Crazy Donkey

75cl shared bottle at a friend’s house. Pours hazy orange with small lasting white head. Complex aromas reminding me of Greek white wine, some wine sourness on the tongue as aftertaste too. Caramel malt leaves characteristic sweetness but hops take over after all, summer fruits like grapes and apricot, heavily hoppy with the expected bitterness, pine, grass, citrus and, possibly, grapefruit, creamy mouthfeel, dry and bitter finish . A well balanced brew. Was excellently paired with fresh pasta and homemade tomato-basil sauce from homegrown vegetables (thanks for the dinner!) Probably the best Greek IPA I’ve had so far, also rare to find in Athens. A very refreshing stunning brew from a promising microbrewery that has set high standards for the local industry. Thumbs up, Santorini!

Bottle. Kind of stale hoppy aroma despite efforts made to brimg it fresh and good. In taste it is slightly medicinal, sharp. Otherwise hoppy, citrusy, zesty.

Bottle kindly donated by friend, many thanks. Orange color with small white head. Nice hoppy bitter aroma. Taste, solid malty base with citrus hops, medicinal notes. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Not bad.

Location: 750 ml bottle from the brewery, 5/28/15

Aroma: The aroma is oddly reminiscent of the local assyrtiko grape, a little earthy, grassy, lemon, and pale malt
Appearance: It pours a rather murky darker orange color with a thick frothy beige head and fairly heavy lace
Flavor: The flavor is fairly balanced, strong malt presence, lightly sweet, with a good, hearty hop bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium, with an average carbonation, this one had a decent, but not great, overall feel
Overall Impression: Had a small sample of this at the brewery and I wasn't that impressed, but I got a bottle anyway since it's still more interesting than pretty much any other domestic beer I have found in Greece. As I'm drinking this bottle I'm enjoying it more though, so I'm going to give it a better score than I would have off the sample. Must be the water!

Bottle @ Van Moll Brewpub shared by Frits. Thanks for sharing! Pretty hazy dark orange to reddish color, medium to full sized white to off-white head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is lightly malts and quite full of lightly sweetish, quite floral hops. Taste lightly malts, floral hops, lightly sweetish, moderately bitter. Decent body and carbonation.

From tap at the Hoppy Pub, Thessaloniki. Hazy dark orange color with big off-white head. Heavy hoppy aroma, fruity, piney, malty too. Light sweet and heavy bitter taste, fruity and piney again. Medium oily body with soft to average carbonation.

Bottle. Hazy amber liquid with medium off-white head. Aroma of citrus, caramel, tangerine, mango, biscuit and toffee. Taste is dry and medium bitter with notes of tangerine, citrus, toffee and caramel. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Quite nice.

75cl bottle shared by Arve_Christian - thanks! Pours slightly hazy amber with an off-white head. Citrusy and yeasty aroma with pine and hints tropical fruits and barnyard. Moderate sweet with some strange yeasty notes and a fairly mild bitterness for an IPA. Fair enough.

Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, hop, malt, fruit. Flavour is hop, citrus, malt, fruit. Bitter finish. Ordinary beer.

Bottle at home. The colour is hazy dark amber with a big creamy beige head. The aroma is fruity with notes of peach, but also oak and a little nuts, forest floor and berries. Very interesting with clear signs of white wine. The taste still bears fruitiness with more grassy hops, but also a bit of the berry touch from the aroma and has a slightly dry aftertaste. Mouth feel is smooth, and the beer has a nice balanced medium bitterness. This is a great IPA with an interesting aroma with a slightly acidic flavor. The taste is good with a great hoppy touch.