Mala Espina

Mala Gissona in Oiartzun, Basque Country, Spain 🇪🇸

Collab with: Cerveza Artesana Espina de Ferro
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular

Score

6.52

ABV: 9.5%

IBU: 23

Ticks: 4

Rye Quadruple produced in collaboration with Espina de Ferro. Based on the traditional Belgian style, we add rye to enhance the spicy notes and contribute to its digestibility. Dark copper color. Complex malt aromas, raisins, figs, dates. The palate is intense with a malty balance and spicy notes.

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7.6

CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Mala Espina from Mala Gissona 3 years ago

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

Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear, burgundy brown with a light brown head. Spicy, malty nose with overripe and dried dark fruits. Rich, malty body, licorice and dark, dried fruits. Complex esters but no real yeastiness. So rich and filling with very little bitterness. Severely underrated, this is a wonderful beer. 050123

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2023 at 16:51

6.6

Marko (22181) reviewed Mala Espina from Mala Gissona 3 years ago

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

Bottle, huge thanks HP, shared with mcberko. Muddy dark brown body, off-white head. Big aroma, eucalyptus-like minty aroma, rye and milk caramel, well hidden alcohol, actually quite nice. Lean body, raisiny, some rye undertones, slightly encircled by minerally touches, tobacco and alcohol, a light burn to remind you it's there, some jammy raisins. Lightly bitterish finish. I don't find it to be that bad really. The warmth is a bit too much on a summer day, but even outside of it it might be a bit much.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2022 at 16:27

5.6

mcberko (47456) reviewed Mala Espina from Mala Gissona 3 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

330mL bottle, pours a hazy bright ruby with a large beige head. Aroma brings out intense rye whiskey barrels, almost some cinnamon, dark dried fruits, and Belgian yeasty esters. Flavour is bitter, dry and gently estery -- there's lots of dried dark fruits, lots of sharp rye whiskey, and earthiness. Messy and harsh, but it's drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2022 at 16:23

5.8

Taboada (8803) reviewed Mala Espina from Mala Gissona 6 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Draught, half pint. @Birra! 2020, A Coruña. 07/02/2020 [#3.243 Global - #520 Spain - #3 Mala Gissona] Dark brown colour with a big white head. Good retention. Aroma is raisins, caramelliz malts, roasted rye and plums. Taste is sweet caramellized malts, raisins and burnt sugar. Intense sweet finish. Next one please!

Tried on 12 Feb 2020 at 13:57