Birra del Borgo Caos

Caos

 

Birra del Borgo in Borgorose (RI), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹

  Fruit Beer - Grape Ale Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 10.9% IBU: 16 Ticks: 60
We started brewing Caos in 2012. During the years we changed the way to make it getting closer to its “sister” L’Equilibrista. We now use 40% of Malvasia wine must (courtesy of Tenuta di Bibbiano, Siena, Tuscany) and 60% of wort (always our beloved Duchessa) and after the bottling we start a year long “Metodo Classico” process in all its steps. 36 The name “Malvasia” characterizes many vines, mostly whites, scattered all around Italy. All these vines share, with varying intensity, clean apricot and yellow fruit nuances, delicate musk fragrance and a very high sugar residue. These characteristics make the Malvasia vines particularly suitable for production of sparkling wines and “Passito”. This is why we choose this grape for our Caos, a great combination of fruity and oral aromas with the refreshing acidity typical of the white grapes. The vinous pro le is prominent but the complexity of taste and aromas are wonderfully supported by the elegant perlage and the smoothness of Duchessa. The result is explosive: an impressive freshness and a unique taste. Following the grape harvest, year after year we nd new, intriguing nuances, just like the wine tradition.
 

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
4oz pour at Pizzeria Paradiso - Dupont. Poured a light amber color with a small, fizzy white head. Light crisp apple, champagne notes, light white wine. Flavor was similar, lots of white wine must notes. Finish had some tartness.
Tried on 19 Jan 2015 at 02:13

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light grape and light yeast aroma with light brett. Grape and yeast flavor with light spice and light brett. Medium bodied. Grape and light brett lingers with spice and light yeast.
Tried from Draft on 31 Dec 2014 at 15:47

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Ginger Man. Pale gold, clear, but of orange, flat. Soft white grape aroma, a bit of acid, some citrus. Sweet, bready falvor, grapes, biscuit, just a bit funky. Weird but fun. Would be better is a bit more tart.
Tried from Draft on 14 Sep 2014 at 18:52

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
4 oz draft pour at ChurchKey. Hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of apples, white grapes, wine. Tastes of berries, grapes, wine, apples, light tart fruit, kind of cider-ish. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2014 at 18:18

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Very nice note of honey in these. White wine definitely makes a presence. Finishes lightly sweet. Pours very pale golden with good head and lacing. Thanks to MrChopin for a taste of this. Tap at Churchkey sour event.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2014 at 13:33

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
15th February 2014
Scopey 5K Tasting in deepest Croydonia. Thanks to Theydon of Bois. Hazy gold beer, few white bubbles for a head. Palate is light and dry. Light winey grapes, tangy and dry. Light sweetness underneath. Whisper of aniseed. Light dry finish. Not bad.
Tried on 19 Feb 2014 at 01:24

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle split at Scopey’s 5K Extravaganza of Oompah Band meets doorbell music, acquired from Johnny’s II, Roma - 15/02/14. Hazed orange/light amber with a thin off white covering. Nose is apple juice, light must, straw, mild citrics, not a hughe deal going off. Taste comprises light caramel, bitter orange, mellow fruit notes, wine barrel effect, stewed berry fruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi dank close. Ok but not much depth and not that sour ! Wouldn’t revisit this one.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2014 at 00:37

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Scopey 5K tasting - big thanks to C-Money for this one. Pours hazy gold with a light, white foam head. Tangy tangerine on the nose with dried white grapes and white bread. Medium sweet flavor with dried berries, orange citrus, pale bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with mellow rindy bitterness, white bread, doughy pale malts. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2014 at 14:31

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at my 5K tasting, thanks to Colin. It pours cloudy golden-amber with small white head. The nose is hay, wood, spice, floral, light must, kitty litter and grain. The taste is doughy,earthy, hay, light spice, vinous, tannin, good deal of sweetness, wood and gooseberry with a dry finish. Only mild tartness in the background. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not a whole lot going on. OK, but a bit too sweet for me perhaps.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2014 at 05:32

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden -orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sourness, yeast, berries, apple. Flavour is sourness, yeast, berries, apple, spices, citrus. Medium body. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2014 at 08:35