Extra Brune
Maltus Faber in Genova (GE), Liguria, Italy 🇮🇹
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.39
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy lightbrown excellent fullly lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy and light yeasty aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Maltus Faber
on 17 May 2026
at 14:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottiglia. All'olfatto si esprimono sentori di sottobosco. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il mantello birroso superiore resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il colore è dichiaratamente marrone. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è nella norma. La forza gustativa è elevata e la persistenza è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di birra beverina. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, frutta secca, resina, agrumi, frutta passita, vino Porto, burro, pepe nero, caramello, chiodi di garofano e uva passa.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2025
at 07:45
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8
Rich, fruity, sweet, malty, bit of caramel, good stuff
Tried
on 16 Oct 2019
at 05:22
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 33cl. Very dark red-brown colour, like a heavy red wine. Very little head which vanishes immediately. Carbonation is very minimal. Overall appearance is very much like heavy red wine. Aroma is reminiscent of a very sweet imperial stout: extremely sweet and caramelly, complex and with a heavy body, lots of dark malts, albeit not as roasty as an impy (roastiness is there but not pronounced). Some smoke. Maybe some hints of raisins and a bit boozy. Mouthfeel is thick and heavy, smokey-sweet and very reminiscent of an imperial stout. Very smooth though. Taste is very heavy and complex, very sweet with distinct candi sugar and caramel notes. I definitely get some smoke but the dark malts rule supreme. Finishes very smooth but still boozy and very sweet. Excellent beer from maltus Faber, unlike most Belgian Strongs, this one seems a mixture between that style and an imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2016
at 17:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks Max & Stas. Dark brown. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, a roasty note, a bit of chocolate, oxidation, cardboard, alcohol. Very sweet flavor, with caramel, lots of dark dried fruits, demerara sugar, a bit of oxidation and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. Too sweet, but decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2016
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks Hirigalzkar. Nice brew with a taste of licorice, black currant and milk chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2015
at 15:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Notes of wood, milk chocolate and vanilla in aroma. Very sweet and malty, like a mix of a barley wine and a stout. Notes of raisins and milk chocolate. Sugary texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2015
at 15:06
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Artisanal ale from Genua, seemingly inspired by Belgian Scotch ales but also tending towards imperial stout. Very thin, quickly dissolving and eventually all but disappearing, beige head, colour a very dark brown, bordering on black. Complex aroma of raisins, coffee, sweet paprika, dark chocolate, dried plums, pear syrup, dry sherry, peat. Dried and candied fruits in the mouth, vinous and oily, very agreeable mouthfeel, sherry-like accents but the coffee and chocolate qualities coming from deep, dark and roasted malts are dominant. Some subjective woodiness in the finish, long and bitter due to the roastedness, but also surprisingly thin in view of its impressive strength. Complex and refined nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Aug 2014
at 13:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Appearance: Dark brown, very little head, oily. Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, vinous. Prunes. Taste: Vinous, dark malt, dark fruit, slight alcohol. Rich - very nice. Info: 330ml bottle, 31/10-2013, BB: 31/1-2016
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2013
at 13:50
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Muffig malziger Beginn mit geringer Säure. Unrund, trocken, minzig, fehlerhaft holzig. 8/7/7/6/10/6
Tried
on 26 Sep 2012
at 11:39