Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Robust porter brewed with cristal malt, chocolate malt and oats (among others) and hopped with Summit and Dana; made by Opperbacco with the help of two experienced local hobby brewers. Bottle from Gedeelde Vreugde shared with Goedele and Andrea. Very thick and frothy, ‘plastery’ lacing, pillowy, ecru-beige head, stable over an initially clear, blackish beer with deep burgundy-bronze hue, turning misty with sediment. Aroma of toasted bread, green coffee beans, coffee grounds, dried blackberries, salmiak, bayleaf, dried prunes, dry chewing tobacco, dry tree leaves, roasted hazelnuts, caramel, touch of whisky. Restrained fruitiness, dried plums and elderberries, light baked banana accent, sweetish and sourish with fizzy carb but refined enough not to become too strong or numbing; supple, lightly oily body, walnutty and toasty, more bitter than sweet but in a pleasant, gentle way, although more chicory- and coffee-like roasted bitterness develops in the end, highlighted by peppery hops with a light herbal accent. Some caramelly maltiness underneath keeps lingering in the background. Clear and clean, nothing out of the ordinary in the vast ocean of today’s craft stouts and porter, but very enjoyable, balanced and technically flawless. But more a dry stout than a robust porter, perhaps…
Alengrin (11609) reviewed L'Una Rossa from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
The ‘red’ version of Opperbacco’s rye saison, flavoured the Belgian way with coriander and curacao. From the trusted stubby Opperbacco bottle, bought at Gedeelde Vreugde. Snow white, irregular, medium thick, moussy head lacing in dots over an initially clear, warm ‘metallic’ orange-hued amber beer, turning misty and more peachy-tinged with sediment. Aroma of cherry jam, marmalade even, dried banana, honey, bergamot, rumptopf cherries, ripe medlar, caramel sauce, yellow raisins, vague camphor. Sweetish fruity onset, apple, medlar, banana and candied orange impressions but nothing too overpowering or cloying, softly fizzing carb, supple and lean mouthfeel; slick caramelly and thinly peanutty malt base, rounded and somewhat resinous; spicy notes of dried coriander seed and curaçao are obvious enough and a tad ethereally aromatic, blending with a late, mellow hop bitterishness. Dried fruity and caramelly notes linger. Nothing too ambitious or pretentious, aged a bit in an unexpectedly elegant way, basically a classic Belgian style ‘ambrée’, but a technically accomplished one for sure.
SHIG (13882) reviewed N° 1 (Numero Uno) from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Poured a brownish with no head. Aroma is sweet malts. Taste is sweet boozy.
daniele (14510) reviewed Birra Gran Sasso from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
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Tommann (7637) reviewed Overdose from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle at 9.0%. Pours slightly hazy dark gold with a small head. Aroma is piney, caramel and banana. Taste has piney sticky hops throughout with some toffee.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Overdose from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft - Light tropical and nice citrus notes clearish gold with a decent white head. Bitter citrus and tropical notes with a long bitter finish.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Don’t Worry from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft - Nice Mandarin orange and perfume. Clear pale gold with a decent white head. Perfumy citrus with a sweet herbal notes and mandarin peel in the finish.
lore (7878) reviewed L'Una from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Opalescent golden colour, moderate sized demse head; aroma and taste of floral honey, grape, grapeseeds and biscuity notes; I like it
fonefan (84534) reviewed Violent Shared from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ Gollem Beers & Burgers, Suikerrui 28, Antwerpen, Belgium 2000. [ As Opperbacco Violent Shared ].Light unclear medium orange yellow colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, flowers, herbs, fruity hops, passion fruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, flowers, herbs, fruity hops, pale malt, sweet malt, light passion fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180315] 7-3-7-3-15
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Nature Viva from Microbirrificio Opperbacco 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Arrogant Sour Festival 2018. Pours cloudy orange with small white head. Fruity, citrus, some grapes, funk. Moderate sourness. Medium bodied.