Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Red IPA brewed in Ireland, from tap at Bar Beenhouwer, thanks Meeki! Regularly shaped, pale greyish white, membrane-lacing, closed and stable head, misty pure orange-glowing amber colour – at least the looks are correct for what was intended, in any case. Aroma of toasted peanuts, hard caramel, deep-fried parsley, dried apple peel, vague notes of margarine, pine resin, grapefruit zest and tobacco. Rounded, clean onset, very vague persimmon- and apple-ish notes but hardly any esters, prickly carb with smooth, lightly creamy mouthfeel; softly nutty, thinly caramelly, dryish maltiness with a leafy hop bitter note and even brief grapefruity and piney accents, yet remaining fairly mild in finishing bitterness, with this soft (pea)nuttiness from the malts continuing at equal strength. Balanced, technically correct, but quite soft in hoppiness for this oldskool IPA substyle. Could nonetheless drink this all afternoon on a summery day.