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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.
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8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from cdumler. Thanks, Chris! My first Italian brew! Pours dark, dark brown with a reddish tint. Medium head. Aroma of funk and toffee. The funky oak comes through strongly in the taste. Tannins, oak, sour cherry. Almost like a wine in character. Scrumptious!
Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2008 at 00:51

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours gold into a snifter. Off-white head wtih good retention leaves no lacing as it recedes. Fruity alcohol aromas. Crisp upfront with slight blueberry middle and a lasting sour finish.
Tried on 28 Apr 2008 at 15:38

7.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
colorn ora schiuma purtroppo non abbondante e praticamente evanescente torbida note fresce arancia coriandolo ma anche malto in bocca ritornano dando freschezza corpo leggero leggermente dolciastra
Tried on 16 Apr 2008 at 17:54

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Dark murky brown body with ruby highlights and a medium creamy light brown head that lingers. Sweet caramel and roasted malt aroma. Sweet roasted malt, rum-soaked fruit, caramel, molassas and light coffee in the flavor. Medium full body with moderately low carbonation.
Tried on 20 Mar 2008 at 19:56

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Very fine & dense white head, over fully hazy straw beer. White wine nose, like a demi-sec, very fine southern wine. A bit of human sweat, a lot of grapes, some coriander, obviously wine like. Champenoise pearling & MF, really wine-like. Very strange, delicate beer, but not exactly exciting. Mille grazie, Lorenzo! Second rating, specially aged version at the brewery. Gushing but no head; hazy pale yellow beer. [3/5]Very grapy, white winegrape nose, sharp, going over in clear white wine. [8/10]Soft-sweet, winy taste, oseille/zurkel, like fish cooked with white wine & vegetables in foil. Exceptional flavours. Wood, vinous, some restsugars. [8/10]Fiery MF, light body yet nowhere empty. [3/5]Great beer, with a totally unedited flavourprofile. Mille grazie, Ricardo, for a try of this very limited beer. [16/20] Total: 3.8/5 for the longer aged version.
Tried on 03 Mar 2008 at 00:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
ambrata buona schiuma persistente sentori fruttati in bocca ben bilanciata ancora fruttata leggermente speziata
Tried on 16 Jan 2008 at 11:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle Pours out a dark cloudy amber topped with a tan head. A nice sweet aroma of pit fruit and some gains. Tast of fruit like cherry tart almost. Some belg yeast. Not to bad. Thanks Jordan
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2007 at 11:26

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Poured a dark and murky copper with a large beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, woody, and hints of plum. Flavor is more Belgian with spices, yeast, and citrus fruit. Some wood and earthiness. Thanks Jordan
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2007 at 15:37

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle pours a murky orange amber with a huge sandy head. Slightly sour aroma. Apples and peach maybe. The cloudy hazy palate puts me off a bit. Belgian and hoppy. A bit alcohol notes and a chalky finish
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2007 at 23:34

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours deep amber into a tulip. Fluffy off-white micro head with good retention leaves spider lacing as it slowly recedes. Clean malt aromas. Sweet honey, pear, apple and pit fruit upfront with a dry, sour, peppery hop finish.
Tried on 11 Dec 2007 at 19:06