Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Ölbeat 209: Alechemy Photon IPA

Brewery: Alechemy
Country: Scotland
Style: Session IPA
Abv: 4,3 %
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What about the beer?
Colour is hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma has grapefruit, malts and orange. Taste starts with bitter, slightly piny citrus. Tart-bitter malty grapefruit takes over with a sour citrus side tone. Towards the end some pine gets through. Aftertaste has sweet fruits, bitter grapefruit and a bit harsh dry twist.

Basically a fine session IPA with distinctive grapefruit and some malty-piny side tones. Some harsh dryness in the end makes a tiny crack to the freshness. Still a tasty thirst quencher.

Ölbeat

Bluesy rock was a sure choice for this one. For once I let the lyrics speak: "You can have your riches / All the gold you saved / There ain't room for one thing / In everybody's grave / Bang, bang, bang, bang. / Vamanos, vamanos." That's all I have to say about that.

Clutch: Electric Worry (YouTube)

From the 2007 album From Beale Street to Oblivion, the song was written by Clutch and Mississippi Fred McDowell.