Indie Ale
Birrificio Indipendente Elav in Comun Nuovo (BG), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹
Amber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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The Indie Ale is characterised by a clear amber colour and a very compact creamy head.It displays a surprising balance between the abundant hoppiness and the use of malts.
The citrusy notes, typical of the hops used, live side by side with the sweeter undertones of the malts and with the caramel sensations which slowly mix with fruity, tropical and citrusy taste given by the abundant hoppiness. The finish reveals a surprise bitter taste tending towards a very delicate herbal feeling, which is not at all intrusive and invites the drinker to take their lips straight back to the glass to enjoy another sip.
The citrusy notes, typical of the hops used, live side by side with the sweeter undertones of the malts and with the caramel sensations which slowly mix with fruity, tropical and citrusy taste given by the abundant hoppiness. The finish reveals a surprise bitter taste tending towards a very delicate herbal feeling, which is not at all intrusive and invites the drinker to take their lips straight back to the glass to enjoy another sip.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 15-07-16 - A 330ml bottle from Kris Wines in North London. Pours a reddish hazy colour with a white head which leaves lacing. Aromas of a rich hoppy tropical fruits & sweet malts. Tastes of citrus, toffee, grapefruit, peach, oranges, pine & hints of caramel leading to a long medium bitter finish. Overall a very enjoyable ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2025
at 14:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at BBT 7/2022. Lots of caramel and candies in aroma and both in taste. Medium body, medium carbonation. Med-light oxidation. Moderate generally fruity hops character. Not great, not terrible, rather average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2022
at 16:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BBT 07/2022. Amber color with medium notes white head. Aroma of light caramel, citrus hops. Taste, caramel malt, citrus hops, light zest. Easy drinkable.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2022
at 16:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at BBT 07/2022. Malty and hoppy aroma and taste, caramel, light citrus fruit, medium bitter. Medium body, malty and hoppy caramel bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2022
at 16:17
6.6/10
Far too hoppy and bitter for a red ale. It is basically an ipa. Still a bit unbalanced and not super clean, a bit hazy red. Bottle at elav bergamo airport
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2020
at 11:13
6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 18:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20.05.2820 - 0.33l bottle from an italian shop at fribourg station, bb 07.08.2021, 3-4 fr. pours a hazy pale sunny amber with a steady head. aroma of berries, apricots, tropical fruits, slight funk, quite fresh. flavour of apricots, grapefruit, neither too sweet not too bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2020
at 22:31
Bevuta in bottiglia. Birra ambrata. Buoni profumi e gusto. Equilibrata e non eccessivamente amara.
Tried
on 18 May 2020
at 20:48
5/10
Tried
on 20 Dec 2018
at 11:53