Birra del Borgo
Microbrewery
in Borgorose (RI),
Lazio,
Italy 🇮🇹
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Associated Venue: L'Osteria di Birra del Borgo
- Out of business
Established in 2005
Contact
Description
In 2005, Leonardo Di Vicenzo opened Birra del Borgo’s first brewery, Collerosso, in Borgorose, a small village located in the Valle del Salto, in province of Rieti, on the border between Lazio and Abruzzo. 2009 marked a watershed for Birra del Borgo with the opening of our new brewery. Moving out of our one-room space at Collerosso and into a modernized facility, our new brewery became the heartbeat of the company and cleared a way to fulfilling our brewing ambitions.
In 2015 Collerosso brewery begins new life. We rethought it entirely to pursue a new journey of research and discovery: Spontaneous Fermentation. Allowing wild yeast in the air to ferment the beer directly in the Coolship, marked an important milestone in our journey. Indeed, Collerosso and these beers represent our feeling to always change, to always strive to discover more. We are always restless and eager to see things from a different, unique, new perspective.
In 2016 Birra del Borgo was bought for 100% by AB InBev.
In 2015 Collerosso brewery begins new life. We rethought it entirely to pursue a new journey of research and discovery: Spontaneous Fermentation. Allowing wild yeast in the air to ferment the beer directly in the Coolship, marked an important milestone in our journey. Indeed, Collerosso and these beers represent our feeling to always change, to always strive to discover more. We are always restless and eager to see things from a different, unique, new perspective.
In 2016 Birra del Borgo was bought for 100% by AB InBev.
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
No head; hazy yellow beer, with pistacchio shine. Very sourish & wheaty nose, banana ester and solvent aromas. Sourish taste, with a very, very dry finish. Astringent, dry, puckering... It might be refreshing, it is not very pleasing, IMO.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2007
at 04:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
75 cL bottle, thanks to Thomas_E. Pours hazy yellow with a lacing white head. Mouldy slight off aroma. Slight sulphorish too. Thin mouthfeel. Slight citric into the finish which ends with a slight fruityness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2007
at 03:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
color nocciaola buona schiuma persistente buona intensità aromi di malto luppolo agruimi note calde in bocca più marbida dolciastra poco amara annusando la bottiglia si sentono note di aceto
Tried
on 03 Oct 2007
at 17:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of lactose and lemon grass. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of lemon grass, leading to a dry and slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2007
at 14:52
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of Thomas_E. Pours a very unclear, pale golden - almost milky white - with a small, white head. Tart, citrusy nose. Fairly light in body with a vague tartness, spicy Saison-like notes. Slightly astringent finish. 280907
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2007
at 06:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gushing to huge fine, off-white head, hazy orange beer with reddish shine. Pure dry Amarillo hops, grapey, and nothing else. Very bitter, pure hoppy taste, nettles or garden weeds, again very grapey, and little else. Light bodied, sticky from the hopoils. An enormous load of A. hops for...? Try thinking "over-the-top"!
Tried
on 01 Oct 2007
at 02:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottled. A hazy dark amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet yet with an acidic edge and notes of caramel, fruit, spices and vegetables. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, brown sugar, spices, fruit, and some berries, leading to a dry end - the alcohol dries out the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2007
at 14:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Huge, thick voluptuous if not permanent creamy (colour&consistency) foam over hazy orange beer. Very sharp initial vegetable/insectoid smell, going over in a more usual malt aroma, as from very fresh malt at the brewery. Sweet-bitterish taste, lots of unfermented sugars; very malty; sugary and vaguely nutty; some garden herbs or other vegetal notes. Without having a real longlasting taste, the palate keeps a sweet flavour that is indeed, not unreminiscent of purée de marrons. Very well bodied for such a low ABV beer. Remarkable brew, with an outspoken maltiness. With the exception of Pietra - and even then - most chestnut beers I know have this outspoken sweet taste - do they contain sugars that no Saccharomyces can handle? Where are the Bretts? Mille grazie ai Bertinotti!
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2007
at 11:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Black color; thin creamy head. A Stout with a nice aroma, creamy, roasted; but the flavor is less impressive, ordinary, even with a very light infection or fermentation problem. Not bad, but could be better.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2007
at 18:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle bought in Tivoli gardens. Pours amber with a light brown head. Aroma of spices, roasted/caramel malt. Flavour is sweet, somewhat fruity and spicy/herbal. Dry finish. Overall an enjoying Christmas brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2007
at 14:42