Radikale Hopster Single Hop American Pale Ale

Radikale burst on to the market recently and is growing popularity, which is understandable if you have had the pleasure of sampling it. I first bumped into Radkiale at the Doolin Craft Beer and Roots festival. Alain (The man behind the brew) is a fantastic brewer and his Belgian Dubbel  brew is spectacular. Radikale is a Gypsy brewery and produced by Blacks of Kinsale Brewery which is a really smart way of getting a beer onto the market unless you have unless you have endless resources. In any case Radikale has come this far so here we are.

Radikale Range of Beers: 500ml 5.2% 

Sweet and fruity on the nose and naturally refreshing finish, the elements of Grapefruit and Pine really give this a distinguished taste.  The " Hoppy" finish and pleasant mouth feel make this a beer well equipt for a session and highly recommended. It is unusually dark for an (American Pale Ale) APA but why follow the norm , I poured it straight from the fridge and you can see the condensation on the glass in the picture above, I found as it warmed up 3-4 degrees it was nicer and released more flavour in the beer and reminded me of a lighter more refined Red. Is this an APA for the purist by the "Book" probably not , is this closer to an Amber than an APA,..Probably, but as a review of the beer I'm more than happy to spend my hard earned money on it.