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Everyone has problems these days, if it's utility prices, if it's rent, if it's gas...  Somehow all the milk has been cleared out of the supermarkets, although it doesn't seem like anything else has suffered quite so much.  Beer is perfectly available, for example.  And if not in the supermarket, in the beer stores.  La Cervecista does have the backing of Mahou, but sometimes you accept a more corporate source for some convenience.  It's not like the selection is blah and bland, there are a number of good breweries represented.  Jakobsland, for one.  I decide on The Fits, an American West Coast Imperial IPA.  It must be that specificity of identity that gives some people the fits.

It seems an oddly rusty color for such a transparent brew, even the fluffy head seems to have a little off-white to it.  It has a light and piney aroma, what you might expect from a West Coast IPA, although nothing overwhelming.  The flavor has more weight than the scent, bringing in a little maltiness and toast as well.  I'm surprised by the lack of pine and citrus.  It actually tastes more like a more traditional IPA, although with a very delicate kind of bitterness.  Despite the clarity of the beer, it has a sort of thick and substantial feel, like melted jello that is somehow still cold.

Supplier: La Cervecista

Price: €3.70