Italian Strong Ale
Birrificio Toccalmatto in Fidenza (PR), Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Aged in Grappa barrels
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Amber with a lasting white head. Complex aroma of fruit, raisin, port, grapefruit-peel, caramel and toffee. Dry, vineous, fruity flavour with fresh grapes
Tried
on 27 Aug 2010
at 11:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Bruno (grazie signore!), shared with SHIG. Decanted into a large beer glass, leaving behind a cloudy brown suspension. Clear copper color. Aroma of port wine and brandy. Taste is similar to a barrel aged quad, very smooth, with port wine flavors, and alcohol at the finish. Amazingly good - I love grappa, but never would have thought to put beer into a grappa cask!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2010
at 14:18
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bottle at RBESG 2010 Rome ... copper ... thin white head ... sweet berry ... little spirit nose ... sweet soft and mellow ... again a little spirit ... assume its the grappa i really like (UPDATE tried some grappa now. now too keen on its own but i dont like whisky on its own ... and its the grappa thats lifting this beer) very unusual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2010
at 09:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 50 cl. RBESG Rome 2010. Pours a hazy dark amber golden with a tiny and rough off-white head. Dried overripe fruit and a little yeast - no real overripe fruit or barrel character in the nose but some alcohol. Quite a full body, rather low in carbonation, sweet dried fruit and nuts now with the Grappa barrel coming a little through. Warming alcohol finish. 050610
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2010
at 13:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 500ml.[ Thx to the brewer ]. Alc. 10%. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, grappa, wood, moderate alcohol. Flavor is light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, very nice mellow grappa. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100605]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2010
at 23:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Domus Birrae, Rome. Pours unclear amber with a small bubbly off white head. Nose is vinous. Notes of barrel, yeast alcohol and grappe. Full bodied. Low carbonation. Dried fruit and caramel. Sticky . .
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2010
at 14:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
June 5th 2010. Bottle at Domus Birrae. Thanks to the brewer for opening and to Fiujiln for persuading him! Cloudy amber beer. A little mild grappa on the nose. Light dry palate. A little toffee malt supporting a mellow grappa - not overpowering. Finishes soft and dry. Very interesting beer - the amount of grappa is really nicely judged.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2010
at 14:46