Barba Extra Hoppy Edition Chinook
LAB Split in Split, Split-Dalmatia, Croatia 🇭🇷
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Series Out of Production|
Score
6.80
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Extra hopped version of the Barba Pale Ale with additional Chinook hops at the end of the boil, the first beer of the series.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jan. 17. On tap at Leopold's. Later bottled, 0.5 l. It poured a hazy golden body with a small to medium head. Light chinook aroma, some citrus and herbs plus spicy with very light biscuit-bready malty note underneath. Flavor was bitter, especially at first. Hop character that aroma suggested was wholly retained here and nicely blended in with the mentioned malty note. Medium body with a pleasant, longer finish. Quite fine, although meant as an upgrade of the regular Barba pale ale, which is good itself, it turned out better on a completely new level.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2018
at 08:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of spices, pine needles, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, pine needles, straw, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2017
at 13:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 0.5l. Almost clear, gold colored. AROMA- citrusy, carrot, earthy and vegetable tones, celery. FLAVOR- slightly sweet, moderately bitter, citrusy, earthy, some vegetable. Medium bodied.
Acceptable.
Acceptable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2017
at 12:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 500 ml from Vrutak. Pours golden with short lasting white head. Some pine, citrus, hoppy, malty, bit harsh bitterness in finish. Average carbonation. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 13:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, 0.5l. Clear copper pour with minimal white head. Nice lacing on the glass. Nose is medium malty, a bit grassy, medium earthy hops. Medium body with soft carbonation. Texture is smooth, slick and oily. Moderately bitter taste, gets a bit more intense towards the finish. Aroma is a bit malty with pronounced earthy hops presence. Grassy, herbal. Touch of honey. Mouthfeel is mostly dry. Regular finish with lasting lingering bitterness. Not bad, but I like the original better. Still a good brew, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2017
at 09:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hop In Zagreb. Orange/golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, pleasant herbalish hoppy nose. Sweet malty, herbal/citric hoppy, mild notes of oranges and pleasant bitter/sweet hoppy finish and aftertaste. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2017
at 16:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Hop In Craft Bar, Kanal, Zagreb, I think. Hazy golden, small off-white lasting head. Medium hopped, pines and herbs, nice hop profile without a lot of complexity, malty and toasty background. Light at first, becomes moderate bitter. Light to medium body, quite drinkable, medium carbonation, moderate hoppy finish, pleasant retro-nasal hoppiness. No exaggeration, no flaws, nice Chinook profile.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2017
at 10:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Leopold’s, Split, shared with heavy. Poured a hazy golden-amber body. Somewhat musty herbal citric hoppy aroma, vague pine, mixing with the nice sweet dough maltiness that characterizes Barba. The taste is all about the hops, it’s light and lean perhaps in a way, but the soft sweet dough notes are still there, and the herbal/citric hoppiness builds up and up while going through a genuinely pleasant finish into a full hoppy aftertaste, tasty. Yup, a nice upgrade of Barba. This series should rock - especially when they get to some hops I prefer to Chinook. In any case - very good job guys! :)
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jan 2017
at 06:53