Courtesy of Matteo; from La Tana del Luppolo, Bologna
batch 024-08, 14/08/08, thus bottled two months ago
There is a lot of yeast in the bottle, even when pouring carefully I get a glass of cloudy orange-amber beer with very little head, not much carbonation in the bottle. There is some hop aroma, but more English than Cascade; it’s also a bit metallic, blood-like. It has some malt flavor, reasonable bitterness, again English hops, quite grassy ones, no fruitness (hence no Cascade); also there is a bit too much yeast flavor and traces of cooked vegetables; as usual the brewing process from this brewery is not perfect. Ordinary final. Drinkable, but not much professional.

Bottle 50cl.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, coffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20081004]

Bottle 500ml.Dark brown color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, berry, dark berry, black currant. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is soft. (080808)

Bottle 50cl.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, expresso, roasted. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and heavy bitter with a long to average duration. Bitternes is malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050808)

50 cL bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Poyrs dark brown with a fully gone head. Roasted malty and smooth chocolate malty aroma. Smooth roasted malty flavour with a nice bitterness and acidity. Lingering dry chocolate malt too. Smooth finish with a mild vanilla and chocolate smoothness. Nice and well balanced.

ambrata schiuma media piuttosto persistente note luppolate fruttate leggero malto in bocca malto non troppo evidente frutato e poi luppolo che nel finale diventa un po ama

scura purtroppo la mia bottiglia non ha fatto molta schiuma forse era leggermente difettata in po gasata ma gli aromi tostati si sentono tutti molto beverina piuttosto secca manca forse un po di corpo e un po d intensità ma l’ho assaggiata dopo la boot hill

scura buona schiuma persistente il naso non è molto intenso ma piacevole note maltate tostato caffe cioccolato.in bocca malti tostati abbastanza secca l’amaro fatica un po a sentirsi ma poi arriva persistente poco frizzante puttosto facile da bere

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of KnutAlbert. Pours a cloudy, opaque dark brown with a rough, light brown head. Sweetish aroma of hard roasted malt, vanilla and fruit. Medium body, sweetish hard roasted malt and a whiff of salt licorice. Light malt bitterness in the finish. A decent if also somewhat unclean Porter. 021108

scura schiuma media buona persisteza non molto aromatica malto tosto in bocca tostautea un leggerao fruttato fruttata rossa corpo leggero becerina poco amara