Genziana
Birra del Borgo in Borgorose (RI), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular|
Score
6.55
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One of our ‘terroir’ beers, brewed with Gentian roots, traditionally used for a local liqueur, added at the very end of the boil. The aromas are peppery, earthy and floral. The mouthfeel is firstly of honey flavors then earthy, peppery and yellow fruits. The finish is delicate and long lasting.
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5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
750 ml bottle, as Birra del Borgo Genziana con radici, from Vinmonopolet. BB date March 2015. ABV is 6.1%. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Strong sweetish malty and herbal / vegetable aroma. The flavour is also quite sugary sweet, notes of malts, caramel, herbs and vegetables (the radishes, I assume). Low bitterness. Not really my cup of tea. Drank it moderately chilled - might be more refreshing ice cold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 16:14
6/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2015
at 12:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at Craft Clerko. It pours hazy blonde with a creamy white head. The nose is sweet, doughy, floral, grassy, herbal and white sugar. The taste is smooth, sweet, candy, honey, white bread, grass, floral, light alcohol, melon and a touch of sweet apple. Medium body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Sweet moderate boost golde. Tripel-esque. Too sweet for my tastes.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2015
at 11:51
4/10
Very floral.
Tried
on 09 May 2015
at 20:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
250 ml. draft @ Chez Moeder Lambic Fontenais. Light hazy orange, big creamy white head. Nose is very weird, very sweet, huge vanilla, very sweet flowers, candy sugar, it is very sweet but not malt or sugar sweet, vanilla, flowers & orange like sweetness, almost grenadine level of sweetness. Taste is hugely sweet vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, lots of gelatin orange candy, sweet bark, hugely sweet flowers,… Body is oddly not heavy. Very interesting, I liked but it was too much all the same. Description: “A top fermented ale brewed with gentian, a bitter flowering plant.” -> How in the world does this taste so sweet then?
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2015
at 03:18
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
At a tasting, thanks kerenmk, small stable creamy had, very cloudy palish orange colour,aroma of citrus coriander and rubber with a hint of honey, flavour of coriander and wheat with candy and fruity notes. Unbalanced and not too good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2014
at 01:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks kerenmk. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast, spiciness, some fruitiness and a bit of hops. Sweetish flavor with malt, yeast, fruits, some spiciness and a citric touch. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2014
at 04:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flaske 0,75l delt med flere under seanse i Tårnrommet 3 Jun 13. Aprikosfarget. Uklar. Høyt luftig skum som varer lenge. God blomsterduft. Smaken er frukt & blomster. Litt i søtligste laget - men et utmerket sommerøl.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 06:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium offwhite head. Clear yellow body. Herbal spicy aroma with mealy fruity notes. Dry-sweetish, with faintly acidic background, herbal fruity taste with persimmon notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel with faint heat at the end. Dryish herbal persimmon aftertaste with gingery notes. The taste is not very complex, but it’s still a pleasant, harmonic and enjoyable beer. (0.75l bottle, wine monopoly web order.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 05:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark golden colour, white head. Aroma of candy, yeast, banana, slight herbal hint. Sweet flavour, malts, candy, hint of candied gentian root. Sweet finish, candy. The gentian does work at a certain level, it is an enjoyable brew, but the beer became a bit too candy-like for my taste.
(From 75cL bottle @ ZZT VIIIb, Oirschot 2013. Thanks for sharing, Benzai!)
(From 75cL bottle @ ZZT VIIIb, Oirschot 2013. Thanks for sharing, Benzai!)
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2013
at 03:28