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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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at CPH beerfestival. Medium head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich hops, malt and caramel.
Tried
on 22 May 2009
at 08:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy amber with alarge beige head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel notes. Sweet flavour with caramel, malt and mild hoppy notes. Finished with floral hops.
Tried
on 21 May 2009
at 09:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
cloudy brown, small yellow head. nice hoppy aroma, slight bitterness, pine. fine aroma. flavor is quite dry , pine, yet rounded and mild, hops, malty sweetness is kept in the background, but not forgotten.
Tried
on 20 May 2009
at 14:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and citrus, but also hints of acidity. The falvor is acidic citrusy with light notes of caramel, leading to a dry and slightly tart finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2009
at 14:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle thanks to deft! Sampled on February 2, 2009Shady copper color, small tan head. Nice fresh fruity hoppy scent, also sweet. Roasetd, dry, malty, hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel. Dry medium high bitterness, a bit harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2009
at 16:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
ambrata buona schiuma persistente note caramellate biscotto fruttate lichis luppolo in bocca il mato leggero caramello è bilanciato da unabuona dose di luppoli aromatici
Tried
on 28 Jan 2009
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (BB 06/2009). Hazy deep orange-amber color, thick beige head, lace. Yeast, barnyard, sourness and flowery hops in the nose. Malty, foamy mouthfeel. Flowery, grapefruity hoppy, yeasty, a bit sour and yeasty too. Nice grapefruity aftertaste. Some odd personality in this APA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2009
at 17:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 5.2%. Buttery aroma. Cloudy dark orange colour. Stable creamy tan head. The flavour starts off a little buttery with a distinct and slightly rough hoppiness. Then comes a little spicy note from the hops. The finish is caramelly and buttery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2009
at 03:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Pigs Ear BF 08. Hazy russet, thin beige head. Very hoppy American IPA aroma. Bit sweet, but a pretty good IPA. Sweetish red fruits, great sticky hops. Pretty good. Earthy. Nice beer, bit sticky, but its a decent effort. Earthy grapefruit
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2008
at 17:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Cloudy brown beer with a hopped, bitter and lightly roasted aroma. The flavour is roasted, bitter and slightly malty. Overall a good hopped and bitter beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2008
at 11:55