The other day I bought 2 new beers mostly because of their labels. Check out this dapper wolf gentleman; if that doesn't screem class I don't know what does!
This one is brewed by Sweden's Kopparberg, who are mostly known in the UK for their ciders.
Beside the label it was their blurb that made me want to try it. This one is a light lager and top-fermented ale that are aged together in open vessels for eight weeks to give the beer its bold characteristic flavour, aroma and appearance (that blurb is taken from their website, I don't really agree with their notes)
This beer is flat, I had to try to get it to form a head and it disappeared really quickly.
It has a lovely amber colour but unfortunately this beer is not really to my liking. It smells sweet and malty, the taste has a note of cheap orange jam or candies. Not getting much hops from it and overall it doesn't really feel like a beer. It feels more like a sweet malty drink.
It turned completely flat after a few minutes as well.
The second one though, man, this is what the Devil would drink after a long day of roasting the naughty ones.
It is brewed by a Berlin brewery called Stonebrewing who made a name for themselves with their hop heavy brews. This one is no different.
It pours a lovely bright hazy light amber colour with a thick head that protected the beer from the elements until the end.
You can smell the hops straight away, you get a piney aroma with some tropical notes fighting for your attention as well.
It has a medium body, nicely carbonated without overdoing it and it tastes pretty damn good; nice bitterness to it, tropical flavours, maybe mango like. It feels medium dry and it gives you a long lasting lovely aftertaste.
Overall it is a beautiful session IPA that I could chug down for a full evening, or at least until the 4.8% ABV would bring me down.
Thanks for having a look guys!
Cheers!