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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6.5

Tried from Bottle on 19 Feb 2024 at 21:06


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tap at Beer&Food Attraction 2024, in Rimini, Italy. Pours loaded gold, fairly transparent, with fine white foam. Aroma is cereal and some honey. Body is average, with good carbonation. Taste is medium-high bitter, alcoholic. Final is average. Overall, the alcoholic feeling is excessive.

Tried from Draft on 18 Feb 2024 at 12:10


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

Bottle at New Haw Social Club. Aroma has sweetness, a tad metallic. Light clear gold. Thick foamy translucent white head. Sweet and malty. A tad citrus. A tad metallic. Light grains. Light. Thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long finish. Boring lager.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2024 at 17:24


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear and golden with a bubbly white head and a soft grainy nose. Light carbonation giving it a smooth mouthfeel, grassy bitterness and light malt with hints of floral sweetness

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2023 at 15:20


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled 330ml. -from Eataly Trieste, shared with hrabren. Brown coloured, medium sized pale beige head, caramel and dark bread in the nose. Toasted malt, caramel, dark bread and touch of cardboard with rather dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2023 at 21:25


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

0.33 l bottle from Eataly, Trieste, shared with Ogi. Dark amber to ochre, small beige head. Malty aroma, caramel, brown bread, some brown sugar. Slightly nutty. Sweet, nutty, toasty. Spicy element. Finishes dry and toasty. Chewy. Soft to moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2023 at 19:37


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle My first brewery from Piemonte. Pours gold with thin white head. Malty, sweetish, sharp carbonation. So so

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 10:31


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Barwa złota w kierunku brązu. Piana niezbyt obfita za to ładnie oblepia szkło. Aromat słodowy, słodki, lekka nuta charakterystyczna dla włoskich piw gdy jest zimne. W smaku lekka paloność od słodu. Goryczka raczej niska. Alkohol świetnie ukryty. Bardzo pijalne.

Tried on 26 Oct 2023 at 17:03


5

Niezbyt udane pszeniczne, po włosku piwo. Pachnie mokrym kartonem w którym zgniły banany, piana niezbyt wielka, mętność średnia, mało ciała, wodniste

Tried on 13 Oct 2023 at 18:24


5

330ml bottle at Porter Pizza at Sharrowvale - clear yellow with loads of bubbles. Sugary start with a little bitter malt at the end. Fairly average.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2023 at 17:52