Duchessic
Birra del Borgo in Borgorose (RI), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.30
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djd07 (28882) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange with small frothy white head. The aroma is butterscotch and wheat. Medium mouthfeel, light honey,funk, tart finish. good
Leighton (35102) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 1 - London. Pours cloudy yellow with a creamy white head. The nose holds sweat and slightly rotten lemon. Light sweet flavor with more old lemon, grain, apple, light bready malts. Light to medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly sweet to finish with a bit of tart citrus fruits and more sweat. OK overall.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s, thanks Dina. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aromas of funky yeast and lemon. Taste is tart, sour, light bitter lemon. Finishes crisp, lovely.
Stuu (34178) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home. Pours hazy yellow, nose is farmyard funk, toffee, taste is dry, sour, funky.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle at home .. amber .. thin white lacing ... sofft fruits ... light floral hops ... light floral hops ... zezty dry lemon hop ... juicy fruit ... soft dtry hop... dry zezty fruits ... soft sweet fruits ...
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle split at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Hazed orange golden with a mahoosive off white head of bubbledom. Nose is light soap, bitter citrics, straw, earthy vibes, orange, lemon rind. Taste comprises tangy mandarin, citric rind, straw, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok saison.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12th August 2014
GBBF Day 1. Bottle share, thanks to Keen Massey. Cloudy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry and a little crisp. Mild Saison like floralness, floral fruits and mild sourness. Light airy finish. Okay.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
CLW (17000) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
33 cl bottle split by Ajax. Hazy gold with bubbly carbonation. Aroma is nice, tart fruit, lacto, and hints of a flower character and light yeast. Jeez, will the flavor be as good as the aroma?
The answer is yes. The Lambic influence is mild, gives a light tartness that gives the flavors a nice complexity. Zesty yeast, tart fruit with the mild flowery character that I found in the nose. Adam told me the price he paid and I was not surprised but because of the high cost I could not see ever enjoying this on a regular basis. However, if money was never an issue I would buy a case of this.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Duchessic from Birra del Borgo 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from a friend I think in the DC area. Enjoyed myself on a lovely afternoon amidst a nice snow-fall at 55 Degrees F in a wine glass.
A - Almost gushed on me but I saved it. I had this sitting up right for a few months before opening in the cellar. Pour was light but the head produced was profoundly 4 fingers of sticky almost whipped meringue head. Beer itself was a golden orange, hazy as the dregs entered the glass. The head took about 5 minutes to subside enough to take a sip.
S - Wow. this is probably the first time I’ve smelled a beer like Hill Farmstead’s saisons. It has that chewy orange skin paired with peppery spice and a tart effervescent medicinal quality. Smells like a lot like Art, Flora or CD 6..somewhere in that realm. Very nice nose! On a longer sniff, more lemons, wheat and pineapple.
T - This is where things get interesting. The taste is not as great as the nose but in a different way. Grassy, peach juice and lemon juice. A slight hint of cider vinegar, leather and funk with an arching sweetness that greatly contributes to the taste. I’m not a fan of ’jonge lambic’ and much prefer the oude so a lot of characteristics are not that good. It lacks wood, oak tannins.
M - The bottle conditioning yields a wonderful mouthfeel. It’s other-worldly. Very much on par with great Fantome beers and every Hill Farmstead saison especially the tart Brett Clausenii and Lactobacillus that linger for a very long time after each sip.
O - I am permanently ISO more of this beer. It’s really incredible. Great tasting and I’m sad that this was my only bottle.