Mala Gissona
Microbrewery
in
Oiartzun,
Basque Country,
Spain 🇪🇸
Associated Venue: Mala Gissona Beer House
Established in 2015
Contact
Description
Mala Gissona was founded in Oiartzun in 2015 by Iban Zabala and Manu Murillo. Its name comes from the old Icelandic-Basque pidgin expression ''For ju Mala Gissuna'', meaning you´re a bad man, used in the 15th century by whale hunters. They have a taproom in San Sebastián, the Mala Gissona Beer House.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of spices, yeast, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of spices, yeast, straw, and malt, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2023
at 15:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33 cl. Pours a clear, burgundy brown with a light brown head. Spicy, malty nose with overripe and dried dark fruits. Rich, malty body, licorice and dark, dried fruits. Complex esters but no real yeastiness. So rich and filling with very little bitterness. Severely underrated, this is a wonderful beer. 050123
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 16:51
7/10
Botella @Antipodas, Sevilla. 04/01/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores florales, citricos, levadura.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2023
at 14:36
7/10
On tap @Xago Surf Co. 27/08/2022. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas frutales, lupulada, sabor frutal, cuerpo medio.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Aug 2022
at 17:08
6/10
Lata @El Cabanón, Avilés. 24/08/2022. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca, aromas frutales tropical, aromas dulces, tropical, herbal cuerpo medio.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2022
at 16:42
6/10
Lata @Why not Surf Rock Cafe, Candás. 04/08/2022. Color amarillo opaco corona de espuma blanca, aromas frutales, lupulada, tropical, sabor tropical, frutal, cuerpo medio.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2022
at 08:59
5/10
Botella @El Cabanón, Avilés. 10/02/2022. Color amarillo corona de espuma, blanca aromas cereal, levadura, sabor cereal, cuerpo medio.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2022
at 08:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, huge thanks HP, shared with mcberko. Muddy dark brown body, off-white head. Big aroma, eucalyptus-like minty aroma, rye and milk caramel, well hidden alcohol, actually quite nice. Lean body, raisiny, some rye undertones, slightly encircled by minerally touches, tobacco and alcohol, a light burn to remind you it's there, some jammy raisins. Lightly bitterish finish. I don't find it to be that bad really. The warmth is a bit too much on a summer day, but even outside of it it might be a bit much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2022
at 16:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330mL bottle, pours a hazy bright ruby with a large beige head. Aroma brings out intense rye whiskey barrels, almost some cinnamon, dark dried fruits, and Belgian yeasty esters. Flavour is bitter, dry and gently estery -- there's lots of dried dark fruits, lots of sharp rye whiskey, and earthiness. Messy and harsh, but it's drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2022
at 16:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Cafe Odeon. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is semi sweet, wheat, juicy fruits, mellow dank. Bubble gum. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, juicy peach, mellow dank, tangerine bubble gum, harsh grassy bitterness in the finish. Palate is semi sweet, grassy, highish, carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2022
at 18:04