Il Birrificio di Como (Malthus) Birolla

Birolla

 

Il Birrificio di Como (Malthus) in Como (CO), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey Regular
Score
6.68
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 15
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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Rich, malty nose, nutty, much like a doppelbock, with honey, chestnut, miso. Pretty deep brown with lace. Fruity, nutty flavor, honey, not too sweet at all, with a dry finish. Well done stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2013 at 00:40

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
19th March 2012
Dark brown beer - opaque with a small off white head. Smooth semi dry palate. Smooth nutty malt with a trace of chocolate powder. A little fruit underneath. Semi dry finish. Quite well joined up, not bad.
Tried on 17 Feb 2013 at 04:01

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draught at the brewpub
Chestnut meal and honey Dark brown color, murky, with generous compact head. Delicate aroma of malt, smoke, hops, wood. Too much carbonation; at least the mouthfeel is smooth; dry feeling of caramel, cocoa, light smoke; the final is lightly astringent, with very light minty impression, and rather strong bitterness. Well brewed technically, not impressive recipe though.
Tried on 17 Nov 2012 at 18:28

6.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared with the Richmond guys at Churchkey. Muddy brown color, small tan head. Aroma of honey and graham crackers. Taste starts sweet, honey and malto meal. No detectable hops. Not bad as chestnut beers go.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2012 at 05:24

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours dark amber brown with a 3 finger creamy/bubbly beige head. Aromas of nut and honey. Med body. It’s lightly sweet, and it has that chestnut flavor with some mildly spicey honey behind it. Honey flavor, tho not sugar particularly, comes forth in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2011 at 18:25

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled. A deep red beer with an off-white head. The aroma has light notes of plastic, fruits, and berries. The flavor is sweet with notes of burnt plastic and berries.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2011 at 00:32

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample at Buckeye Beer Engine. This brew is a cloudy brownish-amber color with a thin light beige head that diminishes to an outer ring rather quickly. Stringy lacing. Aroma of smoked honey ham and nuts. Medium body with smoked meat character and flavors of roasted nuts and sweet malt. The finish is smoky with a roasted chestnut aftertaste. Not really a bad beer I just couldn’t get into it.
Tried on 10 Jun 2010 at 11:54

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Dark brown pour. Aroma and taste is chestnuts and spice. Dry finish. Rated 8/24/08
Tried on 04 May 2010 at 19:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50cl.Light unclear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, smoke - rubber. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090813]
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2009 at 06:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of a little smoke and burned caramel. Medium body, sweet burned caramel and distinct smoke accents. Subdued bitterness. 130809
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2009 at 05:56