Supplier: Amazon
I bought a box from Amazon during their lightning deals getting 6 Spanish beers for £13.74. This is a beer from Premium Beers From Spain which I know little about and can't find a website for. As far as I can tell the head brewer is a guy called Rafa Suñer and the individual beer have their own website (here is the one for Er Boquerón). This is a pale ale but mode unique by the use of fine Mediterranean seawater that has been partially desalinated and meticulously filtered, which reportedly makes the beer hangover free due to the mineral content. Er Boquerón has won multiple awards including two gold stars (out of three) for exceptional taste from the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) in 2014, meaning it was rated as a remarkable product with marks between 80% and 90%. I served this chilled.
I bought a box from Amazon during their lightning deals getting 6 Spanish beers for £13.74. This is a beer from Premium Beers From Spain which I know little about and can't find a website for. As far as I can tell the head brewer is a guy called Rafa Suñer and the individual beer have their own website (here is the one for Er Boquerón). This is a pale ale but mode unique by the use of fine Mediterranean seawater that has been partially desalinated and meticulously filtered, which reportedly makes the beer hangover free due to the mineral content. Er Boquerón has won multiple awards including two gold stars (out of three) for exceptional taste from the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) in 2014, meaning it was rated as a remarkable product with marks between 80% and 90%. I served this chilled.
Appearance: A nice pale golden colour with a thin and fading white head. It is quite hazy, and there are some lumps of sediment floating around.
Aroma: Peach and grapefruit hops up front with some cereal notes similar to those in a wheat beer.
Flavour: The wheat notes definitely come through along with a sweetness from the malt; there are some nice fruity notes, more like stone fruits such as apricots and peaches
Body: Very thick with a round ending, a little refreshing but just a tad too thick for this type of beer. A little too carbonated as well, but it is a softer carbonation (aka smaller bubbles).
Aftertaste: Still the peach notes, but coupled with some of the grapefruit notes that were in the aroma. Also, the sweet malt from the flavour turns to a more savoury note. This aftertaste is very short lived though.
Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 5, a nice beer that is drinkable but a bit low on taste and has a few minor flaws.
Price Range: 6 Spanish beers for £13.74, so this works outs as £2.29 for a 330ml bottle; that price is about right, especially if you include the novelty factor.
Food Pairings: As it is made with sea water, I would say this would go well with a nice flat white fish covered with lots of lemon.
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