Brighella
Birrificio Lambrate in Milan/Milano (MI), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.73
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A seasonal beer only available in winter. It is usually presented on 7 December, the feast day of St Ambrose, patron saint of Milan. Over the years, this has become an important date in the Lambrate calendar - it marks the arrival of winter and the start of Christmas festivities.
In Milanese dialect, the term "Brighella" means "rascal" and is normally used to label particularly lively kids. It is inspired by a traditional masked character.
In Milanese dialect, the term "Brighella" means "rascal" and is normally used to label particularly lively kids. It is inspired by a traditional masked character.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled , 3 years old, thanks Jugge! Cloudy amber with lots of sediment. Aroma of raspberry and caramel. Dryish and medium, bodied with rounded malt character. Mild and fruity, some light oxidized caramelly flavours together with straberry and cream. A good, fairly mild beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2007
at 02:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1 yr. old Bottle Dark orange-amber, hazy; medium off-white head, leaving lace. Phenols, sweet fruits and oxydized malts. Drier, still quite fruity estery in the taste, alcohol fixed, and a bit of sweetened orange peel. Medium bodied, way more alcoholic than the 7.5% announced. Fruity brew, but off-putting nose (not everybody agrees). Alcohol is very apparent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2006
at 06:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Christmas bottle
Nice hazy amber color; the head is persistent. The aroma is light, malty, some sweetnees and some hops, light fruitness and light yeast. The flavor is not very complex, but harmonious, well malty and quite sweet, without being cloying nor thick, just corrected by the spices; the bitterness is quite low, maybe showing more at the very end. Very pleasant.
Nice hazy amber color; the head is persistent. The aroma is light, malty, some sweetnees and some hops, light fruitness and light yeast. The flavor is not very complex, but harmonious, well malty and quite sweet, without being cloying nor thick, just corrected by the spices; the bitterness is quite low, maybe showing more at the very end. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2005
at 02:35