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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy, Spain

Garage Ziplocked

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 6.5%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Citra

Brewer Description: (from can) IPA collaboration with select Citra from Double R Hop Ranches.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.19
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 3rd January 2022, and a best before date of 2nd July 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly to a thin cap, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, mango, passionfruit, citrusy, orange pith, grapefruit zest, with light notes of pine and a touch herbal.
Taste: Light sweetness, tropical fruit, mango, papaya, grapefruit, citrus pith, light to moderate bitterness on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A good easy drinking IPA, with nice tropical and citrus fruit aroma and flavours, and a good balance of sweet and bitter notes.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Laugar Brewery, Spain, Stout - Russian Imperial

Laugar Basatia

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Brewery: Laugar Brewery
Country: Spain
ABV: 8%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from website) Get ready to run wild with its full body and creamy texture. Come to the dark side and jump into a bath of dark chocolate and roasted coffee flavours.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of February 2023. Poured into a snifter glass.
Appearance: Black in colour with pretty much no head and no lacing.
Aroma: Roasty, malty, chocolate, molasses, with notes of caramel, coffee and dark fruits.
Taste: Moderately roasty, chocolate, umami, soy sauce, dried dark fruit, molasses, caramel malt, with a hint of coffee.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were fine, but the body was definite lacking and much lighter than I would prefer and expect in an Imperial Stout.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Spain

Garage Jelly Beans

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 10%
Style: New England / Hazy Triple IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Cryo Pop hop blend, Citra and Simcoe

Brewer Description: (from can) TIPA displaying Cryo Pop hop blend, Citra and Simcoe hops.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 21st June 2021, and a best before date of 21st December 2021. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A very nice hazy golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical mango, onion, citrus zest and rind, orange, mandarin, peach.
Taste: Moderately sweet, tropical fruit, peach, mango, citrus, mandarin, orange rind, with a light to moderate bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: I’m usually not a fan of TIPA’s, but this was very enjoyable with good sweet and bitter balance, and lots of fruit aroma and flavours, while hiding any booziness well.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Spain

Garage Double Kisses

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Hops – Azacca and Mosaic

Brewer Description: (from can) Amped up DIPA version of a favourite from last year featuring Azacca and Mosaic.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.25
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 15th June 2021, and a best before date of 15th December 2021. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a just over one finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Ripe mango, orange, citrus rind, papaya, honeydew melon, and maybe some dank notes.
Taste: Lightly sweet and lightly bitter, ripe mango, orange, citrus rind and pith, with notes of melon and papaya.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice fruit flavours with a good balance between sweet and bitter.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Garage Beer Co., IPA - New England / Hazy, Spain

Garage Any Second Now

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Brewery: Garage Beer Co.
Country: Spain
ABV: 6.6%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Hops – HBC-735 and Mosaic

Brewer Description: (from can) IPA featuring experimental hop HBC-735 with support from Mosaic.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.2
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 440ml can, canned on 11th June 2021, and a best before date of 11th December 2021. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, tropical, mango, cantaloupe, grapefruit, lemon rind, with light notes of pineapple.
Taste: Light sweetness, tropical, mango, citrusy, grapefruit, orange rind, with a nice lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable, nice fruity mix of tropical and citrus, with a good sweet and bitter balance.