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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap in Jesolo-Italy with Boban. Pours a very cloudy yellowish golden color, medium white cap. Nose is definitely American-hops oriented therefore quite adventurous for this style. Dry citric feel, juicy as well with a background of spices. The mouth stays round, again lemon zest and a frizzy carbonation. It talks pretty much to the USA!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 11:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cl bottle (5%) @ La Baguetteria Del Fico, BBE 12/2016. Aroma has ripe fruits and apricot. Also mild spicy tones. Flavour is yeasty with apricot and bun dough. Finishes with grapefruit and some harsh bitterness. Becomes quite citrusy at the middle of the glass. Messy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2015
at 05:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 750ml bottle on 23/2/2015. Pours a slightly cloudy light golden with a big bright white head. Has a light but sharp aroma of citrus and yeast. The flavour features bready malt, sweet and sour citrus (lemon, orange), honey and herbal flavours. The bitterness is a touch tart and dry, making it very refreshing overall. Has an almost creamy palate and average carbonation. There is a real subtlety to this that I wasn’t really expecting. It’s like a creamy pale ale crossed with a saison built to smash over a session. Quite pleasant indeed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2015
at 03:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle from Whole Foods Piccadilly. I concur with everything EdKing said in his review, except I didn’t get the funk or barley husk. It’s an excellent pale ale though. Yeast and orange citrus fruits on the aroma. Sherberty hops in a firmish pale malt palate. Good bitterness on the finish balanced by an orange sweetness. Taut, dry and austere. I mean I love it. It’s like the homebrew I wish I could brew. My kind of pale ale, yeast character, citrus fruits, and dry austerity. Wonderful. A definite rebuy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 15:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Barton Arms; clear golden amber pour with big creamy white head, citrus aroma, taste has light citrus some malts, some yeast action.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2014
at 07:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours cloudy yellow, nose is sugary sweet toffee, taste is sweet, dry, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2014
at 12:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... light hazy yellow ... big white head ... soft dry floral ...light salty nose ... juicy fruits ... big salty orange peel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2014
at 12:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Open Baladin, Rome. Pours slightly hazy light golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, little yeast, sweet fruity hops, peach, melon. Flavor is malt, yeast, little spice, peach, light citrus. Thin to medium body, soft carbonation, light dry and slightly bitter finish. 060414
Tried
on 12 Apr 2014
at 00:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
6th January 2014
Euston Tap. Keg. 5.0% abv. Lightly hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Light floralness and mild tangy citrus. Mild pine. Crispy minerally finish. Not much yeast here, which I don’t have a problem with that. It’s also pretty drinkable. But why so damn expensive?
Euston Tap. Keg. 5.0% abv. Lightly hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Light floralness and mild tangy citrus. Mild pine. Crispy minerally finish. Not much yeast here, which I don’t have a problem with that. It’s also pretty drinkable. But why so damn expensive?
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2014
at 04:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[11/13] 750ml bottle. Almost clear gold with a white head. Floral aroma with oranges, apricots and tropical fruit. Honeyed grainy sweetness, tartish oranges, light tropical and stone fruit. Dry finish with moderate bitterness, some spices and an unusual, vaguely licorice-like herbal note. More refined than rustic, but engaging. [3.5]Some small bottles. A bit hazier, otherwise much the same. Floral aroma, slightly honeyed. Moderately bitter but quite dry at the end. Solid, could go up .1 or .2.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2013
at 05:23