Malanima
Retorto Birrificio Artigianale in Podenzano (PC), Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹
Barley Wine - Barley Special|
Score
7.24
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A very limited edition of Malalingua aged 9 months in casks of Vin Santo produced in the area. To guarantee unparalleled quality, only what the cask can supply is bottled, around 400 0.5 liter bottles for which the whole process is carried out manually, including labeling, capping and packaging. Each bottle is individually numbered, always with manual procedure, in order to emphasize the uniqueness of each glass.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brown caramel colour. Aroma of raisins, alcohol, dried dark fruits, strong PX / Madeira / Vin Santo notes. Sweet flavour, raisins, lots of wood. Sweet finish, raisins, medjoul dates, dried apple, dessert wine. Beautiful!
(from 50cL-beautiful- bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival, Leuven 2015. Thanks for sharing, Seba!)
(from 50cL-beautiful- bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival, Leuven 2015. Thanks for sharing, Seba!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2015
at 06:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Due to artificial coloured illumination, appearance not estimable, arbitrary 4/5 Old port + cognac (though it is, of course, the Vin Santo), bit oxydized, but seen its strength, still breathtaking. Vinous, old fortified wine, superbly aged. Slick, filthily rich & viscous, alcoholwarmth. Superb beer! Mille grazie, Sébastien!
Tried
on 25 May 2015
at 03:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Trübes orange braunes Bier mit einer geringen braunen schaumkrone. Geruch nach reifen Früchten, Obst, alkoholisch, mild. Geschmack sehr fruchtig, reifes Obst, alkoholisch, holzig.
Tried
on 24 May 2015
at 08:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50 cl bottle. Pours dark brown with no lasting head. Aroma is toasted malty, wooden and wineous. Lingering toasted malty and slight caramelish. Overripe fruity. Sweet and wineous finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2015
at 08:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml. bottle sampled @ “Brazilian Tasting”. Thank you sebletitje! Malalingua & Malanima (wine BA – 356/401) versions sampled side-by-side. Gorgeous thin wine style bottles. Way lighter red amber oddly than non-BA version, zero head or signs of carbonation. Nose is big alcohol, strongly boozy, spirit, huge sweet wine character,… Oxidized & big wine, more wine than beer taste-wise, huge sweet wine with spirit quality, light chewy mats, big sugar & tannish (hugely so in the finish),.. Flat & wine-like with light malt character,… More wine than beer but not bad taste-wise. Good wine I suppose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 17:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 50cl de Beer for Bunnies, Bologna. Bottle# 356/401. Cuivrée sur un léger voile pas de col, doré et huileux au verre. Arôme est profond sur des notes généreuses de vin et un rappel de Sherry. Le côté barrique ajoute une note épicée et boisée, et des effluves d’alcool se font tout de même ressentir. Palais est quasi plat, énorme profil de vin et réchauffant avec ses 12.5%, retrouve une petite astringence du raisin. C’est d’ailleurs la profil Sherry qui gagne en caractère au détriment du côté barley que l’on retrouvait dans la Malalingua. Reste au demeurant un bon produit, riche et complexe. Fini collant aux lèvres. Dégustée side by side avec la Malalingua, et quelle différence, impression que les éléments du barley ont disparu au profit d’une bière étant plus axée sur le Sherry et vineux. Décision est dure, car on est proche d’une liqueur que d’une bière et cela rappelant l’Utopia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 10:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Retorto Malanima (by Retorto Birrificio Artigianale):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
22/V/15 - 50cl bottle @ Brazilian Tasting (home) - BB: n/a, bottle # 356/401 (2015-676) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear very red to almost brown beer, no head. Aroma: very oxidized, orange peel, caramel, alcohol, dried fruits. MF: no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: quite some alcohol, sourish, dried fruits, raisins, caramel, sweet and sugary, some yeast. Aftertaste: alcohol, sweet, pretty sourish touch, very oxidized, raisins, honey, orange peel.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
22/V/15 - 50cl bottle @ Brazilian Tasting (home) - BB: n/a, bottle # 356/401 (2015-676) Thanks to Sebletitje for sharing the bottle!
Clear very red to almost brown beer, no head. Aroma: very oxidized, orange peel, caramel, alcohol, dried fruits. MF: no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: quite some alcohol, sourish, dried fruits, raisins, caramel, sweet and sugary, some yeast. Aftertaste: alcohol, sweet, pretty sourish touch, very oxidized, raisins, honey, orange peel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2015
at 14:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
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Tried
on 01 Sep 2014
at 04:35