6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old cognac colour, no head. Slight brandy touch in the nose as well, hints at coriander, well-defined and elegant. Sweet taste, with a bit of orange, and yet again some corianderish flavour, but a bit plain, nowhere as classy as the classical Rio Maggio. Medium body, slick, even a bit oily MF. Just a bit average beer, no faults to throw a stone at, but with nothing but spelt, it is obviously difficult to reach a top result.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2007
at 06:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fully dark-brown beer; disappearing yellow-brown head. Coffee, roasted barley, soap, leather and a hint of acetone in the nose. Coffee again in the taste, with tobacco, dark grains, ending - again - with a solvent component. Light astringency, medium bodied. Aftertaste is chocolate flavoured. Somebody tried, but it didn’t exactly fall right, IMO. Better try, next, this brewery could do it.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2006
at 08:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pale foxy-amber with a good white head gone in seconds. Hops, and beautifully so. WOW!! At the same time, flowery coriander and lime blossom, very white wine-like. Perfumed, bit of coriander in the taste, and indeed a wheat/Rye-like taste, but more aromatic; like an elegant demi-sec white wine. Hints of citrus/orange in the finish. Medium bodied, wheat slickness, ending spritzy but nowhere empty. Very nice, elegant beer; perfumey, original beer.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2006
at 12:32