Sera Nera

Pours very dark brown to black. Small white head; Smell is roastburn, with a sweet undertone from the aromatic hops. taste is sharp, full roast, bit bitter. not much hoparoma. too one-sided towards the dak malts.

Black colored, medium tan creamy head, OK lacing. Aroma is of dark chocolate, roasted malt, moderate citrus and floral aroma. Taste is medium sweet malt, dark chocolate, roasted coffee, medium citrus and floral hoppiness, medium and lasting bitterness, dry finish, quite clean. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily. (on tap, Vrteshka Belgrade)

On tap at Vrteška 2016, Belgrade. Pours dark brown, creamy tan head. Roasted malts, cocoa, chocolate hops, pine. Dry bitter finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.

Keg at Open Baladin, Roma, 22/09/16. Light black with a well appointed khaki cap. Nose is charr, earthy hops, cocoa dusting, pine needle, red berry fruit exhaust. Taste comprises toffee, fruit loaf, pine needle, toasted brown sugar, liquorice, light roast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Solid CDA.

Keg at Fynefest 2016 ... dark black ... thin tan lacing .. soft sweet toffee chocolate .. dark sweet roast nose ... dark dry chocolate roast .. dark chocolate ... rich dry roast

BIPA from an Italian craft brewery near the coast in Lazio, bottle from Barboteur in Brussels. Very densely rocky, whipped cream-like, pale beige, heavily lacing head resting on top of a black beer with strings of vivid sparkling on the edges. Aroma of pine resin, grapefruit peel, black olive, dried seaweed, very bitter chocolate, coffee grounds, cured meat and something sulfuric not unlike fried egg or even pure yellow sulfur. Soft and ’clean’ fruitiness, dried berries, almost no sweetness but lots of umami (black olive or even dried meat) with a sourish edge, softish carbo, very nutty malt middle with heavily toasted bittering aspect as well as noticeable deep rye spiciness whilst the sourish bitterness of roasted barley cuts through, almost ashy, leading to a long bitter, very piney, resinous hoppy finish, which even becomes a little bit harsh after a while. Uncompromizing Euro BIPA, bitter and very umami.

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On tap at Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà
Pours dark brown with a medium sized beige head lots of lacing. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate and grapefruit. Flavors of roasted malts, caramel, grains and grapefruit
Tasty

On tap @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Pours deep brown with a medium and persistent beige head. Aroma of resin, pine, grapefruit, strong roasted notes. Flavour is light malty, roasted, witha medium and persistent bitter end. medium body, low carbonation. A bit rough, but not bad overall.