{"id":290839,"date":"2025-06-13T12:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/beer-there-drunk-that-pajiza-black-4-5\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:51:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:51:56","slug":"beer-there-drunk-that-pajiza-black-4-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=290839","title":{"rendered":"Beer There, Drunk That: Pajiza Black (4.5%)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nJust over a year since moving to the predominantly cold and wet northwest Spanish region of Galicia and after a brief stint back in Blighty, I’ve migrated back to a very different part of the I<\/span>beer<\/i>ian Peninsula: the contrastingly arid and scorched plains of Murcia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n<\/a>My path to accommodation was a desperate one, one which involved me pacing the length and breadth of the city of Murcia in over 30-degree heat for no fewer than three full weeks. But once I’d secured a roof over my head, I had the chance to explore my new neighbourhood at my own leisure, and one particular establishment I was delighted to have found, a mere few minutes away on foot, was a shop specialising in craft beer. And what with all that walking, I had worked up quite a thirst.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nMy first and only, highly-disciplined single purchase was a deliberately local one in the spirit of celebrating my new region. <\/span>Pajiza <\/span>B<\/span>lack (or “black straw” as far as I can deduce) comes from a small Murcian town called Torre-Pacheco<\/a>, and as the brewers are keen to point out is the very first dark beer<\/span>, inspired by Irish dry stouts,<\/span>\u00a0to have hailed from the town (a<\/span>lthough that’s perhaps not such a surprise being the town’s only brewery).<\/span>
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\n<\/a>As promised it pours an inky jet-black, although less expectedly an almighty, bubbling cappuccino-coloured head erupts before slowly fizzling down to a gorgeous, spiralling, creamy, foamy layer. To enjoy the spectacle again, a little swirl of the glass is all it takes to reactivate it for your viewing pleasure.<\/span>
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\nHaving released the brew’s aromas following all that swirling action, bitter coffee and dark chocolate are present on the nose from the dark roasted malts, subtle though they might be.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nGoing in for a slurp, the bitter flavours of dark roasted malts are accompanied by a creamy backing that call to mind a caf\u00e9 con leche, <\/i>complimented by a\u00a0hint of hazelnut that comes through gently. Just when you thought that was it, a potent, bright citrus hop lifts the palate bringing in a refreshing, fruity finish.<\/span>
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\n<\/a>While it could do with being ever so slightly smoother, this medium-bodied dry stout remains highly quaffable, helped by the modest ABV.<\/span>
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\nIn a climate with a year-round average daily high of 25 degrees it’s a wonder that there could be any demand for dark, top-fermented beers, but the clever use of malts and hops give it a character that sets it apart from your typical stout, and on a muggy October evening as a first experience of a Murcian small-batch beer, it went down well with me.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

\nAppearance <\/b>5\/5\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\nAroma <\/b>2\/5<\/span><\/p>\n

Flavour <\/b>3.5\/5<\/span>
\nMouthfeel <\/b>3\/5\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\nOverall rating<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>7\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

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