Tartaruga Fine Brewing

Client Brewer in Soignies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2015

Description
Each summer Patrizio was driving to Italy to visit his family with his trunk packed with Belgian beers. During long evenings people were gathering on the terrace to taste the famous "birra belga". As a pastime Patrizio made small turtles with the hood wires of the bottles and gave them to the children. Every evening, the kids were asking him: "please make me a turtle (tartaruga in Italian)". Remembering these joyful moments, the name Tartaruga came as a natural choice when brewing its first beer in 2013. Since then Patrizio has been brewing its beers in collaboration with NovaBirra. In January 2015, Tartaruga Fine Brewing was born! And for the sake of keeping a higher level of quality Patrizio has chosen the De Ranke brewery in Dottignies to go and brew himself all its beers.

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy pale golden colour, tall frothy white to off-white head, good retention, fair lacing. Aroma pale malt, lemon, grapefruit, pine. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grapefruit, pine resin, herbal notes. Bittersweet aftertaste, orange pith, pine resin, herbal notes. Medium body, oily texture, well-made IPA, good.

Tried on 20 Jan 2019 at 11:00


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy medium amber colour, mid-sized frothy white head, half-way lasting, good lacing. Aroma pale malt, lemon, peach, grass, pine. Mild taste, medium sweet and bitter, malty, grapefruit, light yeast, spicy notes. Mild fruity sweetbitter aftertaste, orange peel, bit resinous, light body, watery to oily texture, average carbonation, very nice.

Tried on 12 Dec 2018 at 11:00


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

0.33l bottle. Slightly hazy amber body with a yolk head. Aroma and taste of grapefruit, pine, toast and rye bread. Balanced between malty and bitter. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2018 at 21:50


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cloudy deep golden colour, good frothy off-white head, dissipates slowly to a uneven thin layer, light lacing. Aroma pale malt, orange, lime, grass. Mild taste, medium sweet and light bitter, malty, grapefruit, orange peel. Mild sweetbitter aftertaste, orange pith, piney notes, more bitter towards the end, light spicy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, tasty and well-made blonde, good.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2018 at 11:00


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Appearance: Golden, slightly hazy. Big amount of creamy, off-white head. Aroma: Light fruit, some hops. Taste: Light fruits, good hops, slight pine. Nice, but low bitterness. Bought: MrBeer.ch, 330 ml, CHF 3.20 Info: 9/11-2018, BB: 19/10-2019

Tried on 16 Nov 2018 at 16:19


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Dranken Geers, Gent. Pours Nearly Black with a small creamy lasting beige head. Good roast, Dark fruit and coffee. Very Smooth and Dry. Touch of Dark dried fruit and ashes. Very Well executed and Tasty.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2018 at 14:38


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Dranken Geers, Gent. Pours Hazy deep Golden with a large creamy head. Bottled 7 months ago But thankfully still Some punch. Hops is fading for sure. But grains, Grass, yeast, cement, flowers and herbs are still in effect. Good Dry bitter finish. Would be a Perfect hoppy tripel a la Jambe De Bois When fresh.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2018 at 13:49


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

F: huge, white, long lasting. C: gold, hazy with yeasty veils against the light. A: floral, passion fruits, orange, bit pineapple, grassy, tangerine, bit strawberries. T: light malty backbone, orange, tangerine, redcurrants, bit passion fruits, lemon peels, decent but long lasting bitterness, clean and balanced taste, bit yeasty, medium body and bit higher but not disturbing carbonation, very nice, fully enjoyed, 33cl bottle from Cora Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2018 at 18:25


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

13/10/2018 - tasting glass shared with rubin77 and some friends @ Bless Bierhappening, Zottegem. Orange with big white head. Nose is malts and lots of tropical fruits. Very promising. Taste is only thin fruity, yeasty, Taste is dissapointing after the very nice nose.

Tried on 18 Oct 2018 at 10:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

F: big, bit tan, good retention. C: brown, hazy. A: malty, orange, tangerine, mellow tropical fruits, pineapple, bit passion fruits, rose champagne. T: light malty backbone, orange, tropical fruits, bit earthy, mango, grapefruits, nice long lasting bitterness, bit spicy, floral, medium body and higher carbonation, nice balanced modern version with hoppy accent of the style, 33cl bottle from Cora Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2018 at 19:21