Classic IPA
Σόλο (Solo) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece 🇬🇷
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
6.74
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India Pale Ale is not a beer for "cowards". Ιt is a beer for those that enjoy "big" beers with intense hoppiness and even more intense taste. The hops' aromas in this beer spread their good vibes unstoppably ! Ιt's no wonder , that among all beer styles, IPA is one of the most popular beers on earth. Solo IPA takes its name from the addictive hoppiness that characterizes an India pale ale. Psaki in the cretan dialect means something extremely bitter.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On keg at Barley Cargo.
Appearance - hazy orange and a white head.
Nose - peach, pine and grassy.
Taste - bitter pine and toffee, dried orange and grassy.
Palate - medium bodied, a touch in the direction of astringent. Dry finish.
Overall - OK.
Appearance - hazy orange and a white head.
Nose - peach, pine and grassy.
Taste - bitter pine and toffee, dried orange and grassy.
Palate - medium bodied, a touch in the direction of astringent. Dry finish.
Overall - OK.
Tried
from Draft
at
Barley Cargo
on 08 Jan 2026
at 12:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Beer O'Clock, Heraklion. Strong lemon notes to this. Bit asteringent. Quite fine though with hop backing.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Beer o' Clock
on 09 Nov 2025
at 16:58
6/10
Yeasty, slight bitterness, fruity
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2025
at 20:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Både &. Slightly unclear, deep golden body with a dense, lacing off-white head. Aroma is distinct malty with some toffee, citric fruit, ripe peach, pine and orange peel. Flavor is medium sweet malt, some toffee, bread, citric fruit, ripe peach, marmalade, hint of pine and sharp, pleasant bitterness. Fine body and long lasting malty, ripe fruit and bitter aftertaste. Nice, slightly lesser sweet old school IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Beergium. Aroma is bicuity malt, herbal hops, pine, fruity notes with a touch of stone fruits and orange. Flavour is above moderate sweet with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Not exactly a fruitbomb, but this has a nice bittersweet herbal hop profile. Quite enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:48
2/10
Sour, acidic, infected, drain pour
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2025
at 19:48
2/10
Hapukas, kloorine, puuviljane, tsitrus, mõru, pärmine sidrun, miski häiriv off noot on siin väga tuntav. Ei ole minu teema, läheb kraanikaussi.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2025
at 19:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,33 l bottle from a supermarket at Rethymno, Crete. BB 16.07.2025. Cloudy golden in the glass, huge white head, little bit gushing. Hay and floral elements on the nose. Taste starts with a strong malty bitterness, also straw. Little bit more smooth grain in the second row. Rough stuff like home brewing. Wrong bottle? Rated on 25 Sep 2024 with 5.1
Second try at 03.10.2025, bought at the same shop, drunk at the same place:
BB 05.08.2026. Appearance the same. Aroma: Sweet pale berryfruity, pale grainy. Taste starts with malt, pine and resin, present bitterhop, increasing malty, little bit alcoholic. Below average carbonation. Long lasting aftertaste with a pleasant bitterness. Definitive worth the second buy.
Second try at 03.10.2025, bought at the same shop, drunk at the same place:
BB 05.08.2026. Appearance the same. Aroma: Sweet pale berryfruity, pale grainy. Taste starts with malt, pine and resin, present bitterhop, increasing malty, little bit alcoholic. Below average carbonation. Long lasting aftertaste with a pleasant bitterness. Definitive worth the second buy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2024
at 18:34
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2024
at 15:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
How: Bottle.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit, caramel, pine.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit, caramel.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit, caramel, pine.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, hops, citrus, grapefruit, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2023
at 20:57