers too, in particular Mahou.  There is also a large representation of German and Belgian beers that are not, quite exactly, craft...although there is certainly demand for them from the same quarters.  I did manage to pick out a Dougall's from the pack, their DDH IPA 9.

There is a familiar explosion of hoppy citrus as soon as the cap comes off, and the beer has a cloudy straw color that screams refreshment.  It has a surprising lack of bitterness, being very light and tangy, one of those mandarin IPAs.  While not terribly sweet, it's definitely fruity.  I was expecting a double anything to have a heavier feel, but it's vanishingly light.  Practically no aftertaste, although after some time there is a little sticky build-up with a tad bitter lurking under it.

Supplier: La Cervecista
Price: €2.90