Birrificio Menaresta

Microbrewery in Carate Brianza (MI), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹
Associated Venue: Birrificio Menaresta

Established in 2007

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Piazza Risorgimento 1, Carate Brianza (MI), 20841, Italy
Description
Il Birrificio prende il nome dalla sorgente del Lambro, il nostro amato e tanto bistrattato fiume, simbolo, nel bene e nel male, di questo territorio (una sorgente particolare, purissima, che un po’ mena… un po’ resta… viva, come la nostra birra!).
Il logo riproduce la sperada, tipica acconciatura femminile in uso in Brianza fino all’inizio del ‘900, ornamento che le spose indossavano il giorno del matrimonio e che univa trasversalmente la gente di ogni estrazione sociale. Come solo può fare la birra!

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours fairly hazy, dark blonde, with very fine white foam. Aroma is delicate of candy, malty, fruity. Body is marginally above average, with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium sweet, with a decent underlying bitterness. Final is average.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2020 at 16:32

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up in Italy five years ago, give or take. Pours thick black-brown with a creamy, beige head. Rich peat character, some secondary bittersweet chocolate, roast, moss, earth, nips of alcohol and raisins, old wood. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation and velvety texture. Warming finish, lightly sticky, lots of peat, smoky notes, more dark chocolate, some fudge. Dominant peat, so if you like that, and I do, you would like this.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Apr 2020 at 20:58

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at an off licence in Lucca, Italy as I recall, about five years ago. Pours black-brown with very little head. It's a nice old-school impy stout, moderately sweet, with a lot of ashy roast, scorched earth, bitter dark chocolate. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more bitter ashy roast, baking cocoa, a few raisins, burnt caramel. Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2020 at 21:14

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
bottiglia 37,5 cl, schiuma beige scarsa ed evanescente, color ambrato velato, al naso subito funky e legno dato dal barrique poi vino passito vino Porto. in bocca frutta matura lieve aceto vino rosso note legnose tannini, carbonazione piatta, corpo rotondo, acida, i quasi 10% ABV sono perfettamente bilanciati, amaro moderato. Molto particolare, impegnativa, complessa. Deve piacere….. Ottima. c. Beer-shop.it 29.02.20
Tried on 29 Feb 2020 at 19:22

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Lambiczoon, Milano. Deep red, short lasting small white head. Nice cherries, some funk, tart, medium sourness. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft at Lambiczoon on 24 Feb 2020 at 19:15

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours partially hazy amber, with very fine white foam. Aroma is delicate of caramel. Body is average, with limited carbonation. Taste is medium sweet, with a little bitterness keeping it balanced. Final is average.
Tried from Cask on 23 Feb 2020 at 17:39

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
bottle bb 12/22 ramata leggera velatura quasi piatta acetica legno un filo vernice nota ferrosa agrodolce in bocca abbastanza secca
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2020 at 11:33

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Keg at GBBF ‘19, day three, 08/08/19. Very lightly hazed golden yellow with a decent off white cap. Nose is floral, grass, lemon drizzle, grains, light spice. Taste comprises citric zest, elderflower notes, light white peppery spice, grass, grains, lemon rind, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Tried on 09 Jan 2020 at 14:19

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
on tap chiara velata buona schiuma erbaceo cereale note abbastanza amare e secca lieve citrica
Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2019 at 00:10

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours black with fine cream colored foam. Aroma is coffee, a little licorice. Body is average, with light carbonation. Taste is mildly bitter/roasty. Final is fairly bitter.
Tried from Draft on 17 Oct 2019 at 17:00