Showing posts with label IT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IT. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

La Granda Ghosst

  • Name: La Granda Ghosst, 8%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark orange, towards amber. Small head.
  • Aroma: Medium fruits, sweetness. Medium malt.
  • Taste: Medium malt, sweet fruits. Ripe fruits.
  • Bought: Les Trentenaires (Fribourg), 330 ml can, CHF 8.50
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 11/12-2024, BB: ??/??-????

Saturday, 10 August 2024

Birra Flea Ma. Ma IPA

  • Name: Birra Flea Ma. Ma IPA, 5.9%, Italy
  • Appearance: Light to medium golden, mostly clear. Quite big, white head.
  • Aroma: Ok hops, pale malt. A bit of fruits.
  • Taste: Light fruits, ok amount of hops. Pale malt. Light low bitterness.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, €2.85
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 10/8-2024, BB: 24/6-2026

Saturday, 3 August 2024

Baladin Lune Riserva Teo Musso 2016

  • Name: Baladin Lune Riserva Teo Musso 2016, 13%, Italy
  • Appearance: Light orange, clear. Basically no head.
  • Aroma: Ripe fruits, honey.
  • Taste: Ripe fruits, alcohol. Slight wood. A bit thin, actually.
  • Bought: Open Baladin Torino, 100 ml, €7.00
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 3/8-2024

Wild Raccoon Gentle Crime

New brewery:
  • Name: Wild Raccoon Gentle Crime, 4.1%, Italy
  • Appearance: Light to medium brown, mostly clear. Small, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, light caramel.
  • Taste: Sweet malt, earthy. Light hops. Good balance.
  • Bought: Open Baladin Torino, 330 ml, €5.50
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 3/8-2024

Ritual LAB / Moersleutel Four Brothers

New brewery:
  • Name: Ritual LAB / Moersleutel Four Brothers, 7%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark brown, dark tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, lightly roasted.
  • Taste: Dark malt, lightly roasted. Some light coffee.
  • Bought: Open Baladin Torino, 330 ml, €6.00
  • Score: 3.7 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 16/20)
  • Info: 3/8-2024

Friday, 2 August 2024

Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 40

  • Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 40, 5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Orange golden, mostly clear. Good amount of white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, hops. Light fruits.
  • Taste: Decent hops, some pale malt. A bit of light fruits. Crisp.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, €2.89
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 2/8-2024, BB: 22/4-2025

Thursday, 1 August 2024

Mastri Birrai Umbri IPA

  • Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri IPA, 6.5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark orange, mostly clear. Good, white head.
  • Aroma: Light to medium fruits, good amount of hops.
  • Taste: Light fruits, good hops. Some resins. Decent, medium bitterness.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, €3.10
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 1/8-2024, BB: 28/9-2025

Peroni Gran Riserva Rossa

  • Name: Peroni Gran Riserva Rossa, 5.2%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark golden to amber, clear. Small, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Medium malt, fruits, some light caramel.
  • Taste: Medium malt, red fruits, some caramel sweetness.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, €1.42
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 1/8-2024, BB: 31/8-2025

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Pedavena Birra Dolomiti Speciale

  • Name: Pedavena Birra Dolomiti Speciale, 5.9%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark golden, clear. Small, white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, some sweetness. Grains.
  • Taste: Pale malt, slight hops. Some sweetness. Slight grains. Very standard lager.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, €1.60
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 31/7-2024, BB: 31/8-2025

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Birra Flea Le Vie Del Luppolo IPA

  • Name: Birra Flea Le Vie Del Luppolo IPA, 5.9%, Italy
  • Appearance: Orange dark golden. Slight haze. Decent, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, some hops. Floral.
  • Taste: Light fruits, grapefruit. Decent hops. Floral. Good bitterness.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 330 ml, €1.79
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 30/7-2024, BB: 24/6-2026

Toccalmatto Dr. Caligari

  • Name: Toccalmatto Dr. Caligari, 6.3%, Italy
  • Appearance: Pink to red colour, clear. Small, fizzy white head.
  • Aroma: Tart raspberry, earthy.
  • Taste: Tart raspberry. Earthy, then more tart raspberry. Dry end.
  • Bought: Atto Primo (Fidenza), 330 ml, €4.90
  • Score: 2.9 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 11/20)
  • Info: 30/7-2024, BB: 28/2-2025

Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 68

  • Name: Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 68, 7.5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Medium orange golden, decent white head.
  • Aroma: Pale malt, good fruits.
  • Taste: Medium malt, good fruits. Some light caramel sweetness.
  • Bought: Famila Superstore (Jesolo), 500 ml, CHF €3.10
  • Score: 3.3 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 30/7-2024, BB: 17/8-2025

Monday, 29 July 2024

Raffo

  • Name: Raffo, 4.7%, Italy
  • Appearance: Pale golden, clear. Small, short-lived white head.
  • Aroma: Faint malt, faint hops. Some cereal.
  • Taste: Pale malt, shy hops. Some cereal. Standard pale lager, but was quite refreshing.
  • Bought: Italian service station, 330 ml, €?.??
  • Score: 2.6 (Aroma 5/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 5/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 10/20)
  • Info: 29/7-2024, BB: 31/8-2025

Sunday, 28 July 2024

Toccalmatto Maciste Heroic Double IPA

  • Name: Toccalmatto Maciste Heroic Double IPA, 8.5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Orange dark golden, clear. Small off-white head.
  • Aroma: Medium fruits, good hops.
  • Taste: Good amount of hops, light fruits. Pine. Nice, lingering bitterness.
  • Bought: Atto Primo (Fidenza), 330 ml, €3.90
  • Score: 3.6 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 15/20)
  • Info: 28/7-2024, BB: 30/1-2026

Saturday, 27 July 2024

Toccalmatto Renard Roux

  • Name: Toccalmatto Renard Roux, 7%, Italy
  • Appearance: Medium brown to amber. Mostly clear. Small off-white head.
  • Aroma: Medium malt, toasted, light caramel?
  • Taste: Malt, toasted, red fruits? Light caramel sweetness.
  • Bought: Atto Primo (Fidenza), 250 ml tap, €4.00
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 27/7-2024

Tuesday, 9 July 2024

Terza Rima L'Ambrata

  • Name: Terza Rima L'Ambrata, 6.5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Orange to amber, slight haze. Small to medium light tan head.
  • Aroma: Medium fruits, some malt. A bit of light caramel.
  • Taste: Medium fruits, slightly ripe fruits. Caramel sweetness.
  • Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 500 ml
  • Score: 3.4 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 14/20)
  • Info: 9/7-2024, BB: 30/6-2025

Sunday, 7 July 2024

Terza Rima La Bionda

  • Name: Terza Rima La Bionda, 5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Dark yellow golden, hazy. Decent, white head.
  • Aroma: Light fruits, apricot. Belgian yeast.
  • Taste: Light fruits, Belgian yeast. Some light hops. Dry end.
  • Bought: Courtesy of ØSM - thanks!, 500 ml
  • Score: 3.0 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 12/20)
  • Info: 7/7-2024, BB: 30/7-2024

Friday, 24 May 2024

La Morosina Ticinensis Rossa

New brewery:
  • Name: La Morosina Ticinensis Rossa, 5.5%, Italy
  • Appearance: Red amber, clear. Huge, off-white head.
  • Aroma: Medium malt, red fruits, spices, light caramel.
  • Taste: Red fruits, medium malts. Caramel sweetness, some spices. Decent.
  • Bought: Carrefour (Carlazzo), 750 ml, €4.99
  • Score: 3.2 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 7/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 24/5-2024, BB: 1/12-2024

Thursday, 28 December 2023

Birra Flea Bastola

Red Ale - Imperial #7:
  • Name: Birra Flea Bastola, 6.9%, Italy
  • Appearance: Deep red, amber. Clear. Small, light tan head.
  • Aroma: Sweet malt, red fruits.
  • Taste: Red fruits, medium malt. Light caramel. Light bitterness.
  • Bought: Ullrich (Westside), 330 ml, CHF 3.90
  • Score: 3.1 (Aroma 6/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 6/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 13/20)
  • Info: 28/12-2023, BB: 15/5-2025

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

La Granda Dangerous

New brewery:
  • Name: La Granda Dangerous, 10%, Italy
  • Appearance: Very dark brown, near black. Small, tan head.
  • Aroma: Dark malt, roasted. Dark chocolate and vanilla.
  • Taste: Dark malt, vanilla, lightly roasted. Dark chocolate. Smooth and easy drinking.
  • Bought: Les Trentenaires, 330 ml can, CHF 9.00
  • Score: 3.7 (Aroma 7/10, Appearance 3/5, Taste 8/10, Palate 3/5, Overall 16/20)
  • Info: 7/11-2023, BB: ??/??-????