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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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Thanks! Sampled draft @ Italian Beer Week-end / Zwanze 2014 CML. Citrus golden, creamy white head. Spices, yeast, bread nose, citrus, light hops. Taste is white bread, lightly cheesy, fruity, spices, yeast, light hops, sweetish. Creamy body. Didn’t get any elderflowers. Decent but not very memorable.
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2014 at 02:26

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught Snowwhite dense head, leaving textbook rings; pale yellow beer with Grünstich. Spicy, dry grains, coriander, allspice, Szechuan pepper (and no doubt elderflower, but not recognized). Dry spicy, grainy (not malty), but very little in the finish - a bit like witbier without the classical spices, or very little. Light to medium bodied, light slickness, feels more carbonated than it looks. A bit... dull, I’m afraid.
Tried on 21 Sep 2014 at 01:08

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Groove Beer e Grill, Matera. Pours dark brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, licorice, soy, chocolate and light coffee. Flavor is light moderate sweet and bitter. Thin in the mouthfeel but to be expected given the low ABV. Light bodied with light carbonation. A very enjoyable low ABV stout.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2014 at 11:48

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Pours near black with a small brown head. Aroma of rich roast, dark chocolate, licorice, soy, coffee, caramel, a little dark fruit and leather. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with light carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried on 13 Sep 2014 at 02:40

7.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Domus Birrae, Rome. Pours cloudy amber brown with an off white head. Aroma of citrus, light grapefruit, big orange peel, light pine and grassy hops. Flavor is light sweet and heavy bitter. Medium bodied with fairly high carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2014 at 02:34

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Black medium head dark chocolate herbal light ethylic note good body medium bitterness good roastyness but not hard Nera schiuma media discreta persistenza buone tostature cioccolato amaro lieve nota erbacee resinosa un lieve nota etilica biscotto buon corpo amaro abbstanza contenuto secchezza media
Tried on 07 Sep 2014 at 17:12

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
13th August 2014
GBBF Day 2. Bottle. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and crisp. Minerals. Light dry malts. Lemon and a pinch of herb. Dry floral bitterness. Light crisp finish. Tasty but dry.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2014 at 02:18

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Sampled from bottle @ ChrisO after GBBF day 3. Slightly unclear lightly pale yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, lightly hops, lightly grassy, quite bitter. Hmm not really a big fan of this one. It’s decent though.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2014 at 04:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from bottle @ ChrisO after GBBF day 3. Clear slightly pale yellow color, decent sized fair lacing white head. Aroma is lightly malts, lightly yeasty, some herbs and spices. Taste lightly malts, again yeasty and herbs or spices, lightly bitter, a slight hint of citrus. Decent body and carbonation. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2014 at 04:01

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, herbal and pine to grapefruity. Smooth fruity and crisp hoppy. Smooth fruity. Bitter, dry and citrusy finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2014 at 14:53