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Alfea

Birrificio Cavana
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🌍 Italy · Pale Ale · One of 83 Pale Ales in hopIQ

The house pale ale from Trieste's most charming microbrewery, brewed metres from the tap in the ancient Cavana fishing district — the neighbourhood where James Joyce spent years during his Trieste sojourn. Alfea is an unfiltered, sessionable pale ale with a gentle bitterness, light cereal body and a clean finish: the perfect companion to the complimentary horseradish tapas and prosciutto served at the brewery bar.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
amber9
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

clean
100%
smooth-drinking
60%
crisp
60%
hoppy
60%
refreshing
60%
citrusy
60%
bready
60%
light
60%
wheat
30%
bitter
30%
malty
30%
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About Pale Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Ale?

India Pale Ales are hop-forward ales with ABV typically 5.5–7.5% and IBU 40–70+. Bold citrus, pine or tropical aromas alongside firm bitterness and a clean dry finish.

Finding a similar Pale Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, smooth-drinking, crisp character as Alfea will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Alfea

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Cold enough to sharpen the hop aroma without numbing the palate. Around 7–9°C keeps the citrus and pine vivid without losing bitterness definition.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Drink fresh — hop aroma fades fast. Best within 3 months of canning or bottling.

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