Nothing to write about this “beer”. Supposed to be a pale lager, tastes of almost nothing. Habesha brewery in Ethiopia was acquired by a Dutch brewery (big industrial kind) in 2012.
Surprising and interesting to learn Ethiopia has a handful of breweries.
IPA - West-coast IPA - Panzer Brewery - Moscow, Russia. 6,8% 70 IBU
Looks and tastes like a NEIPA. Smooth, creamy and surprisingly juicy but the “70 IBU” is not there. Maybe 40 but nowhere near the stated 70 . Lightly dry in the finish. It’s not a typical piney and strongly hopped West Coast IPA for sure. Reminds me of Sculpin and AleSmith’s style. I like it.
Panzer brewery in Moscow makes much, much better beer than Bakunin in St. Petersburg.
IPA IPO’ - IPA - Pulfer brewery - Zagreb, Croatia. 7.0%, 65 IBU
Dry-hopped with Rakau, Galaxy and Mosaic.
Dry and nicely bitter, moderately hoppy. Creamy and fruity. Not too sweet and yet resinous. Another good one from Pulfer. I notice lately quite a few IPAs have this creaminess. What’s in it if not contained oat flakes or wheat?
This Croatian brewery is now a firm favourite of mine. Their beers are consistently good, I rarely encounter a “meh” one from them. Always look forward to trying their new stuff.
John Vic -NEIPA - Anderson’s Craft - Estonia. 6,9%
Sweet and creamy with Vic secret and Citra. Typical low bitter, hazy, juicy NEIPA. Quite a bit of salinity in the dry finish. The salinity and dryness I find surprising and interesting.
I usually drink the second half after dinner or later. The same beer can have a different taste after some time left at room temperature. For this one I notice the saltiness is a lot less pronounced in the second tasting. Texture is thicker and sweetness increases, too.
I did drink some Anderson’s on tap in Tallinn. They have their beers on taps in a few beer bars in the capital.
Posted about Magic Rock beers last week. This one was best of the 3 and it’s glutonfree.
My new gueuze stash. One of the very few traditional Belgian sours I still drink.
