El Rey Dorado - India Pale Ale

The golden city of El Dorado is the basis of countless legends and was the incentive for many an adventurer to leave their homeland in search of it Scientists and adventurers made the pilgrimage to South America to discover the legendary city of gold Fame, honor and inestimable wealth beckoned in the depths of South America

Today, it is assumed that the indigenous population did not see El Dorado as a place shrouded in legend, but rather as an incredibly rich ruler According to South American myths, El Dorado was a king who poured pure gold over himself in the morning and washed it off in a sacred lake every evening

The Estonian brewery Lehe follows the original legend and has created a beer in honour of the golden king El Rey Dorado is a double cold-hopped India Pale Ale with an alcohol content of 6.5% that pays homage to the golden king with rich hop aromas The DDH IPA flows into the glass in a deep golden hue and is adorned with a small crown of white foam A bouquet of fresh hop aromas rises to the nose, Tropical fruits and a hint of pine needles are particularly dominant The first sip reveals a delicately balanced beer that caresses the palate with green hop notes, white grapefruit, juicy orange, pineapple and apple Spicy pine resin and a gentle bitterness complete the flavor profile