Sloefmans (15519) reviewed 2 di Picche from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught Good cream-tan head over very deep-brown, ruby-shot, nearly black beer. Strong USA hops’ nose, piney, resiny, citruszeste on faintly roasted grains. Good balance between the roastiness of the malts and the aromatic bitterness of the hops. Blending, not clashing. Medium bodied at least, slick. Long roasted/burnt aftertaste. Interesting - but if I understand the Italian notion about the name, I’m glad I didn’t learn more.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught Huge and very white head with textbook lace; hazy yellow-orangeish beer with a faint green sheen. USA hops, hopoils, citrus, green or unripe, but very aromatic fruit. Bitter, very hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, grapefruit peel. Retronasal a hint at fruity sweetness. Medium bodied, quite slick, even a bit oily. Very good - indeed superb for a summer ale.
Sebletitje (15913) reviewed 2 di Picche from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Draft @ Moeder Lambic Italian Beerfest ’13. Facilement ma préférée du festival. Brune foncée, col léger moka. Arôme de malts grillés avec des belles effluves houblonnées qui rappellent le citronné frais - possible Sorachi Ace. Balance est agréable et efficace. Palais tout aussi convaincant, malt grillé, caramel suivi de belles notes houblonnées laissant filtrer une amertume modérée. Le tout conserve une fine touche de café-grillé avec ici, et contrairement à la Green Petrol, un houblonnage qui est plus en balance et arrive à placer le juste milieu entre amertume et profil malté.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft @ Moeder Lambic Italian Beerfest ’13. Tks 77ships. Dorée col épais blanc. Arôme est fruité, notes tropicales, fruits renfermés - agrumes; citron vert et note de levure. Palais est citronné très frais avec un beau bouquet e mangue, herbacé rappelant le foin. Malt pâle, pils et cara avec encore au fini ce côté fourrage. Légère et solide, facile à boire.
77ships (14509) reviewed 2 di Picche from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Sampled draft @ CML Italian Beer Festival 2013. Thx! to Sebletitje. Best beer there for me personally. Pours a blackish dark brown with a beige head. Nose is mainly dark malts, brown sugar, light dark fruits, light roast, sweet chocolate covering a bit some light hops in the back, hint of pine, etc. Taste is slightly roasted & bitter milky chocolate mocha, coffee, I am getting Sorachi Ace, light milk chocolate, light pine, grapefruit, getting some of that sweet blue cheese Sorachi Ace goodness,… Very easy to drink. Lovely.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled draft @ CML Italian Beer Festival 2013. Thx! To Sebletitje. Man that is one horrible label. Golden with a smaller white head. Nose is fruity sharp citrus hops, nicely hoppy, light grass, touch orange & floral. Taste is mellow citrus hops, light mellow caramel malts, light grass, touch floral, flowers, bitter but not too brutal,… Easy to drink, a nice one.
Bibax (5409) ticked 2 di Picche from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Birra Madre Gazeuse from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Courtesy of Daniele, brewed 10.09, batch L27
Cloudy golden color with small head, short retention. I expected a breadish aroma, instead there is some lactic, and light acetone; sour but not pungent, and without Bretts. The mouthfeel is not too dry, the acidity level is moderate, it has flavor of yeast, light bread, light lemon peel; balanced final, quite fresh.
Clearly an homebrew attempt at brewing Lambic; it would be a sour beer, not a Lambic (as the currently assigned style); although the curiosity of drinking a sourdough beer is satisfied.
chrisv10 (24620) reviewed Pan-Negar from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle, 4.2%. Very dark brown wit big foamy beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, dusty, little sweet, little bitter and a little lacto.
Camons (21701) reviewed Pan-Negar from Birrificio Menaresta 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours black with creamy light brown head, nice lacings. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, little grainy, dark chocolate. Flavor is roasted malts, coffee, licorice, dark chocolate. Thin body, very high carbonation, dry finish. 210513