Beer Tasting - American Pale Ale ('Barba Pale Ale' by LAB Split)

No better time to see STEEM going up than during your vacation. This is how my first day at the coast looked like. Beer story included!

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No sooner had I arrived to Split than I started to think how awesome it would be if I found a homey local craft bar.

Some grilling in the scalding summer sun and a few wrong turns in the historic city center and there it was. We looked ourselves squarely in the eye. Leopold.

Leopold Craft Pub.

The waiter snoozed in the shade. He approached and with thick Dalamtian accent asked what will it be. Stumped after a 5 hour doze in the bus I delegated the responsibility back to him.

Why not try a local craft beer? Hell yeah! I jumped a bit off my stool and grabbed my new phone to start flicking photos. He seemed like he couldn’t care less about whatever is happening around him. Dalamtians are always carefree and absent minded. They can’t get enough of tourists. Why would they give a fuck!?

We stayed on the porch but inside looks charming too!

@ssekulji kept me company and good company it was. He wants his beer as watery as possible. However much I tried, he is satisfied with camel piss. So be it. To each his own.

Later that day we went for a swim and noticed sky turned to Mordor colors.

A fire!

We survived the night by staying indoors. After some severe swearing for having to spend the night in an apartment I dozed off after a few beers. I had to drink macros. Don’t tell anyone.

Photo-shoot

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LAB Barba Pale Ale by LAB Split

Style	American Pale Ale
Country	Split, Croatia
Alcohol	5.4%
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Appearance	Light orange yellow. Slightly hazy. Pillowy head. Label is a firm confirmation I am indeed in Split.
Aroma	Grassy. Smells a bit like weed which I have, of course, never tried. Hoppy. A bit of ash. Very promising aroma. Smells like summer.
Taste	Slight bitterness. Lightly salty. Balanced taste. Good. Yummie! An oddity in the sea of averages.
Palate	Watery and quite heavy carbonation. At the same time gentle and soothing.
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Overall	Perfect for staring at the sea. It is LAB. It is Split. If you are here and you don’t try it you are a cunt and there is no way around it.
Score (subjective, personal)	17/20

Price: 25 kuna (3.90$) for 0.5l. On tap at a pub. Medium range since they frequently sell macro for the same price. A travesty.

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Camera: Cell phone - Moto G4 Plus 16MP

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