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Frazione Fabbrica, 1, Montegioco (AL), 15050, Italy
Description
Il Birrificio Montegioco prende il nome dall’omonimo paese della Val Grue, a pochi chilometri da Tortona, antica terra di confine tra Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna. L’avventura comincia nella primavera del 2005 quando un vecchio magazzino viene trasformato in un moderno microbirrificio.
Riccardo Franzosi è l’artefice di tutto questo, la passione per la birra lo ha spinto a iniziare come homebrewer per puro piacere personale ed ha successivamente scelto di trasformare questa passione in un vero e proprio lavoro.
Riccardo Franzosi è l’artefice di tutto questo, la passione per la birra lo ha spinto a iniziare come homebrewer per puro piacere personale ed ha successivamente scelto di trasformare questa passione in un vero e proprio lavoro.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Vintage 2013 - Light tart funky citrus. Clearish light gold. Light tart acidic notes and a touch of funk. Nice peel bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2016
at 23:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
0,33l bottle at home bought at Astral Beers, Bologna. BB 31.12.2017. dark brown color, small tan head. smells raisins, marzipan, light sherry, light fruity, parfume, some bitter chocolate, licorice. very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, dried fruits, light raisins, spices, some sherry, light sweetness. finishes lightly dry with notes of dried fruits and spices. quite good one, i am not a big fan of barley wines, but this one is quite nice and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 15:22
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl bottle from Tanakaya. Nose of grapes, blueberry, plums, enormous fruits, forest humus. Glowing deep cloudy purple with lace. Sweet and malty, chocolate, berries, caramel, raisins, cinnamon, spices, honey, wine, wild flowers. Wow. Lovely, fascinating flavors. Love it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2016
at 22:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl bottle from Tanakaya. 9.1%. Vinous nose, chestnuts, chocolate, caramel, honey, apricots/plums, and grapes. Very complex, with the Belgian yeast pulling it together nicely. Lovely, shiny reddish brown with a full, rocky head. Richly malty and very fruity. Not overly sweet, dry, with a very bitter finish. Raisins, chestnuts, plums, light orange. Excellent stuff. Very rich and yet very fruity and not cloying at all. Up there with the best Belgian-made beers of this strength. Full, smooth body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2016
at 02:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A golden ale with a thick frothy lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with light grassy hops, candy sugar, light maple, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light vinous notes, maple notes, light vanilla, alcohol warmth, nice. On tap at Must!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2016
at 12:34
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Green bottle wrapped in paper, 1 pint 9.4 ounces, savoured on February 5 2016; eye: coppery, semi-hazy, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: peach, malt, light sugar; mouth: peach, malt, sugar, finale in peach with presence of malt, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte enveloppée dans du papier, 1 pinte 9,4 onces, 7 %, savourée le 5 février 2016; œil : cuivrée, semi-voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : pêche, malt, léger sucre; bouche : pêche, malt, sucre, finale en pêche avec présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2016
at 18:27
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at the 10th Annual Epic & Unusual Beer Tasting, 11/29/15. Hazy purple, thin fizzy tan head, good retention. Aroma of earth, grape, raisin, blueberry. The taste is sweet blueberries, caramel, earth, grape. Medium bodied, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 11:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sour cherry and funk nose. Cloudy, pinkish copper, headless. Sour cherry, but not overly tart. twigs. Merdium body, almost no carbonation.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2015
at 18:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
White grape and oat nose. Hazy amber, medium head. Grape and lemon. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2015
at 15:32