As Mastri Birrai Cotta 19. Huge thanks to heavy and especially his parents who brought the 3-pack to us... Man, 20 Euros for 3 0.5l (fancy & swingtop but still 0.5l) bottles. Does it shoot lightning out of its arse? Let’s see. Started off as an enormous gusher that just wouldn’t stop. A bottle that wasn’t shaken at all, but hey, it’s refermented in the bottle & stuff so it’s kinda understandable. Kinda. We did lose a lot of the already "small" package. Yay. The head was, you guessed it, enormous, but the body revealed underneath was a nice, murky gold. The aroma was thankfully inviting. And it had better been. Malt, light dust, sweet candyish notes, light herbal, nice yeastiness, honey. Mmmm. The taste, however, was quite lean. I felt that it was too lean even for 5%, heavy didn’t but never mind. In any case, the herbal notes were nice, slightly tangy, mildly juicy with light notes of apricot. Thin yet juicy, hmm. Light bitterness in the finish, somewhat creamy, light carbonation bite (as expected) though the mouthfeel is otherwise quite soft. An overpriced gusher that’s also a bit thin, but I thought the aromatics were nice, so I can’t hate it...

Hazy dark orange color, with huge head. Strong caramel taste with some honey notes and herbal feel. Light body with medium carbonation. Very pleasant beer.

It’s creamy, good balanced with some caramel and coffee taste. Medium carbonaion. Really nice beer, but little expensive.

37,5cl bottle at Scout Club Irish Pub, Samobor. Pours hazy brown with an off-white head. Very malty aroma with caramel and bready and hoppy notes. Sweet and malty with a light bitterness in the finish. Medium body with average carbonation. (2013-05-19)

Bottle at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting - London. Something I found down in East Dulwich and, since I love lentils, I couldn’t pass it up. Pours hazy, caramel-brown with a frothy, off-white cream head. Dusty cocoa in the nose, some lightly toasted bready malts. Medium sweet flavor with lightly toasted, bready malts, hints of creamy toffee. Light to medium bodied with fine, delicate carbonation. Moderate sweetness in the finish, well balanced, with toasted malts, some ripened fruits, toasted brown bread, hints of dry dirt and further dusty cocoa. Nice.

Bottled, 0.75l. Hazy golden color with small but compact white head and some yeast residue. Aroma of citrus, wheat, herbal hops and yeast. Taste starts fresh grainy and sour yeast, while followed by herbal and fruity notes. Mouthfeel is relatively crisp, but not dry, while finish is mild bitter. Medium body, creamy texture and average carbontaion in palate. Easy drinking beer, a bit short on the palate...

Bottled 375ml. -from Kaufland Karlovac. Amber coloured, small off-white head, caramel in the nose. Toasted malt, caramel and mild hoppy with fruity notes. Quite strong carbonation, dryish finish. Nothing special here.

Bottled 375ml. -from Kaufland Karlovac. Cloudy yellow coloured, small creamy white head, light yeasty nose. Moderate malty, light yeasty and touch of acidic fruits with short finish with hint of hops. Bit watery also.

Bottled 375ml. -from Kaufland Karlovac. Amber/brown coloured, medium sized off-white head, malty caramel nose. Moderate malty, dried fruit and caramel with pleasant notes of chocolate and cocoa powder. Light spicy finish. Also discreet notes of alcohol but all in all ok brew.