yngwie (24278) reviewed Oppale from 32 Via dei Birrai 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, kindly shared by larsga. It pours a golden-orange, hazy body, topped by a big, white head. The aroma has a nice, dominant pale-maltyness, as well as a fruityness and some spicyness. The flavor is sure of the Belgian Ale-style, balancing malty sweetness and fruityness, and adding a spicy and yeasty touch. Full-bodied, and a long, spiced, pale-malty finish. Sure drinkable and enjoyable. (080216)
daniele (14510) reviewed Curmi from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
color giallo carico scvhiuma media non molto persistente poco aderente non molto fine leggermente acidula bilanciata non molto speziata piuttosto floreale
daniele (14510) reviewed Oppale from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
ambrato chiaro buona schiuma non molto persistente sentori agrumati chinitto luppolo spezie pepe note di frutta matura zucchero di canna tendente all’amaro una nota di astringenza poco corpo
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Atra from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Good yellow-brown head; coca-cola coloured beer. Oxydized, portwine-like nose, vinous, dark raisins, pearester. Roastedd, but mainly sweet beer; very, very ’t Anker-like; maybe just a tad more bitterness (but not distinctive), in the finish. Very velvety, alcoholic/warming MF. This is some kind of Gouden Carolus clone to me. But not better.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Curmi from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2008-05-30, blind tasting at Yespr’s, 6-3-6-2-12=29
Cloudy blond color. The yeast produced some flowery and apple aroma. It has a slim body, with some malt and a flowery touch. In the end, maybe a bit of diacetyl. Not exciting.
2007-07-17, 6-3-6-3-13=30
Cloudy light brown color. Light aroma, fresh and spicy; same for the flavor; refreshing but not special.
daniele (14510) reviewed Audace from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
ambrata schiuma non eccezzionale netto aroma di pesca in poca piacevolmente fruttata ed amara molto attenuta
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Curmi from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
A clowdy orange colour, light citric fruit aroma, sharp crisp bubblegum wheat,
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Oppale from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
2009-05-10, 8-4-7-4-15=38
Golden color, small head. Very nice malt and cereals aroma, deep, sweetish medium body, with good malt flavor and very strong biterness, light residual sweetness that balances well. Very good.
2008-12-24, batch 20, about 2 years old, 7-4-7-4-14=36
Hazy deep blond color; big frothy head. Nice Belgian aroma. It has a strong, dry malt flavor, spicy (coriander), with strong bitterness, light bitter oranges and pine needles, some Belgian yeast character too. Probably with the age it loses the freshness (it’s the same batch as my first tasting) and the bitterness is more evident.
2008-05-30, blind tasting at Yespr’s, 6-3-4-2-9=24
Cloudy deep blond color; big head. It has some hoppy aroma. It has a dryish mouthfeel, with some malt and strong bitterness, reminding me too much the Pilsners brewed with kits (malt extracts and possibly powedered hop); and there is too much yeast; the final therefore, between yeast and bitterness, is unpleasant.
2007-03-23, bottle at Salone Della Birra Artigianale e di Qualità, Milan, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Not an IPA, but a Belgian Ale, with hops from Poperinge
Cloudy golden color; creamy head. Delicate aroma, fruity, pears, orange, flowers. Even if the alcohol rate is low, it has a good malt flavor, lasting, with an interesting hopping, and still some sweetness till the end. Excellent!
My favorite beer at the Beerfest and the biggest surprise; brewed with the perfect Belgian art, a masterpiece from the West Flanders. And it’s a real pleasure talking to the brewmaster!
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Admiral from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
2008-05-30, blind tasting at Yespr’s, 7-3-6-3-13=32
Muddy amber color, creamy head. The aroma is quite perfumy, with honey and caramel and nuts; the caramel flavor is quite dry; it has a good body strength; what the yeast made good for the aroma, didn’t work for the flavor, a bit too harsh. Quite strong bitterness and high alcohol perception.
2007-03-23, bottle at Salone Della Birra Artigianale e di Qualità, Milan, 7-5-6-3-14=35
Abbey Dubbel
Beautiful red-amber color; thick head. Aroma of sugars, herbal hops, chocolate. Medium body, caramel with enough roasted malt and medium malt acidity and chocolate.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Atra from 32 Via dei Birrai 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
2008-05-30, blind tasting at Yespr’s, 6-3-6-2-13=30
Cloudy chestnut color. It would be a simple Belgian Dubbel, with the caramel flavor but a bit on the dry side and without the yeast special touch. There is a touch of honey. Low bitterness. This is becoming quite common in the Italian panorama.
2007-03-23, bottle at Salone Della Birra Artigianale e di Qualità, Milan, 7-4-8-3-15=37
Brown color; creamy head. Alcoholic nose, caramel, nuts, fruit kernels. Good body structure, good malt and roasted malt crescendo. Low bitterness; traces of liquorice.