IPA from one of those interesting Italian micros, with a name which is apparently short for "rethinking ale". Comes from a very elegant bottle the shape of which I’d rather associate with something like balsamico or olive oil - Italians know how to be elegant, of course... Creamy, dense, snow white head leaving tooth-shaped lacings on the wall of the glass; colour is a hazy, warm orange blonde with a ’fog’ of minute yeast cells and calm fizz. Appetizing, fresh aroma, most of all citrussy and somewhat less ’dank’ or ’weedy’ than many other IPAs I had; elegance is again the key word here. I get fresh orange juice, fresh mango, lemon zest, vanilla, mandarin peel, moscatel wine, sweet honey, overripe pineapple, spring flowers, freshly cut nettles in spring, minerals too, hint of caramel. Smooth and utterly elegant flavour, extremely fruity at first, a whole basket of exotic fruits with tons of citrus juice and zest, pineapple, orange, papaja, gentle but very refreshing acidic lime juice accent, soft carbonation, supple and subtle caramelly malt backbone, minerals, bitter honey, gradually evolving into a long hop bitter finish, drying and mouth watering, very elegant again, very bitter but in a gracious, gentle kind of way, very citrussy, floral and spicy. Perhaps not the most complex IPA, but certainly one of the most elegant ones I had so far. Delightful, extremely elegant in presentation, aroma and flavour - I almost get a ’feminine’ feeling about this. Viva Italia!