A.F.O.
Birrificio del Ducato in Soragna (PR), Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹
Amber / Red Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.81
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Released the same year as Viaemilia at the end of March 2007, A.F.O. was our second creation. The history of this beer dates back to when Giovanni Campari, brewmaster and founder of the brewery, first came into contact with the new and irresistible character of American hops. Back home, he decided to make the Ale of his dreams, which expressed a complex bouquet, fascinating but never usual. He traveled between England and Germany, visiting hop growers and experimenting, carrying out a research into the olfactory territory of hops which finally materialized in the current A.F.O.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33 cl "cool" bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 5.4%. Also available at Vinmonopolet. Deep orange to brown colour, big off-white head. Some floaties from the sediment in the bottle. Lovely aroma of fruity American hops, notes of citrus. The flavour is distinctly hoppy with grapefruity notes, resin the finish. Some caramel malts too, fairly well balanced. Bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2010
at 15:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
7th August 2008. Well balanced - malty and a little hoppy. Finishes with fruity dryness. Unremarkable but good. 3 2nd December 2008. Cloudy amber beer - mild head. Quite a malty start followed by pleasing deep rich grapefruity hops. A little bitterness in the finish but that’s a good thing.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2009
at 10:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hazy amber with a lasting off-white head. Biscuit malt aroma with grass and pine hops. Sweet and rich biscuit malty flavour with good hop flavour and a bitter finish
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 02:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a longlasting off-white head. Malty caramel aroma with floral hoppy hints. Smooth malty caramel flavor with bitter hoppy citrus hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hoppy bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2009
at 03:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hoppy aroma with hints of honey and herbs. Hazy reddish color. A bit bitter taste with a sweet hint.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2009
at 17:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Flaske 0,33l som Rune hadde med til Sankthansfeiring 2009. Pen flaske. Gyldenbrun på farge. Uklar. Et lavt beige skum. Kraftig fruktig aroma med aprikos i forgrunnen. Helhetsinntrykket av smaken er tørt og bittert. Gjennomført. Bitterheten fortsetter i ettersmaken som varer lenge. Veldig bra øl fra et land på rask marsj fremover i ølverdenen. KI=5
Tried
on 25 Jun 2009
at 05:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Compact and nice 330ml bottle shared at a drinking session at Finns. One-finger, beige head resting all the way on top of an opaque, amber body. Lightly spiced aroma overlaid by chocolate malts. Rather exciting taste character containing dark fruits, earthy malts, cocoa and a touch of anise. Spiced hop bitterness in the aftermath. Medium bodied. Has definitely got some very bright moments. Thanks to Skinnyviking for the bottle (Tromsø, 23.06.2009).
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2009
at 08:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ KBH Festival, 2009. Pours unclear amber with a small white head. Fine hop profile. Fruity hops and grain. Medium, crisp and dry mouthfeel. Pleasant and fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2009
at 14:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark golden pale ale with a thin off white head. Aroma of caramel, strawberries and light german hops. In mouth, a grassy biscuitty malt, with herbal hops, very nice and quaffable, some peppery notes in finale. Mondiale 2009, June 5 2009.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2009
at 23:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy. Light brown color and tall head. Light hop aroma. Hop flavor, and moderate malt, but too many different kinds of hops.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2009
at 20:13