Fresita '20 Beer 2020

Fresita '20 Beer 2020,

Cyclic Beer Farm

Packaged in 75 cl bottles so everyone can satisfy their thirst, the beers from the Barcelona-based brewery Cyclic Beer Farm play between classicism and flights of inspiration, in a contrasting and creative way, Catalan style. Based on classic principles and a Belgian fermentation model, the two brewer-winemakers Joshua and Alberto play with ingredients, aromas, and macerations, including cereals, fruits, vegetables, and grape skins from Catalan grape varieties, to achieve flavors reminiscent of an unidentified drinkable object (OBNI). Whether they assert themselves through balance or a certain controlled dissonance, these beers will never leave you indifferent and will reveal their full potential in the summer heat, served well chilled.
Here is a beer (5.5% alcohol) that you will return to after the first glass: it seduces, it intrigues. Its complexity will escape no one. Those who have not seen the label (Fresita is self-explanatory) will quickly discover the can of worms, or rather the strawberries, since it is strawberries that are in question. Precisely whole organic strawberries from El Maresme, a mountainous micro-region of Catalonia including the municipalities of Sant Pol de Mar and Sant Cebrià de Vallalta and benefiting from a microclimate conducive to the cultivation of the gaviota and pajaro varieties, renowned for their intense aroma. This is the aroma that the Cyclic Boys wanted to convey in their beer. The pale pink color sets the tone, the nose confirms in (a little) Tagada strawberry mode: the fruit manifests itself in retro-olfaction, in the background. The acidity is pronounced, a touch of brett on the nose and palate contribute to the flavor of this very original beer with a layered aromatic structure. With the required freshness, it will be a hit on summer terraces.