Ombra
Birrificio Toccalmatto in Fidenza (PR), Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special|
Score
7.13
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Strong Ale aged in Grappa barrels.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
08/02/2014 Ma che siete venuti a fà (375ml bottle). Ramata carica con riflessi vermigli, schiuma virtualmente assente. Al naso alcol ben presente, sentori fruttati, uva passa, caramello, note di botte. In bocca è dolciastra, frutta candita, caramello, alcol ancora un po’ troppo presente (note di grappa evidenti). Corpo medio, oleosa, carbonazione soft. Manca di complessità.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2014
at 04:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Ma Che, Roma, big thanks to Luca (Mortlach) for shouting this one 08/02/14. Murky dark amber with a moderate off white head that dissipates to the edge. Nose is woody, raisens, fruit cake, nutty, sultanas, light booze, musty twang, toffee. Taste comprises pitted dark fruits, Xmas cake, sherry notes, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a touch of booze. Ok barley wine but not a huge amount of depth, the alcohol is well integrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2014
at 23:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, grapes, wood, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, caramel, over ripe fruits, and wood, leading to abitter finish.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2014
at 09:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy orange, small white head. Aroma is fruity and light toaated malty. Toasted and caramelish. Bitter and fruity finish. Toasted and fruity finish. Dry and malty far finish.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2014
at 09:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sample @ Brassigaume ’13. Cuivrée, col beige fin. Arôme est au premier abord par trop prononcé; laissant des effluves de soja étant à la limite du madérisé. Notes douces se mettent plus en avant un bouquet doux sucré voire caramélisé. Une légère amertume se dégage en rétro-nasal pour qcq notes citronnées. Palais est assez épais liquoreux, limite soja avec un résineux de moût de raisin rappelant ici la LoverBeer BeerBrugna qui laisse de belles notes de grappe et raisin oscillant sur un vin rouge sucré et également madérisé, ce qui explique peut être cette impression de soja. Note une pointe d’acidité qui se fait vite oublier par le profil doux et fruité de la bière. Le niveau pétillant reste modeste, parfait pour cette bière.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2013
at 03:29
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
15 cl. sample from 375 ml. bottle @ Brassigaume 2013. Pours dark amber, only some bubbles for a head. Nose is tart, very vinous with lots of wild brett, mixed with sweet malts, caramel, toffee & dark fruits goo. Taste is equally challenging & interesting, very dark, vinous, very old barrels, tart, oily herbs, slick, lots of tart wild berries mixed with caramel & toffee malts, brown sugar sweet, sweetness is more in the back, mixed with herbs & hint vinegar. Thick & basically flat. Didn’t guess that it was aged on Grappa barrels, very interesting. I still find sour barley wines and odd thing but this was quite an interesting beast, still not sure if good is the correct word for it, it is far more fascinating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2013
at 11:11