1/VI/25 - on tap @ Artisan (Rome, IT), BB: n/a (2025-504)

Clear orange to gold blond beer, creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, sweet ripe tropical fruits, some caramel malts, grains, cow fodder, a bit oxidized, smoky touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some alcohol, bitter, a hint of grapefruit, a little watery, spicy touch. Aftertaste: some grapefruit, hoppy, grassy, very dry and bitter finish, some tropical fruits but not very much, alcohol, resinous bitterness in the finish. All the beers at Artisan so far (3) are very disappointing, and I get the feeling it’s because they’re all not very fresh anymore. That’s not why I go out of my way trying to find interesting craft beer pubs.

On tap at birrai eretici Bologna. A clear double IPA with small head. Aroma is hoppy, earthy and very grassy. Medium to full body. Flavour is malty, quite sweet, rich. Earthy and grassy hops, good balance, very drinkable for the abv. Medium bitterness. Between a west coast and more modern double IPA.