Christmas Beer
Menabrea in Biella (BI), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Pale Ale - Classic English Regular|
Score
5.59
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Special Beer from a long tradition. A level of alcohol which is not too high, characterised by a distinct aroma obtained through the use of the very best malts.
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4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
December 2013: 660 ml bottle, fom the Norwegian importer. ABV is 5.2%. Copper colour, moderate off-white head. Malty and dusty aroma, but mostly of unfermented wort, hints of stale jam. The flavour is also malty and dusty, distinct fruity notes too. Low bitterness. Nothing particularly "Christmassy" about it. Not undrinkable, but not a beer I’d spend money on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2025
at 23:32
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled 330ml. -from Eataly Trieste, shared with hrabren. Brown coloured, medium sized pale beige head, caramel and dark bread in the nose. Toasted malt, caramel, dark bread and touch of cardboard with rather dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2023
at 21:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from Eataly, Trieste, shared with Ogi. Dark amber to ochre, small beige head. Malty aroma, caramel, brown bread, some brown sugar. Slightly nutty. Sweet, nutty, toasty. Spicy element. Finishes dry and toasty. Chewy. Soft to moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2023
at 19:37
7/10
A super crisp xmas list beer, super dry. Light clean good. Not special, hardly a xmas beer. Milan. La tutti birra
Tried
on 24 Oct 2020
at 22:28
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle. Pours clear amber. Aroma is cat food, cardboard, wet stuff. Body is medium, low flavours, cardboard and cat food. Okay texture, but that's about it
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2019
at 17:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Il gusto al naso si indirizza sul fruttato. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e la persistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma abbondante e persistente ha una buona tenuta. Le bollicine sono medie. La consistenza del liquido è limpida. Il perlage è costituito da bollicine fini. La carbonazione è abbondante, persistente ed insistita. Il colore è ambrato. Il corpo è medio. Il dolce è pesante. L'amaro è medio. L'intensità gustativa è normale e la persistenza gustativa è sufficiente. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali sono di facile beva. Il finale è dissetante e semplice. Il retrogusto è di media intensità. L'aroma in bocca riporta sentori di caramello, cereali, frutta secca e fiori.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2017
at 11:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours copper, with abundant whitish head. Aroma is malty. Body is light, with some carbonations tickling the tongue. Taste is balanced between sweet and bitter, with more final bitterness. Decent beer. No relationships with typical Christmas beers.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2016
at 16:21
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle from CIBI E Vini, Copenhagen - amber pour with white head. Sweet toasty malty aroma and taste, some caramel, some faint spices, watery consistency, not bad but pretty bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 08:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
5.2% a big 600 ml bottle for a few euros at Eataly. It pours a clear mahogany with a thick foamy beige head. The nose is biscuity malts, the taste is boring but good: nutty caramel biscotti grainy but overall pretty good it just doesn't really say Christmas more hello I am a nice macro brown ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2014
at 03:37
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Mother, Copenhagen. Poured a clear Medium amber with a frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malty, light red berry fruit. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a light yeast light sweet malt fruit mineral palate. Moderate to light bodied with soft carbonation. A little light and lacks defining flavours.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Dec 2014
at 18:19