Retorto Birrificio Artigianale Krakatoa

Krakatoa

 

Retorto Birrificio Artigianale in Podenzano (PC), Emilia-Romagna, Italy 🇮🇹

  IPA Regular
Score
6.63
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 75 Ticks: 28
The red IPA style falls into the category of American IPA. It is an excellent meeting point between modern IPAs, descendants of British Pale Ale India, and American Amber Ale. It is a modern and moderately alcoholic beer, which adds hints of caramel and toffee imparted by special malts to the hopped character of the American IPA.
 

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3.5/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 14
On tap. Il gusto al naso propende per il luppolo. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. La parte liquida è di aspetto opalescente. Bollicine fini costituiscono la forma del perlage. La carbonazione è persistente. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è deciso. La forza gustativa è elevata e la persistenza è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è intenso. L'aroma in bocca riconosce impressioni di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, agrumi, mandarino, pompelmo e mango.
Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2025 at 11:57

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a quite hazy deep red, maybe with a bit of murkiness. Average sized frothy white head shows quite good retention and nice lacing. A quite intense and nicely fresh, though not especially complex aroma: quite strong (at least per style) malty presence with vivid caramel notes and lighter nutty hints, a refreshing half grassy half resinous background, quite vivid citric notes (tangerine definitely most noticeable). Taste notes follow the aroma, though in a quite disappointing way. There were both less intensity/freshness and less definition, with a muddled, though not properly unclean, kind of feeling. Still very much drinkable though. Medium to high sweetness, medium to high bitterness; definitely more sweetness than usual per style but overall in good balance, with a firm enough dose of bitterness to give a decently dry finish. Medium bodied with average, or slightly above average carbonation, perhaps the slightest bit fuller/heavier than expected for the abv. Still has good enough drinkability. Overall: very average and not that well refined, but still very much decent and overall enjoyable.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jan 2025 at 21:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours red/brown, fairly hazy, with a nice fluffy and creamy head of cream foam. Aroma is earthy and herbaceous, some hoppy. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium-high bitter. Final is average.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2024 at 17:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sample from bottle. Golden color. Grassy citrus aroma. Firm hopflavor, grassy with citrus. Lingering soft herbal finish. Fresh And likeable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Roybeer Milano. Unclear dark golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, malty nose with whiff of caramel. Sweet malty, light caramel, light fruity and slightly citrusy with sweetish finish. Nothing special here.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2019 at 21:20

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap in Rome. Pours dark amber with lasting medium off-white head. Hoppy, fruity, citrus, pine, malty, caramel. Lasting bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2016 at 10:05

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Slightly unclear deep amber colour, tall frothy beige head, good retention, heavy lacing. Aroma light malty, orange, tangerine, pine, light caramel. Taste mild medium sweet and bitter, malty, light toffee, citrusy. Hopbitter finish, fruity and light spicy notes, medium body, watery to oily texture, soft carbonation, nice mild mannered IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2016 at 12:00

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Sampled from tap at ’Craft & Draft’. Hazy, dark golden amber with a beige head. Sweetish, slightly fruity and a little resiny aroma of mango, orange jam and some pine. Sweetish, fruity and slightly resiny taste of mango, orange jam and some pine, followed by a short, moderately resiny-bitter finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice, easily drinkable and refreshing, not aggressive or anything.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2016 at 02:44

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ BQ - Birra Artigianale di Qualita (Navigli Grande 44), Milan. Pours hazy amber with a creamy offwhite head, lacing. Aroma of malt, yeast, sweet fruit, sweet apples. Flavor is light sweet, malt, yeast, sweet fruity hops. Medium body, average carbonation. 131215
Tried on 24 Dec 2015 at 03:35

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ home. Hazy reddish to amber color, average sized beige head that lasts for quite a while. Smell and taste malts, lightly fruitpeel and fruitpeel bitter. Decent body, average carbonation. Hmm drinkable but not great.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2015 at 15:26