Bran
Birrificio Montegioco in Montegioco (AL), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.00
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DSG (25977) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks ThreeCats. Dark brown to black with a nice tan head. Aroma with malt, a bit of roastiness, chocolate, vanilla and a bit of dark fruits. Slightly sweetish flavor with malt, some roastiness, light fruity notes, some chocolate and a finish with a bit of bitterness. Full-bodied, silky mouthfeel. Doesn’t taste like a Barley Wine, maybe a bit like an Imperial Porter.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Gbbf 2013 and drunk on a train. Black beer with a thick tan head.Lots of cchocolate on this good rich dark chocolate with a high cocoa percentage. It’s smooth in the mouth with some alcohol heat on the finish. More an imperial porter than a barley wine surely. Quite pokey in the alcohol but the chocolate is delicious.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at No.Au, Roma, 21/06/13. Mid black with a decent tan head. Good roasty blast on the nose, chocolate, dark fruits. Taste comprises dark chocolate, malt, toffee, dark fruits, sugars. Medium bodied with bite, roasty lingerings in the finish. Decent stuff but surprised to find this classed as a BW, had presumed it was an imperial stout when rating!
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa. Chocolate and spice nose, dried fruits. Black with a low, bubbly head. Very chocolaty and fruity flavor, with quite a tart edge. Plums and raisins, a bit of coffee, and a dry and bitter finish. Full, cream, big mouth. A bit too sweet at first but finishes dry. Well, still a bit too sweet—but good. I would call this a Belgian Strong Ale, not a Barley Wine.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
on tap at Bir & Fud, Rome. Thick creamy white head. Clear dark amber pour. Well brewed!
Travlr (30173) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared with tarheels86td. Almost black, brown head. Aroma of alcohol and bread. Taste is black bread and pumpernickel. Nice.
wyzzywyz22 (5889) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from A Tutta Birra, Milan. Very dark brown pour with a vanishing tan head. Sweet, fruity vinous nose. Plenty of sweet malt and roast character in the flavour with notes of chocolate, spice, dark fruits and a slight sourness lurking. Dryish finish. Not really like any barley wine I’ve tasted but pretty decent stuff.
Beertalk (16424) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate and dried fruits, especially dates. Sweet fruity flavour with chocolate, somewhat cloying
Jow (8309) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
8th and final beer at the Finalmente Italian Beer Tasting in Sleepy Hollow, NY. This beer pours dark brown, tastes slighty sour with plenty of cherries and black berries, with some chocolate. great finish to a free beer tasting. glad my heritage is jumping in beer scene.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Bran from Birrificio Montegioco 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a bubbly dark brown head that dissipated quickly. Aroma has notes of dark grains with a strong alcohol undertone. Flavor is full of dark grains and a bit of dark bread as well. The alcohol is less present and the beer is quite smooth. A lot of sediment at the bottom.