Birra Fresca Cucumber Mint IPA
R & B Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.39
|
|
Birra Fresca Cucumber Mint IPA is named after agua fresca (“fresh water”), flavoured water and sugar drinks that are found throughout Mexico and other Central American and Caribbean countries. One popular version contains cucumber and mint, and according to the brewery, “the thought was that the cucumber mint IPA would be just as refreshing, if not more so.”
Based on R&B’s Hoppelganger IPA, Birra Fresca is a 6% abv and 50 IBU IPA made using more than 200 organic cucumbers that were sourced locally along with the mint.
Based on R&B’s Hoppelganger IPA, Birra Fresca is a 6% abv and 50 IBU IPA made using more than 200 organic cucumbers that were sourced locally along with the mint.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask days 2012. Hazy yellow, small white head. The aroma is wild! Huge cucumber and mint with some light leafy hops, and some herbs. Lots of green herbs, particularily some mint (obviously) And what i think is basil. A tad watery, with low carb. Incredibly refreshing and tasty. Would be an incredible summer patio beer. Aroma of the fest.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:38
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Has a nice pillow of white foam and good clear medium gold body. Smells of nice fresh cucumber, mellow hops. Taste is great fresh cucumber, dry grain ending crisp and dry. Very nice, well balanced and refreshing.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2022
at 20:35
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy tan, bubbly head, smells like cucumber and maybe a bit of mint. The palate kicks off with a lot of bitterness, the minty and a dash of cucumber. It’s odd - there’s some yeast that muddles some of the character.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2014
at 14:15
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Josh
Hazy copper-amber color with small head. Fresh aroma, watermelon (watermelon bubblegum actually), delicate mint; later, cucumber. Dry mouthfeel; some malt flavor, light caramel, with notes of mint and cucumber, lightly lemony; fairly bitter.
Interesting experiment.
Hazy copper-amber color with small head. Fresh aroma, watermelon (watermelon bubblegum actually), delicate mint; later, cucumber. Dry mouthfeel; some malt flavor, light caramel, with notes of mint and cucumber, lightly lemony; fairly bitter.
Interesting experiment.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2014
at 14:55
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
66cl Bottle, thanks H&T! Slightly hazy golden amber colour, white head. Aroma of pickles, cucumber, some hops, tiny hint of mint. Flavour of pickles, cucumber, malts, hint of caramel, firm hoppy bitterness, hint of mint in the finish. Light-bodied. Weird beer, and not very appealing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2013
at 03:03
3.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a light mahogany color with little head. Strong green garden aromas of cucumber and herbs - not very appealing. Malty flavor to start with odd cucumber tones, definitely ruined by a bitter mint finish. Not quite a drain pour. Will save it for salad dressing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2013
at 16:52
6.6/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample, cask, Volo’s Cask Days, savoured on October 27 2012; eye: light caramel, hazy, no effervescence, ho head; nose: cucumber, resinous hops, fresh, mint; mouth: cucumber, resinous hops, fresh, mint, finale in cucumber with presence of hops, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, a bit thin; overall: it’s good! FRANÇAIS Échantillon, cask, Cask Days de Volo, savourée le 27 octobre 2012; œil : léger caramel, voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse; nez : concombre, houblon résineux, frais, menthe; bouche : concombre, houblon résineux, frais, menthe, finale en concombre avec présence de houblon, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, un peu mince; en résumé : c’est bon!
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2013
at 13:19
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed golden amber IPA with a thin white head. in aroma, loads of cuke pulp, light mint, refreshing. in mouth, an interesting smooth IPA with light watermelon, cucumber mix, mint water and floral hops, nice. Cask at Cask Days 2012.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jan 2013
at 17:30