Birrificio L'Olmaia

Microbrewery in Sant'Albino Montepulciano (SI), Tuscany, Italy 🇮🇹
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2004

Contact
Via delle Robinie, 15, Sant'Albino Montepulciano (SI), 53045, Italy
Description
The brewery was set up at the end of 2004 in a beautiful farmhouse called “L’Olmaia” in Val D’Orcia, near Siena, Tuscany, initially as a small firm producing up to 300 litres per batch.
In 2009 it was relocated a few kilometers to the east in the area of Sant’Albino, near Montepulciano, where the products could be sold directly to the public. Throughout the year we produce 6 types of beer, plus some special seasonal beers, all of which are strictly unpasteurized, unfiltered and re-fermented, both in the keg and in the bottle. The production plant was built, according to our production needs, by the company Tefo of Parma, and it now has a production capacity of 2,500 litres per batch thanks to 4 cylindroconical fermentation tanks with a capacity of 2,500 litres and 2 with a capacity of 1,500 litres.
Inside the Brewery you can find the Tap Room with 6 beers on tap, cold cuts, cheeses and bottled beers.

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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
17/04 A 0.75 l bottle, courtesy of ogivlado, thanks for sharing! It poured hazy orange body with medium sized ivory head. Very nice elderflower and honey malt aroma with lot of citrus hops. Somewhat spicy as well. Peppery, fine hoppy flavor, bitter but well balanced with vanilla malts and chalky yeast, to be smooth on palate. Quite full in body for relatively modest ABV. Finish was long, pleasant sweetish and slightly bitter. Really a pleasant Belgian ale.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2013 at 06:49

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This, with a few rebadged Amarcords was the only "birra artigianale" in the huge store in Jesolo. Not knowing jack about it, I had to buy it.... And share it with ogivlado and heavy. Opaque dark ochre/brown body with an off whtie head. Slightly fruity, bit floral and yeasty malty aroma. A bit sourish malty taste, light, very very light yeastiness, slightly rosey. Passable, not offensive, OK.
Tried on 26 May 2013 at 16:39

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked.Clear dark amber - brown red colour with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly to mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate to heavy red wine and wood, moderate berry, sulfur notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration, tart berry, red wine, roasted, roasted bitter, ash notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121218]
Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2013 at 07:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled 750ml. -from La Rinascente, Milano. Murky amber coloured, medium to big sized pale beige head, fresh hoppy nose. Moderate malty, flowery hoppy and mild citrusy with notes of elder in the finish. Pleasant, aromatic and enjoyable brew, and one of the best Italian beersthat I’ve tried in past few years.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2013 at 15:46

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
26/04/2013 Bir&Fud (handpump). Dorata lievemente torbida, schiuma bianca morbida, abbondante e abbastanza persistente. Al naso sentori di malto e luppolo, note abbastanza esplosivo leggermente fruttate, terrose ed erbacee. In bocca è equilibrata, con un gradevolissimo tocco inglese e un amaro lungo e persistente con note erbacee. Corpo leggero, ottima beva, carbonazione flat. Gradevole.
Tried on 26 Apr 2013 at 11:34

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08/03/2012 Open Baladin (tap). Ambrata scarica, limpida, schiuma leggera e poco persistente. Naso molto confuso, cartone bagnato, malto, leggere spezie. In bocca è confusionaria, nota di malto leggera, spezie appena accennato, e finale acidulo, strano. Corpo leggero, carbonazione soft. Molto confusionaria e deludente.
Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2013 at 11:30

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Ogi’s. "La 9" and has 6.5% alcohol. Umm... What? Poured a murky amber-brown body with a big, fluffy nice off white head that went away relatively slowly. Nice, really fresh notes of elderflower and maltiness, with very light soapy notes, aroma hops, some orange. Fresh taste again, apricot, orange rind, nicely and very much aromatic, peach juice, slightly lactic, quite lovely and enjoyable - these last 3 Italian beers were definitely a nice surprise, though I’m sure that Ogi paid quite a lot for them.
Tried on 20 Apr 2013 at 07:04

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25th August 2012
Very hazy pale gold beer. Residual white head. Crisp palate. Smoother lagerish malt, a little cream. Nice light sourish fruits, orange, apple and melon. Finishes smooth. Interesting and drinkable.
Tried on 14 Apr 2013 at 05:55

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11/04/2013 La Tana (handpump). Ambrata, miele, limpida, schiuma biancastra sporca abbondante e persistente. Al naso sentori di malto e luppolo, note erbacee. In bocca è un po’ confusa, l’attacco è dolciastro, maltato, il finale è amaro ma non così secco come mi sarei aspettato. Corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Un po’ caotica e confusionaria.
Tried on 11 Apr 2013 at 14:33

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06/04/2013 La Tana (handpump). Nera, densa, quasi impenetrabile, schiuma beige abbondante, non poco persistente. Al naso sentori di malti tostati, caffé, cioccolato e cannella. In bocca è morbida e di ottima beva, una stout all’inglese, con un corpo leggero, un po’ watery, dolciastra all’attacco e amarognola nel finale. Molto buona, stout semplice ma solida.
Tried from Can on 07 Apr 2013 at 06:56