Vila Iolanda

Keg at LisBeer. It pours hazy amber with a medium off-white head. The aroma is rich, sweet, resinous, piney, toffee, stewed orange, candied peel and grass. The taste is bitter - sweet, pine, resin, booze, leather, grassy, candied peel, spice and wood with a drying and boozy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very much of the the old-school west coast malty ipa. Has its charms nonetheless.

Re-rating (previous 3.7) Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 22A). Bottle 33 cl - Batch L050395 (BBF 04/2021). AROMA: initial medium to medium-high hop aroma presence with resin, slight grapefruit notes that starts to fade with time. medium toffe-like malt background. medium-low alcohol note. APPEARANCE: light amber color and clear. medium moussy ivory head, with good retention. lace formation. TASTE: medium hop flavor with notes of resin and some citrus. medium malt background with a toffee character. medium-high bitterness that lasts beyond an almost dry finish. balanced. slight peppery alcohol. PALATE: medium to medium-high body with a slight texture. medium carbonation. no astringency. OVERALL: a balanced Double IPA between hop and malt, although it should be a bit more hop forward. a nice effort though.