Utseende: Gulbrun.
Lukt: Citrus, malt.
Smak: Citrus, malt, svak røyk, svak fruktig, noe tyggis aktit.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum.
Medium: Rating:8-6-4-4-4=5, Can@330ml, ABV@6%, Når@2025.09.26.
Hvor: Kjøpt@VP Klepp, Nydt@hjemme.
Navn: Pop
Stil: PALE ALE - AMERICAN STYLE / APA
Bryggeri: Birrificio Baladin (Società Semplice Agricola)

a: murky brown body | no head at all
a: tart berries | oak dryness | funky yeasts
f: cherries | soft prunes | light yeast breadiness
t: rustic malts | brown sugars | pitted fruits at finish
o: tart-ish | very rounded edges (aged well - TOO well!) | mellow throughout

25 cL bottle | Eataly: New York (downtown), New York | 13-August-2018 | US$7,80 | Reserva 2011 Sour Vintage (sticker on bottle) | sampled: 09-September-2025 (just after SEVEN years after purchase, fourteen years after brewing/bottling after I had ZERO kids [now three])

APA à l'italienne, by one of Italy's great pioneers in artisanal brewing, having done so for three decades now; from bottle at Pane & Vino, an Italian restaurant in the Nederkouter in Ghent. Salute Jacqueline! Snow white, moussey, medium thick, stable, bit creamy head on a warm orangey golden robe with near-amberish tinge, misty with sediment. Aroma of lemon bread, orange peel, dried lemon thyme, biscuit, vague cheese rind, white pepper, green melon, Cape gooseberry. Crisp, sweetish onset, rounded and focused, clean with the orange, Cape gooseberry and green melon returning, medium in carbonation with slick, oily mouthfeel gliding down dangerously easily. While doing so, it leaves a trace of biscuity malts with a smooth cracker-ish edge, followed by citrusy, mildly peppery and floral hops, providing a bright orange peel- and lemon zest-like aroma and gentle yet confident, adequate bitterness. Supple, bright, colourful APA, very much to the point of what this style is all about - Baladin proving its keen sense of flavour and technique again, but also its deep connection with the earlier days of U.S. style craft brewing. Enjoyed it very much.

[33cl can from Beer52.] A straw coloured pour with a slight haze and a tight white head; estery aroma with some banana and cloves; full fruity grain taste with some yeast, reminding me of a Belgian Blonde Ale; followed by a rounded bitterness and a dry finish with a hit of alcohol in the throat. An interesting beer.

Kind of a nasty murky brown color. Malty, a little piney, some bitter and fruity notes, and a little boozy.

Bottle brought to "Johnny's got a new place" beer celebration. Beautiful deep dark mahogany red color, small beige head. Aroma and flavor are malts, raisins strongly, molasses, soy sauce a bit, sherry notes. Heavy. Flat, no carbonation. Typical for this beer.

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