Spicy Pina Michelada
Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, California, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Grupo ModeloFruit Beer Regular
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Score
7.20
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got this from RaulMondesi. 25 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 3/24/2019. Pours murky/cloudy reddish orange/amber color with 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap eventually. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tomato juice, pineapple, fruit skin, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, chili pepper, peppercorn, brown sugar, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of clams, vinegar, and herbal/spice earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pineapple, clamato, salt, and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tomato juice, pineapple, fruit skin, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, chili pepper, peppercorn, brown sugar, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of clams, vinegar, and herbal/spice earthiness. Light herbal, grassy bitterness; and chili pepper spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tomato juice, pineapple, fruit skin, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, chili pepper, peppercorn, brown sugar, cracker, white bread, light clams/vinegar, and herbal/spice earthiness on the finish for good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, clamato, salt, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, creamy tomato, and grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warmth of 3.5%. Lightly increasing pepper heat after the finish through the glass, but not overwhelming. Overall this is a fantastic fruited michelada! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, clamato, salt, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Fantastic soft feel, not overwhelming on any aspect. Perfectly balanced between Clamato, pineapple, and clean pale lager flavors. Mild residual sweetness with lingering crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and top tier style example. Was expecting more pineapple initially, but everything works wonderfully together. Best I've had for the style.
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on 31 Aug 2019
at 18:58