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Beers from the Moors Buy the case, print-off this page, and compare your notes with Tom's! Alhambra, Premium Lager (Spain) Alhambra's lightest lager pours a medium gold colour with a thinish white head. The nose is clean an appealing, with a creamy quality to herbal and lemony fruit aromas. There's a hint of maltiness too. In the mouth this is again admirably clean and fresh, with plenty of citrussy cut and a crisp, refreshing character. It is light- to medium-bodied, and perhaps a bit thin through the mid-palate, but it is a dry-finishing, balanced lager of good quality. 4.6% ABV, 33cl. Alhambra, Especial (Spain) Alhambra's lager pours quite a bold, deep gold with a thinnish white head. On the nose there's a touch of creamed corn, but this is basically fresh and fruity, with a little honeyed malt. In the mouth this is full and richly-textured, with a certain sweetness, but a broad, creamy and malty mid-palate before quite a long, tangy and mouthwatering finish. Quite a nice beer this, with the sweetness and weight cut by decent acidity and rather toned down hops. 5.4% ABV, 33cl. Alhambra, Reserva 1925 (Spain) This is a very striking package, with all information on the green bottle embossed onto the glass and no label as such. With a very slow fermentation for 57 days, it is definitely a premium beer. The beer pours quite a dark amber colour with a thick, fluffy head that is just off white and really persists. On the nose this is immediately powerful and rich, with dark caramel-like malt aromas and a great depth of oily hops and meaty, earthy notes. In the mouth it is full-textured, but has such immediate bite and crisp, clean, beautifully refined hop oil and chicory flavours that it is clean and refreshing. There is a touch of sweetness in here, and plenty of complex malt notes, in a very, very stylish and enjoyable beer. 6.4% ABV, 33cl. Alhambra, Mezquita (Spain) Mezquita is a different sort of animal. Mezquita is not Mosquito, but �Mosque�, signifying this beer is Alhambra�s homage to the temples of the city of Cordoba, made in the style of an Abbey beer. It has a striking ruby-red colour and a high-rise, persistent white head just tinged with pink. There are cherry and floral notes on the nose, with a hint of old roses and fine, malty notes beneath. On the palate There�s a mocha-coffee richness, and plenty of sweetening, Belgian Trappist-style notes, with a great thrust of grapefruit pith acidity adding balance. This is a big mouthful of beer, with its 7.2% alcohol making its presence felt in a long, grippy finish. 7.2% ABV, 33cl. Alhambra, Negra (Spain) This 'black lager' from Alhambra pours a very dark reddish black colour with a moderate off-white head. The nose is primarily malty, with a little liquorice note and quite a fresh, if not particularly complex character. On the palate it is medium-bodied, with racy, clean lemony flavours and just a touch of background toasty malt. Some liquorice and burnt toast bitterness peaks through on the finish, and this is a pleasantly sippable and enjoyable 'Dunkel' style beer. 5.4% ABV, 33cl.  24 bottle @ £37.75, including delivery Price includes delivery to UK mainland postcodes

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