Menabrea

Commercial Brewery in Biella (BI), Piedmont, Italy 🇮🇹
Owned by Forst

Established in 1846

Contact
Via Ramella Germanin n.4, Biella (BI), 13900, Italy
Description
Menabrea is the oldest active brewery in Italy. A top premium brewery, given the melding of three elements: An original beer recipe, quality raw materials and an inherent beer culture.

Birra Menabrea is part of the history of beer in Italy. Founded in 1846 by Mr. Welf di Gressoney and the brothers Antonio and Gian Battista Caraccio, in 1854 the brewery was rented to Giuseppe Menabrea and Antonio Zimmermann, who bought it in 1864. Following the exit of Zimmermann from the company, it was Giuseppe Menabrea who set up the 6 July 1872 "G. Menabrea and sons". At the head of the brewery is Carlo Menabrea until, in 1896, the company passed into the hands of Emilio Thedy and Augusto Antoniotti, husbands of the Menabrea sisters. From that moment on, the Thedy family will lead the company.

In 1991, the company became part of the Forst Beer Group. However, Birra Menabrea retains its strong identity and independence intact. Since 2005 the director is Franco Thedy, the fifth descendant of the family. In 2017, Franco Thedy gave the go-ahead for the expansion of the Brewhouse with advanced features and a spectacular visual impact. Inauguration is scheduled for March 2019.

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3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

(Bottle 0,33l) Grainy aroma. Clear light golden color. Minimal white head. Light sweet. Light astingent finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2013 at 08:06


6

Tried on 31 Jul 2013 at 14:38


5

Grei lager, fyldig og kanskje litt søt. Gammel oppskrift? Litt tyskinspirert, kanskje.

Tried on 07 Jul 2013 at 22:33


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Samples from 660 ml. bottles. Dark amber colour with a medium sized, off-white head. Sweet aroma with caramel and bread malts, fruits and a spicy note. Taste is sweet. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with spices, fruits and caramel malts, only a hint of hops. The spiciness is rather odd for this type of beer, and there is not much to get exited about.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2013 at 03:01


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Samples from 660 ml bottles. Clear, golden-amber colour with a big, white head. Sweet aroma with caramel and bread malts, some floral hops. Taste is sweet. Medium body, light to creamy texture and an average carbonation. Finishes sweet with caramel, a note of toasted malts. Decent Vienna.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2013 at 02:41


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Samples from 660 ml. bottles. Clear, golden colour with a huge, white head. Sweet aroma with malts, grains, a bit of honey and hay. Taste is sweet. Light to medium body, thinner texture, lively carbonated. Finishes light sweet with malts and grassy hops. Okay for a pale lager.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2013 at 02:30


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle in Milano Hotel Bar - Golden colour with a whieh head. Weak malty aroma and a sweet light dry malty, fruity taste. Medium body and a dry finish. A bit syrupy too.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2013 at 07:13


3.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Dark, dirty yellow, minimal white head. Aroma is a dull grainy malt. Taste is grain, corn. Overly sweet beginning....goes bland quickly....rough.

Tried on 05 Jun 2013 at 16:57


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

very pale yellow colour, some white head;aroma is fully dominated by sweetcorn, nothing else - really frightening before tasting; taste is also dominated by sweetness (although it’s rather malty than corny sweetness) with only minimal bitterness; a bit too light, too watery;nothing special, forgettable, but drinkable.

Tried on 10 May 2013 at 10:56


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Nice clear amber color with white head. It’s somewhat fruity but not special. It’s satisfying but almost. Typical pale lager.

Tried on 24 Mar 2013 at 02:57