Birra del Borgo L'Equilibrista

L'Equilibrista

 

Birra del Borgo in Borgorose (RI), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹

  Fruit Beer - Grape Ale Special
Score
6.87
ABV: 10.9% IBU: - Ticks: 51
A love story between beer and wine, that meet and a perfect balance in an absolutely new product. 40% of Sangiovese wine must (courtesy of Tenuta di Bibbiano, Siena, Tuscany) and 60% wort (our very own Duchessa) ferment together, as a unique alchemy, following all the steps of “Metodo Classico”. Sangiovese is one of the most important Italian vines, the most cultivated in Italy. If you look for a wine that for history and 34 personality always attracts both connoisseurs and simple enthusiasts, this is Sangiovese. It can be perfectly balanced, with very elegant, oral and intense but fragile scents. The wine is ruby, graceful, the tannins are powerful but silky. Flowers emerge and the red fruits rise the acidity. In this unique product we nd all the complexity and the fascinating notes of the wine incredibly balanced and seduced by the elegance of Duchessa, while perlage and body wink to elegant Italian sparkling wines. We have been brewing L’Equilibrista since 2009 in September, during grape harvest and its availability and characteristics vary from year to year, just like the wines. The Liqueur d’expedition gives continuity, thanks to a small amount of older Equilibrista always kept in its magic formula.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Clear golden body with practically no head. Aroma has malt and feels vinous fruity. Taste is sweet with some mild acidity and some undefined fruity flavors. Nice body and same aftertaste as the rest. Unusually and undefined, except for being vinous and a bit spicy, not really sure about this.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2020 at 19:38


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

6-3-6-4-13 Bottle, six years before bbd. Pours hazy amber, with a short lived creamy head. Aroma is fruity notes of wine grapes, musty fruits and wooden notes, as well as notes of forest berries, perfume and earthy notes. Medium body, with fizzy carbonation. Flavour is wine grapes, musty fruits, minerals, as well tannins and barrels.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2019 at 18:37


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

on tap naso lievito vinoso metodo classico quasi legno in bocca però fruttata piuttosto dolce

Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2018 at 23:33


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sampled from tap at CBF Vienna 2018. Clear, amber with a thin, white layer. Slightly sweetish, a bit sourish, moderately fruity aroma of red grapes, raspberry and some honey. Slightly sweet, moderately sour, gently fruity and quite dry taste of red grapes, redcurrant, some wood and a touch of honey, followed by a short, moderately tart, rather dry and a bit woody finish. Thin to medium body, minimally astringent and rather effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Easy, refreshing beer/wine hybrid, very light for that abv, astonishing.

Tried from Draft on 13 May 2018 at 20:09


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Brew Wild Pizza Bar
Light orange with minimal and quickly diminishing white head. Flavor is slightly sweet, notes of White grapes, some maltiness. Flavor has notes of white wine, close to 'cava' notes, slightly sourish and hints of apples. Alcoholic final with warm mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2018 at 05:31


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Bevog Who Cares Festival, 2016. Pours deep orange with small off-white head. Fruity, malty, ripe fruit, berries, vinous, grapes. Sour. Medium bodied. Interesting.

Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2016 at 12:10


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

0,1l from tap at Bevog Festival shared with iznogud. copper hazy color, small white head. smells very vinous, white wine, grüner veltlinerish, light herbs, rather refreshing smell. not overly exciting but rather unique smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes vinous, white wine, light wood, veltliner like. finishes lightly sour with some grape notes. nice, but very very wine-like.

Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2016 at 13:26


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a clear orange with small frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is funk, wood, dark fruit. Thin mouth, oak, yeast, funk, sour fruit, nice tartness, good.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2016 at 17:34


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled 750ml. -at Craft Beer Festival Zagreb. Murky orange/golden coloured, minimal white head, quite fizzy, white wine or champagne in the nose. Quite noticable champagne presence with notes of grapes, fruits and alcohol. Expected better beer.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2016 at 04:34


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

2013 edition. Craft Beer Festival in Zagreb. Really thrilled to have tried it. Murky red body with a small white head. Sourish funky grape aroma. Pearly carbonation, the champagne influence being obvious.The taste gets perfumey fruitiness, somewhat neutral with light acidity and a lasting tart aftertaste. Pleasant and a bit of a grower, but I must admit I’ve expected more.

Tried on 02 Apr 2016 at 16:03