Strawberry IPA

Cask at the brewpub. Hazy golden pour, small white head. Aroma was subtle, but there, feesh strawberry juice, with some grassy, slightly resinous hops, and some soft pale cereals. The body and mouthfeel were just fine, and the carb was perfect. The finish was juicy, but oh so subtle. But it works so well,mthe citrus comes through amongst some fresh, slightly green strawberry juice. I really liked this!

(tap) hazy orange colour with a small white head; aroma of fruit, citrus; balanced flavour, hint of strawberries, long light bitter and hint of tart finish; smooth palate

(On cask at Bar Hop, June 19 2014, as "Couch Surfer w/ strawberries") Pours a very cloudy dark blonde with a tiny white head of small bubbles. Nose has lots of fresh strawberries and citrusy hops, maybe some other fruit in there but strawberries hold court. On the palate, a balance of slightly catty citrus pith/tropical fruit hops and strawberry flesh with a slightly sweet and grainy malt body, pretty light. In the finish, reasonably bitter citrus hops and strawberry, kind of a strawberry seed flavour persisting. Fairly light cask mouthfeel. I was not sure how the strawberries would integrate with the hop character but the answer is very well, they don’t completely overpower the hops but the latter nicely support the berries. Summery, a perfect June beer and a good fit for cask. Would drink again for sure.

Another new beer at Indie. A little skeptical on the combination, but I’ve been richly rewarded (and my liver deeply punished) when keeping the faith with Indie so I of course gave it a go, and it was good. This is the CASK version, don’t know if that will change, but... Pours a cloudy blond, without any of the pink I’d expect. A finger of fluffy white head. The nose of citrus hops, strawberries with some bready malts. Similar taste the citrus of the hops and the berries works really well together. Not overly sweet and with some hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. Nice.