pick yer brain

I went looking for Halloween themed beers, or at least pumpkin ales, and would you believe that they hadn't arrived yet?  A week before the big day!  Well, pumpkin ales work for Thanksgiving too.  At least there was a creepy can on the shelves, even if it isn't a nice stout: Laugar Hopzale, a douple IPA.

Beer for your braaaaaaaaain...

It has quite a strong hoppy-citrus aroma, perfuming the air as soon as the tab opens.  Not cloudy, but a rather dark shade of gold.  Clean, white head, although it does dissolve pretty quickly.  The flavor is heavy on the tropical fruit, very tangy, more mandarin than orange.  There is a nice base of bitterness, but it isn't greatly noticeable.  It's a little sticky, thicker than many IPAs, but it's not unheard of with those fruitier ones.  It's nice for sipping, taking it down too quickly does cause a little bitter to build up at the back of the tongue.  Not quite a Halloween treat but tasty enough!

Supplier: La Buena Cerveza
Price: €6.78