Cortigiana
Birra del Borgo in Borgorose (RI), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.63
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Like a charming lady, Cortigiana uses her weapons to seduce every palate. An Italian interpretation of a Belgian Blanche in perfect Birra Del Borgo style. We use alternative cereals in addition to barley malt: buckwheat, einkorn and a small percentage of oat flakes. The hops are moderate while the spices are generously added during the last step of the boiling: we add a good amount of ginger to the classic coriander and orange peel. The result is a very fresh, smooth and elegant Blanche with a unique aromatic profile.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating from 10-03-15 - 330ml bottle brought home from Italy by a friend. Pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, pineapple, flora, yeast, straw & grass. Light to medium body. Medium bitter & slightly sour finish. Highly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2025
at 20:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Gar Eden. Pale blond colour, creamy white head. Aroma is quite Belgian, grainy and bit of fruit. Taste is grainy, slightly herbal, bit of creaminess, light tropical fruit, peach and touch of citrus. Honey too. Pretty nice and good to find an easy drinking saison as recently people seem to be making them quite boozy. Quite soft.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 25B). Bottle 33 cl - Batch LS16 18B I13.2 (BBF 02.2020) AROMA: faint sulphur note, followed by medium-low fruity character (citrus-like), neutral malt background and faint yeast. APPEARANCE: light gold colour with fine particles in suspension. medium white head with medium retention. TASTE: initial medium fruity notes (citrus-like), followed by low yeast, low cereal husk (dried straw), medium-low neutral malt background with a slightly sweetness. medium to medium-high bitterness with a dry and bitter finish. PALATE: medium-low body with medium-low carbonation. low astringency. OVERALL: a beer with some execution flaws but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2019
at 16:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Light yellow color, hazy, white foam. Aroma: fruity, pear, grapes, flowers, a little yeast. Taste: slightly sweet and slightly sour, fruity, grassy, drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2019
at 07:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, small stable bubbly head, a bit hazy deepish golden color, aroma of waffle, minerals, citrus and a vinous hint, flavor of peach, minerals and some waffle in the back, a bit harsh shrubby bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2019
at 14:12
7/10
Imported from untappd on 02-05-2020
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2019
at 18:53
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2018
at 10:13
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Langnes. Low, bubbly head over a misty yellow-greenish body. Spotty lacing. Mid-sweet pale malty nose, hints of yeasty fruitiness. Moderate honeyed sweet fruity flavours, some impacts of spices. Mid-sweet, drying fruity ending. Medium bodied. Okay, rather empty though. (Tromsø 01.09.2018).
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2018
at 18:45