Holzbräu Reservoir Hops

Holzbräu
Brewed at L’anjub Cervesa Artesana
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
L’Hospitalet de LLobregat, Spain

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Location: Draft at George & Dragon, 4/4/13

Aroma: The nose has some dank hops (not juicy at all), plenty of resin/pine, and some bready malts
Appearance: It pours a darker caramel color with a lasting off-white head and some drippy lace spots
Flavor: Flavor-wise, this one is fairly heavily bitter/hoppy, and it isn’t really very sweet at all
Palate: The body is medium, it has a fairly smooth feel, soft carbonation, and a heavily dry finish
Overall Impression: I may have enjoyed this one more because I’ve been drinking too much watery Spanish Lager this week, but I liked this one. The hops are definitely more bitter than flavorful, and it could probably benefit from something to balance the bitterness, but damn, this one was needed.

At BBF. Orange colour with white head. Fruity and hoppy aroma, bitter and slightly hoppy taste, with some sweetness.

UPDATED: MAR 23, 2013 Ampolla de 50cl. De color ataronjat amb escuma mitjana, hi ha força presència de sediments. Cos mig amb carbonatació adequada. Llupolada tant en l’aroma com en sabor, amb un bon equilibri pel que fa a la malta (sense restar intensitat). Refrescant i amb poc alcohol, passa bé. Ben trobat, també el nom ;)

Nice hoppy locally brewed IPA. It is best tried on draught, although the bottled version is better than most bottled IPA’s. Great name too.

UPDATED: DEC 26, 2012 23/11 0.5 l bottle @ L’Espumossa, Barcelona, recommended by the waitress. 5.9% ABV, 114 IBU. It poured hazy copper body with medium sized head. Fruity, elderflower aroma with touch of caramel malts. Flavor was bitter, herbal hoppy with elegant caramel malts that created very pleasant sweet note. Medium bodied with very nice and long finish, only sweet at the aftertaste. Very nice brew, although using more quality hops for aroma would make it really awesome. Good recommendation, thanks!

Buenisima, con mucha personalidad. muy recomendable, limpia en boca, limpia en nariz. Bravo.

UPDATED: MAR 6, 2013 Botella de 500ml. Vaso de ½ Pinta. Saboreada en agt´12. Brota con color ámbar anaranjado y tintes rojizos a contraluz. Apariencia algo velada. Espuma cremosa y marfileña. La corona muestra bastante buena retención y deja una fina capa en la superficie cuando se disipa. En nariz, fragancias herbales, notas de lavanda y aromas de maltas tostadas y caramelo/cristal. Malteado denso al primer sorbo seguido por sabores de frutos maduros –albaricoque y melocotón-. Paladar suave y voluptuoso. Cuerpo medio a intenso y carbonatación moderada. Textura oleosa. El sabor de lúpulo en el intermedio aporta un final de amargo intenso y resinas en el retrogusto. Sabrosa y buena, con tendencia al lúpulo. 500ml bottle. ½ Pint glass. Enjoyed on agt´12. Pours orangish amber in color, reddish tints to the light. Chill haze. Off-white & creamy froth. Crown shows fairly good retention & leaves a thin layer on top when dissipated. Herbal fragrances, lavender notes, toasted & caramel/crystal malt aromas to the nose. Dense maltiness at first sip followed by ripe fruit -apricot & peach- flavors. Voluptuous & smooth palate. Medium to full body. Moderate carbonation. Oily texture. Hop bitterness in the middle provides a sharp bitter finish & resins on the aftertaste. Flavorful.

My Bottom Line :
Fleeting cheesy aroma hops are saved by lean caramel malts and bitter leafy resins in this flavorful yet erratic IPA.

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam tops the hazy amber.
-Malts are also a tad biscuity.
-Hops provide more bitterness than flavor.
-The nose is quite deficient for what is billed as a hoppy brew.

Bottle.