Bottle from Johnny’s Off License. Nice hoppy nose, American hops, cascade. Medium caramel, slight spicy with plums and pears. Nice nose. Flavor is caramel, grass, tobacco, rich malt with nice balance. Full flavored with great drinkability. Strong bitter finish. Nice stuff.

Bottle. Unclear dark yellow with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, hops, fruit and citrus. Flavour is malt, little sweet, hops, little citrus, pine and medium bitter.

Draft at Bavarian Lodge. Always excited to get a taste of the Italian craft beer action. In its tulip, this is a cloudy, lighter bodied pale ale, with a thin layer of foam and some lace at the edges. Smell does not have the hoppy slap in the face of an APA. Rather, there’s a note of fresh cherries, then some citrus hop. I should rate it higher for being understated, perhaps, but this is what it is. Instead, i say the taste is very unusual and delicious. I’m thinking, wrongly no doubt, of the newer hop varieties with kiwi or more tropical fruit notes. Malt is crystal with some aromatics, likely into a Belgian mix, or more likely what you get when an Italian brewer stops trying to imitate Heineken. yes, clearly a warm ale ferment, with fruity esters and lovely tasty malts, just a little bit thick. Touch of black pepper at the finish. Cheers, I say again cheers to growing craft beer scenes in new countries. This one’s a keeper, though it may be too delicate to have in a bottle.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Birra del Borgo ReAle Extra (by Birra del Borgo (AB InBev)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

29/10/2011 33cl bottle @ hotel room, from Gradi Plato, Rome - BB: 3/2012 (2011-589)

Note: had this beer, about a year ago, at the HoReCa expo in Gent, but didn't take proper notes back then.

Cloudy chestnut brown beer, creamy light beige head, stable and adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, sweet malts, bit sugary, some chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium body, soft creamy texture. Taste: very fruity, peaches, bitter hops, bit sugary, sweet, some spices. Aftertaste: fruity hops, little dry, lots of peaches.

Pours deep gold into a tulip. White head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Resin and pine aromas. Dry with sweet, dry caramel upfront turning grapefruit in the medium length finish.

on tap at Bir & Fud, Rome. Thin white head. Slightly hazy golden blond pour. Lovely subtle bitterness. Yummy!

Pours slightly hazy golden color with white head. Citrus fruit aroma with some breadiness. Grapefruit and orange flavor with some dough and caramel. Medium body with lively carbonation. Good but pricey.

Draft at The Heorot. Deep amber body with an off-white, frothy head. Aroma is sweet and malty with hints of orange and grapefruit. Caramel, citrus and peach. The flavor is moderately sweet and moderately bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and moderately bitter. Medium to full body, velvety texture and moderate to lively carbonation. Orange and grapefruit, along with some resin, are more noticeable in the flavor than in the aroma. Smooth IPA, very quaffable. Could have been a bit more flavorful, but overall a nice IPA.