A few days after New Year's Eve, a lot of snow fell in my area.
Since I consumed a large amount of alcohol a few days before and on New Year's Eve itself, as well as a couple of days after that celebration, I deliberately skipped one weekend with the tasting of my favorite beers.
Because of the snow that was falling, I also avoided excessive activity in the strong minus.
That's why the snow stayed on my car for several days.
As I knew that this, the second weekend of the new year, I would have to drive, I knew that digging out my car from the pile of snow would be an obligatory task.
And when I return warmed up to a warm apartment, I also like some refreshment.
I took a can of Robocraft beer, Frost module and chilled it further in the snow before cleaning it off my car.
After half an hour of digging out the car (removing snow from the roof, hood, scraping ice from the windows from freezing rain, opening the frozen doors, digging a way to get out of the parking lot), in addition to being thirsty, I must admit that I was also hungry.
I ordered a pizza and when I entered the apartment with a chilled can of beer, a hot pizza was waiting for me.
The combination may be unusual for this style of beer, but I certainly liked it, both hot pizza and cold beer.
And what style of Frost Modul beer is it?
It is a relatively new style (created in America some 15 years ago) that the Belgrade craft brewery Robocraft Brewery introduced to its offer, White IPA style.
This style is a link between the tenderness of wheat beer and the sharpness of hops.
White IPA is a style that combines the best of Belgian Witbier and American IPA style.
The result is a beer that is light, cloudy and very aromatic.
After pouring into a glass, the color is pale yellowish, characteristically hazy due to the high proportion of wheat malt.
The foam is white but not overly persistent.
When smelling, citrus tones dominate, primarily orange peel and grapefruit. Immediately behind them are notes of pine, which originates from hops, and slight traces of spices (cloves or coriander) that are typical for a wheat base.
The smell is refreshing and calls for a quick tasting.
The beer is made with a combination of barley and wheat malts (with a large amount of wheat that gives a cloudy and silky texture), with a specific Belgian yeast (which creates aromas of banana, clove and pepper) and additions such as coriander and orange peel as well as adding a large amount of aromatic American hops that provide a balanced bitterness, resulting in a substantial alcohol content of 6.3%.
The first contact of the beer with the palate brings a slight sweetness of wheat, which quickly transforms into a strong burst of hop bitterness.
There are notes of orange peel that emphasize its refreshing nature.
This beer is a good choice for fans of classic IPA beers who are looking for a lighter and "creamier" variant for warmer days, as well as for fans of wheat beers (like Paulaner or Hoegaarden) who want to feel a little more hops and bitterness.
Considering that I drank beer that had been on the shelf for a little longer, although within the expiration date, it is possible that the taste I felt was not what I could expect from fresh beer.
Although the aromas of hops are felt, the beer has lost its bitterness, and the Belgian yeast and wheat, which gives the beer acidity, are more prominent than they should be.
Well, I will certainly, when it warms up a bit and when I need refreshment because of the heat, and not because of cleaning the snow, I will repeat this beer, because I am really interested in how this style of beer tastes in full quality.
