bottiglia 33 cl, bel cappello di schiuma beige fine persistente, color ambrato torbido, al naso malto tostato zucchero di canna spezie frutta matura, in bocca malto caramello frutta matura frutta secca lieve erbaceo, corpo rotondo, leggero watery, carbonazione moderata, alcool in evidenza ma non disturba, dolce con amaro accentuato lungo nel finale. Mah…. non male ma a mio parere poco raffinata e lontana dalle più blasonale del Belgio. c. Webdivino 14.11.20

Bottle from delicatessan shop in Brunico, Italy. I was once again dissapointed by this Baladin offering. Creamy aroma. Quite boozy but you don't feel it too much. A bitter shouldn't be made super and therefore there lies the problem. It wasn't bad but it was plain.

The 'hop forward' version of Baladin's Super, with a New World hop treatment (Amarillo) but still intended as - basically - a Belgian tripel of sorts. Thick and frothy, irregularly but tightly and consistently membrane-lacing, egg-white, largely stable head on an equally misty, deep coppery amber-hued peach-orange blonde beer. Aroma of dry biscuit, crumbled cookies, orange candy, marmalade, peach jam, dried apricots, fried banana, yellow candi sugar, hints of Grand Marnier, yellow raisins, dry earth, baker's yeast, cloves, cheese rind, old apple cake, ginger powder, brandy. Sweetish onset, fruity and estery with hints of dried banana, apricot, apple peel and peach, sourish undertone, refined but quite lively carbonation, fluffy and soft, somewhat powdery mouthfeel; biscuity malt base, dry old cake-like, sweet with a honeyish side, lingering fruitiness with spicy notes in the end, superseded by indeed 'American' hoppiness in the classic sense of the word, dried orange peel- and marmalade-like, providing balancing citrus peel-tinged 'end bitterness' but not nearly as much as expected based on the beer's name and not even enough to counter the overall honeyish and marmalade-like sweetness. Brandy-like alcohol in the end, heating and barely avoiding annoying astringency, absorbed in part by the biscuity malt fluffiness and sweetness. Typical Belgian-inspired classic Baladin indeed - and so it was intended by this visionary and flamboyant brewer - but the name 'Super Bitter', even within the Italian craft beer scene, evokes a more actually bitter profile. This beer is hop-forward for sure, but in a sedate, marmalade-like way, displaying the Amarillo's orange character without delivering the grapefruity bitterness I was hoping for. So do not expect an 'extreme', West Coast style old school IPA here, even if the general flavour profile sure is adjacent to it: if anything, this is more like a strong U.S. style amber ale or even an American strong ale with somewhat downtuned bitterness rather than amplified bitterness as one would expect. In all, surely still a very enjoyable beer though, I like this malty-orangey profile very much, reminds me a bit of Belgium's Troubadour Magma and the like.

Amber, hazy with a medium white head. Å hop aroma with some washing foam sense. Bitter with a much better hop and some caramel ending. Liked the ending of this beer.... Bb 10.2020, bought at vinmonopolet.no nov 2019

(Bottle) Deep amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of dried apricots, orange peel, brown sugar, toffee, caramel and pink grapefruit. Fruity, hoppy taste with dried apricots, orange peel, toffee, brown sugar and a balanced herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Really tasty, balanced and well made. Very nice.

Tap at Baladin Bologna, in Bologna, Italy. Pours amber with a good head of white foam, very fine. Aroma is malty, caramel but also a little spicy. Body is average, like carbonation. Taste is medium sweet with limited bitterness. Finish is average.

Bouteille 330ml. Couleur bronze trouble, mousse beige. Arôme de malt, levure, seigle?, floral. Goût de malt, levure, légère amertume. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen.

Draft. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruits, leading to a bitter finish.

hazy orange to amber colour, huge, orange-ish head, aroma of marmalade or rather jaffa cake, as well as some resiny and herbal notes; taste of orange juice, syrupy sweetness, biscuits, some yeasty notes and minimal hoppy bitterness; I'm just wondering what 'super bitter' means in this case? (and in general)...anyway, it's quite enjoyable