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Alcazar, Bombay Castle IPA (England) 
The bottled version of Bombay Castle was at first bottle conditioned but brewer David Allen says � interestingly � that he finds the current filtered version closer to the cask beer. It is brewed with Maris Otter pale malt and is generously hopped with two English varieties, Goldings and Progress. The hops create a remarkable 75 bitterness units, making it probably the bitterest beer brewed in Britain. The level of bitterness recalls the hey-day of IPA brewing in the 19th century, when beers destined for India had high levels of hops to help them withstand the three-month sea journey to Bombay and Calcutta.
The beer is a pale bronze colour with a spicy and woody hop aroma, balanced by sappy malt and tart, nose-tingling citrus fruits. It is intensely bitter in the mouth, with an almost iodine or quinine flavour, with tangy citrus fruits and juicy malt. The finish is long and complex, with deep, tart and tingling hop notes, tangy fruit and biscuity malt. 6.5% ABV, 50cl, �2.25, brewery website.  |  |
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