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Bottle 75cl. @ IT blindtasting. [ Bottle #10. ]Clear medium to dark orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, grass - hay, citrus - orange, grapefruit notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100612]

4th June 2010 - Bottle at Brasserie 4:20. Cloudy amber beer. Little white head. Light dry palate. Lots of dry fresh hops but no real weight to them. Minerally grapefruit. Okay but too dry.

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Bottle from Birratrovo, Como
Cloudy dark amber color; generous head. There is a very nice aroma, that starts with European hops, changing quickly into American hops, with delicate perfume of orange peel; but also a hint of yeast. Indeed there is more yeast flavor; caramel flavor, with a dry mouthfeel (combination of the yeast and bitterness), a bit harsh and with a little astringency; the hop comes with a lot of bitter oranges. Long final, with hop oils and a strong character, quite harsh. Very good IPA.

Bottle, 6.0% in Rome. Fizzy, very big head. Very cloudy, dark brown/orange colour. OK fresh, citric hop aroma. The flavour starts off sharply bitter, then turns smoky, intended? Not bad, though. The smoke flavour disappears after some sips, making the flavour much better. Slightly yeasty aftertaste. Aroma hops do not really get through to the flavour. Quite dry finish. (Too) high carbonation. 6 2 6 3 15

Bottle. Mild fruity aroma, hint of cheese. Cloudy orange colour, small bits floating in it. Small stable white head. Quite high bitterness, clean enough. 6 3 6 3 14