BIIR

Client Brewer in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 🇪🇸

Established in 2012

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Barcelona, Spain
Description
BIIR is a Spanish brewery from Barcelona founded in 2013 by Albert Galán, Gunther Bensch (from Belgium) and Pere Móra, awarded in 2013 and 2014 As Ratebeer Best brewer in Spain.

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6/10
Tried on 24 Sep 2017 at 18:18

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml (Etre Gourmet)
SLightly hazy yellow colour, small white head. Hay, orange, coriander, pepper in the nose. Light to medium-bodied. Citrus, orange, coriander in the fruity flavour. Although listed here as witbier, it is more like modern white IPA. Solid brew but feels overrated a bit.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jul 2017 at 12:32

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as BIIR Country - Belgian Farmhouse Ale (by BIIR):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.2/5

27/VII/17 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbenconk) @ holidays - BB: II/2017 (2017-1138)

Pretty cloudy orange beer, big solid creamy off-white head, very stable, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: very fruity, some tropical fruits, peaches, very floral as well, lovely stuff. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: bit sourish, pretty bitter, hoppy, some citrus, fruity notes, little spicy, pepper, coriander, bit yeasty. Aftertaste: bitter, spicy notes, bit sourish, some alcohol, very bitter, a hint of tropical fruits, dry finish. Lovely beer!
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2017 at 18:02

8.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brewerkz / BIIR Hoppy Monk (6.8%) (by BIIR):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5

26/VII/17 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk) @ holidays - BB: n/a (2017-1128)

Clear dark brown beer, big solid creamy beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: pretty fruity, sourish touch, smells like cola, weird enough. MF: soft carbon, medium to full body. Taste: soft roast, lots of caramel, lots of dried fruits, malty, some cocoa powder, bit sourish, some cherries, alcohol, lots of alcohol noticeable, pretty roasted. Aftertaste: very bitter, dried fruits, caramel, forest fruits, some candy, roasted, slightly sourish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2017 at 18:01

6/10
Sweet!
Tried on 01 Jul 2017 at 16:49

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle (from etre). Pours red copper. Aroma is fruits, plum, carrots, some funk. Flavor is sour and sweet, raspberries, cherry skins, bitterness, funk, oak, tannins. Finish is sour and dry. Overall: very good.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2017 at 08:52

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap @ Bergen Beer Craft Fest. Pours hazy yellow, with a small rocky head. Aroma is sour, with hay, berries, citrus peel, as well as some light funk. Medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is sour, with hay, white berries and citrus peel, as well as grassy notes.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2017 at 23:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap @ Bergen Beer Craft Fest. Pours hazy orange, with a big creamy head. Aroma is tropical hops with pineapples, apricots and passion fruit. Full body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is bitter hops, with tropical notes of apricots and orange peel, as well as some grassy notes.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2017 at 23:22

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
19.05.2017, tap @ Bergen Craft Beer Festival:
Big fizzy-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet grassy, leafs, weeds, minerals, grass, alcohol, caramel malts, soil, bark, sawdust, hay, paper, hops. Taste is slightly dry mineraly, weeds, leafs, bark, hay, soil, caramel malts, paper, sawdust, alcohol, grass, harsh hops. Medium to longlasting bitterness, dry and harsh mineraly mouthfeel. Not really my cup of tea.
Tried from Draft on 19 May 2017 at 06:42

9/10
Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2017 at 22:00