Sant'Ambroeus
Birrificio Lambrate in Milan/Milano (MI), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.45
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One of our brewery's historic beers, an icon especially among regulars at our pubs in the Lambrate area. It is characterised by a delicate Pilsner malt base and by light American hopping with Summit and Citra. "Santa" is a golden ale that is fairly high in alcohol but remains very drinkable.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
7th June 2011
Very hazy amber beer, little suddy white head. Dry and crisp palate. Very dry! Sweet caramel malt does battle with a sour tangyness. A trace of fruit before a very dry finish. A curious sweet and sour beer but the palate is way too dry!
19th December 2012
Hazy amber beer, good size white head. Palate is softish but with prickly carbonation. Sweet fruits - a little tangerine, tinned peach. Trace of raw grain in the creamy malt. Semi dry finish. Not bad, somewhat gassy and sweet so could not drink loads.
Very hazy amber beer, little suddy white head. Dry and crisp palate. Very dry! Sweet caramel malt does battle with a sour tangyness. A trace of fruit before a very dry finish. A curious sweet and sour beer but the palate is way too dry!
19th December 2012
Hazy amber beer, good size white head. Palate is softish but with prickly carbonation. Sweet fruits - a little tangerine, tinned peach. Trace of raw grain in the creamy malt. Semi dry finish. Not bad, somewhat gassy and sweet so could not drink loads.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2013
at 09:15
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
75cl bottle @ Joes, courtesy of Joes. Lightly hazy golden color, small white head. Smell malts, some sourness, slightly musty. Taste malts, some sourness, a little musty or cellar. Sour finish. Low to medium body, low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2012
at 09:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Slightly hazy golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is yeast, fruits, mild alcohol along with mild sourness as well. Flavour is sour wood, fruits, mild alcohol as well as some sweet malts. Quite one-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2011
at 01:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma of exotic fruit and citrus. Sweet fruity flavour with a nice hoppy finish. Well balanced
Tried
on 27 Nov 2010
at 12:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden yellow ... lagery grassy nose ... light tart lemon ... light yeast .. lagery finish ... blah ... dull .. and ligth sour...
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2010
at 12:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Papsø-Grand-Tasting, September 2010. Pours hazy yellow with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nose is grain, yeast and caramel. A bit of tartness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2010
at 04:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
clear yellow, smooth head. faint aroma of dusty citrussy yellow fruits flavor is citrussy, flowery, faint herbal, sourness. nice.
Tried
on 25 Sep 2010
at 14:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma had yeasy, lacto and malty hints. Flavor had yeast, lacto and malty hints. Finished dry and sourish.
Tried
on 11 Sep 2010
at 01:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild spiced, yeasty and dry toasted malt. Orange to citrusy/lime hops fruity. Bitter and citric. Light yeasty note. Ends bitter and distinct citric.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2010
at 10:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma has notes of spices, ginger, malt, and cardemomme. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, citrus, grapefruit, phenols, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2010
at 09:57