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armando_otchoa
Brewed at KÖ-CSE Kft.

Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Budapest, Hungary
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.8/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.61   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the off-centered Hungarian band called Grabanc.
Bittering chinook, aroma cascade.
Brewed for the event Főzdefeszt - First Festival of Hungarian Microbreweries.
Formerly brewed at Fóti, production moved to KÖ-CSE in late 2012.


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3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - AUG 26, 2012
Draught, 6.0% abv., at Csak a Jó Sór. Unclear, apricot coloured body. Firm white head, good lacing. Fruit hoppy aroma with notes red oranges and grapefruits. Pineapples and apricot in a fresh, fruit hoppy flavour. Rounded, long-lived bitter aftertaste. Well made and very pleasing (Budapest, 31.07.2012).

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ogivlado (4990) - Zagreb, CROATIA - DEC 9, 2011
Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & heavy (thanks!) Orange coloured, medium sized off-white head, pleasant hoppy fruity nose. Honeyish hoppy and fruity with quite strong bitterness. Nice IPA.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
rosenbergh (4669) - Helsinki, FINLAND - OCT 8, 2011
Draught at the Főzdefeszt, Budapest, Hungary.
Hazy deep golden colour with small white head. Fruity American hops in delicious very much APA like aroma. Flavour is nicely balanced. Malty body and lots of fruity bitterness. American hops. Great brew!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
thebeertourist (4271) - Oslo, NORWAY - OCT 19, 2011
Tap at Only Rare Beers. Hazy amber. Fruity and Grassy hop nose. Intense hop bitterness. Potent.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Marko (3614) - Split, CROATIA - SEP 27, 2011
Draught at Csak a jo sör, poured by Armando himself :). Murky orange body, huge white head. Nice jammy orange peel nose. Dry bitter, distinctly bitter hoppy, herbal taste, ashy, long bitter aftertaste. Malty undertones. Not bad at all!

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
deanso (3198) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - MAY 15, 2012
UPDATED: MAY 19, 2012 Draft at rezhasu bagoly, Budapest. Thick creamy head. Cloudy amber/blond pour. Lovely grapefruit bitterness. Very nice ipa.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
armando629 (2207) - Budapest, HUNGARY - MAY 28, 2011
0,33 l bottle.
Poured opalescent deep amber, medium, creamy stable white head. Aroma of grape, resin, grapefruit, pine, yeast and a wide caramel base. Oily texture with the caramel base, after the first slip the powerful hop bits with its own resiny bitterness. Grape and grapefruit kicks ass. Hop cones luxuriates in the aftertaste. Good one ;-)

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hermod (2205) - Vantaa, FINLAND - JUL 24, 2012
Draft at Csak a Jó Sör, Budapest. Hazy orange, creamy white head. Fruity hoppy aroma, pine, strawberries and yeast. Flavor has grapefruit, caramel, strong bitterness, light smokey finish. Interesting IPA, easily the best Hungarian beer I have tried,l so far.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
heavy (1956) - Split, CROATIA - JAN 13, 2012
20/11 0.33 l bottle courtesy of Marko, thanks! It poured hazy orange body with medium sized yellow head. Honey and orange aroma, simple, yet pleasant. A bit light flavor, fine bitterness, orange and touch of sugar candies. Thinner to medium body with long orange hop finish. Nice and refreshing, though a bit light.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
luttonm (1631) - Belgrade, SERBIA - APR 25, 2012
Draft at Csak a Jó Sör ("Only Good Beer") in Budapest. So glad I got to try this, thanks to Armando for making it all happen. Very nice, strong IPA. Golden orange, hop forward and relatively fresh. Orange, citrus. Restraining balance, some nice soapyness and a bit wattery. I think it could use a slight step forward or back (stronger body or back off the hops a touch). But really fantastic, stand-out local IPA. Wish I had more of it around, and closer. Looking forward to the other beers this team is putting together


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