The pale ales don't stop coming! The saving grace is that the breweries are accomplished in making them (besides other styles, of course), so you can't be upset with the beer itself, just the lack of variety. Ok, technically Esgarrapats is an APA not an IPA, and coming from Guineu you know it will be perfectly fine, but I still think the season calls for some more darkness.
Light and tickly IPA aroma, with a good amount of citrus. The smell doesn't have much pine or muskiness, a bit to my surprise. It's a tannish orange color, with a nice fluffy head, appealingly transparent. No bitter in the aroma, but I guess it's all in the flavor - strong bitter first, then drifting back to a sort of bitter orange, never quite leaving up on it. It has a good mouthfeel, not too heavy but present. As it sits it develops almost a minty quality, not in taste, but there's a sort of prickliness that rolls through while you drink. A little bit astringent, like some of the hoppier IPAs I've had.
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