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Mexico
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Casta, Dorada (Mexico) 
The Casta range from Mexico is very smartly packaged, including this golden ale-style beer. The colour is a lovely, burnished barley-sugar gold, with a thick off-white head. The nose has a milky,
Horlicks character, lots of honey and a very refined hop quality - it is intriguing and inviting. On the palate this has a thick, creamy texture and full body, with more of that lush, honeyed, very
creamily-malted character and a good, dry pear fruit base. The hopping is excellent, with bite and acidity, but no harshness. A really top class beer. 33cl. 5.4%ABV. £1.29 Pierhead Imports, Sur4beer
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Casta, Triguera Wheat Ale (Mexico)
This beer has a light to medium golden colour and avery thin and quickly dissipating white head. The nose is immediately fruity, with banana and ripe pear joined by a hint of clove. On the palate it has low carbonation and a medium body, with lots of orange fruit and a clean, citrus acidity. There's a little hoppy crispness and a gentle warmth, with a background note of honey in the finish of this easy-drinking wheat beer that went well with spicy Chinese food. 5.4% ABV, 33cl, £1.39, Peckhams, Surf4beer.  |  |
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