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Companyia Artesana Maians - Espiga in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, Catalonia, Spain 🇪🇸
IPA - West Coast Special|
Score
7.43
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This bright golden West Coast IPA is the result of a 13-year partnership built on trust with Yakima Chief. The aromatic profile is an explosion of innovation, featuring the European debut of Strata® Cryo®, which brings a complex array of strawberry, passion fruit, and herbal sage notes. This foundation is amplified by the intense character of the New Zealand Riwaka™ hop, flooding the nose with strong grapefruit and passion fruit aromas, while Simcoe® Cryo® rounds out the blend with its signature peach fragrance.
On the palate, the beer is clean with the resonant bitterness typical of the style. The Cryo® technology ensures that the passion fruit and grapefruit zest shine with crystal-clear purity, free from vegetal interference. The balance between Strata’s bubblegum and sage nuances and Simcoe’s fruity peach sweetness creates a vibrant, dry experience. A high-level technical collaboration that brings together the world’s most sought-after hop varieties for the first time in a single glass.
Malts: Barley malt.
Hops: Strata® Cryo®, Simcoe® Cryo® and Riwaka™.
Doble Dryhopping: Strata® Cryo®, Simcoe® Cryo® and Riwaka™.
On the palate, the beer is clean with the resonant bitterness typical of the style. The Cryo® technology ensures that the passion fruit and grapefruit zest shine with crystal-clear purity, free from vegetal interference. The balance between Strata’s bubblegum and sage nuances and Simcoe’s fruity peach sweetness creates a vibrant, dry experience. A high-level technical collaboration that brings together the world’s most sought-after hop varieties for the first time in a single glass.
Malts: Barley malt.
Hops: Strata® Cryo®, Simcoe® Cryo® and Riwaka™.
Doble Dryhopping: Strata® Cryo®, Simcoe® Cryo® and Riwaka™.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pleasant and fine hop juice
Malty, fruity, grapefruit hoppy and some pine
[Can from Espen]
Brewery #3295
Malty, fruity, grapefruit hoppy and some pine
[Can from Espen]
Brewery #3295
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2026
at 13:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tåkete gul med høyt hvitt skum. Lukter grapefrukt og tropiske frukter. Smaker grapefrukt, karamell og barnål. Bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2026
at 06:42
8.5/10
Tried
on 12 Jul 2026
at 20:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Lys gul klar med hvitt skum. Lukter karamell og barnål. Bitter. Smaker barnål og noe sitrus. Ren.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2026
at 17:56
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can web SB 2026-07-04 Göteborg AR: minerals, tropical fruity, citrus zest, elegant AP: clear golden, white head F: minerals, tropical fruity, citrus zest, elegant
Tried
from Can
from Systembolaget Webbeställning
on 05 Jul 2026
at 17:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Systembolaget beställningssortiment Viva Espana! Bitter with grass, peach apricot and hops. Nicely drinkable. Viva Espana!
Tried
from Systembolaget Beställningssortiment
on 02 Jul 2026
at 17:30
7.5/10
Tried
on 28 Jun 2026
at 14:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml Can - Golden with a white head. Grapefruit, lemon and some slightly soapy notes in the aroma. Bubblegum, lemon, pine, herbs and soap in the taste.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2026
at 21:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Canned, from Systembolaget. Almost clear paleish golden, mid sized head. Generous aroma of grass and grapes. Mid dry with medium body and crisp, rounded and. Slender bread. Apricot , spicy grass and grapes. Long bitter finish. Refreshing, hoppy. Quffable and flavourful.
Tried
from Can
from Systembolaget Beställningssortiment
on 05 Jun 2026
at 17:18