Batzen Bräu Colonial IPA

Colonial IPA

 

Batzen Bräu in Bolzano/Bozen (BZ), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy 🇮🇹

  IPA Regular
Score
6.91
ABV: 6.9% IBU: 60 Ticks: 22
PA originated in England and was originally brewed for the Indian colonies. For the shipment it was stabilized with a high hop and alcohol content.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottled 330ml. -from Harpf Brunico. Hazy golden coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, orange and light piney in the nose. Sweet malty, fruity, piney and light oranges with floral notes in the finish.

Tried from Bottle from Harpf Getränkeladen bottiglieria on 12 Mar 2026 at 09:30


3.5
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 13

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso il luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera gratificante e il modo in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto velato e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è giallo ambrato. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è carico. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona e duratura. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. In bocca l'aroma è quello di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, agrumi e pompelmo.

Tried from Can on 18 Feb 2025 at 11:46


8.4

Bitter, malty and piney

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2024 at 19:00


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

Bottle from mr_fabi_134, thanks. Hoppy aroma and taste, malty notes, resin, herbal notes, medium to high bitter. Medium body, hoppy herbal bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2023 at 23:32


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

0.33 l bottle from 'Meraner Weinhaus' as 'Batzen Bräu Colonial IPA' at 6.2% abv, best before February 2024. A bit hazy, amber with a medium large, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, rather fruity and quite resiny aroma of peach, tangerine, orange and pine. Quite sweet, moderately bitter, very fruity and slightly resiny taste of tangerine, peach, orange, some mango and light pine, followed by a short, moderately bitter finish. Medium body, gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Tasty IPA, albeit very sweet, but nicely fruity and quite different.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2023 at 18:28


7

Smooth sweetish beginning. Floral hops over a sweetish malty body. Pine there, citric parts. Fruity sweetish grain over a round floral grassy finish with floral citric hops in the back.

Tried on 11 Jun 2023 at 19:09


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Leicht eingetrübt goldene Farbe mit weißer Schaumkrone. Floral hopfiger, malziger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, hopfig, fruchtig mit Citrus und Orangen. Mittlere Süße mit hoher Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried on 08 Jun 2023 at 16:09


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

Standard 0,33 l bottle out of a mixed 6er, purchased at Batzen Häusl, Bozen, today. Dark golden in the glass, slightly cloudy, nearly two finger white foamy head. Intensive floral hoppy on the nose, sweet. Taste starts also floral hoppy, sweet citrus, with an decent bitterness. Some malt and black tea in the background. A lot of resin in the second part. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2022 at 19:59


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

Bottle purchased in Merano. Orange amber with a small head. Orange peel, sweet malt, inviting bread-yeasty nose. The flavor is really citrus zest, fresh Spanish oranges in a British-Style marmelade. I can imagine this beer spread on warm buttered toast made from freshly baked bread. If that's what they meant by Colonial IPA they are spot on.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2021 at 21:03


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle that I picked up at Getränkeladen Harpf, Bruneck, Sud Tyrol, Italy and consumed at home, Saturday 5th October 2019. Pours gold, slightly hazy with a white head. Quite a pushy bitterness and very good for it, soft slightly soapy mouthfeel, lemony with a dry finish. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2019 at 15:40