Kooinda Pale Ale

It's an oddly dreary looking bottle this, with no real words about the beer save the brand, that it's a pale ale, and it's made with the standard set of ingredients.

Open it up though and it's a different story. This is no shrinking violet. Apparently this is a tiny little brewery but man, they've hit the mark with this one at least. Bold in aroma and taste it's a strong competitor to most IPAs sampled, let alone the generally less assertive pale ale crowd.


It's nice as it warms this one too - let it sit for a while and the grassier astringent flavours become more prominent. Delicious and complex throughout.

Very keen to try some more of their stuff (black ipa with nelson sauvin hops anyone?). 8.5