Beer Tasting 🍺 Taprav Lager 🍻 Angel West Coast IPA

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Hello, beer lovers! 🍻

How are you doing?
What's here: It finally stopped raining today. But it's cold and windy. They're forecasting snow tonight down to 500 meters (I'm at 420 meters). Winter is coming slowly but surely. I’m still hanging in there in this beer-loving world, even though some have already given up. At least on Saturday, when it’s #beersaturday :)

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I have two cans in front of me—both Slovenian.
I’ll be happy to share my bitter beer experience with you.

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First, the one with less alcohol

Taprav Lager

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Brewed by Pivovarna Pelicon, Ajdovščina, Slovenia.
Bottle, 0.5 L, alcohol 4.7% ABV, IBU N/A. Lager.

What do the Master Brewers say?

Taprav Lager is a light, bottom-fermented craft beer brewed from basic ingredients: water, barley malt, Slovenian Styrian Aurora hops, and yeast. Unpasteurized. Filtered. Brewed for the “Taprav” restaurant chain.

I really need to go to Taprav for a burger sometime. This is their house beer.

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The beer is a light yellow color; the head is average and fades quickly. It smells of fresh malt. It goes down smoothly; on the palate, I detect slight sweetness, hints of caramel, fresh bread, and floral hop aromas.
The bitterness of the hops carries over into the aftertaste and lingers there for a while.

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A drinkable and refreshing beer!
Not too sweet nor too bitter, very well-balanced—a classic everyday lager, significantly better than standard industrial lagers. I found it at a specialty store for €2.79.

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Let’s move on!

Angel West Coast IPA

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Brewed by Clef Brewery, Arja Vas, Žalec, Slovenia.
Can, 0.5 L, alcohol 6.3% ABV, IBU 83. West Coast IPA style.

What do the Master Brewers say?

Although Clef’s Angel feels like a divine revelation after just a few sips, this beer actually traces its origins back to the iconic West Coast of America. The American hop varieties Amarillo and El Dorado, which give the beer its distinctive fruity character, are complemented by the Slovenian Savinja Magnum, which leaves a pleasantly bitter aftertaste.

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I haven't tasted any beer from this brewery yet, but they have high ratings on Untappd. Angel is my first one.

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The beer is a light yellow color, slightly cloudy. It has a generous, creamy, and persistent head. It has a strong tropical fruit aroma. It goes down smoothly; on the palate, I detect bitterness and citrus, along with a slight sweetness from the tropical fruits.
A pronounced hop bitterness lingers on the finish.

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A very drinkable and tasty beer!
I expected very strong bitterness given the IBU (83), but that wasn’t the case. A West Coast IPA with a classic fruity-hoppy profile and a bitter aftertaste. I’d have another one right away. But I don’t have any :(
I got it at a specialty store for €5.99. Still pretty expensive—not too long ago, you could get two good beers for that price...

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