La Petrognola

Microbrewery in Fraz. Petrognola Piazza al Serchio (LU), Tuscany, Italy 🇮🇹

Established in 2002

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Località Tato Colognola, Fraz. Petrognola Piazza al Serchio (LU), 55035, Italy
Description
Initially, the beer was brewed by Roberto Giannarelli at home using minimal tools needed. After initial successes Roberto decided to invest and finally crown his dream shifting production to the historic former barn renovated ad hoc to accommodate new machinery and definitely give rise to La Petrognola Brewery. Between 2012 and 2013, the transfer takes place to the new site a few meters away from the previous one, but with very different spaces and possibilities for development.

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5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle, 5%, 2.90€. Peculiar bottle shape. Cloudy pale yellow, fizzy, quickly reducing white head. Citrusy soft-drink nose, carbonated. Aroma is spicy, probably coriander, floral, citrusy, grainy, yeast. Taste is sweetish to flat, but fresh. Highly carbonated. Medium bodied, dry finish with some yeast. A bit weird but not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2013 at 14:02

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Bottle, 0.33 l - BBE 11.10.2012, courtesy of rosenbergh, 20121208) The beer poured muddy coloured and cloudy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had baking yeast, sweetness, malts and Belgians style yeast. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, yeast, white bread, sweetness and low bitterness. Aftertaste was yeasty, malty and bitter. Too yeasty and bit unclean but otherwise ok.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2012 at 08:19

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Tanakaya. Rich caramel nose, orange, honey, light spices. Rich a nice. Dark reddish brown with thin, fine lace. Fruity, rich caramel and chocolate, honey, a bit of alcohol, orange, spicy--clove and cinnamon. Tart citrus flavors from the faro try hard to balance the sweet malts, but fall a bit short. Interesting and nice.                                                                
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2012 at 01:07

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Aroma of creamy milk chocolate, hazelnuts, malts. Kind of cloudy black with a pretty bubbly head. Dry, grainy falvor, coffee, dark chocolate, oatmeal stout-like with a bit of Belgian fruit and spice. Sweet, but finishes quite dry. A bit of blackberry in there too. Nice stout. Big grains. Soft, full mouth. 
Tried from Bottle on 29 Feb 2012 at 03:09

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Tangy nose of lemon, orange, wheaty grains, and spice. Coriander added, I guess. Somewhat creamy but refreshing. Cloudy golden moving towards orange with lace. Rather sweet, fruity, lots of orange and coriander. Not bad, not at all cloying, as the spelt and citrus work to make it tangy. Pretty grainy, though, and not really exciting, but a good enough take on a Belgian Wit.   
Tried from Bottle on 29 Feb 2012 at 02:53

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, 300 ml, as Classica. bottled July 2011. Yeasty, fruity aroma, peaches, orange, grass. The farro comes out for sure, and decent hops too. Very fragrant, some kind of flower, camomile? Also minerals. Deep orange-amber with a high, fine head. Very fruity flavor, grape, dry citrus, apples. Interesting. Yety, grassy, a bit metallic. Nice and rich; sweet fruits, but ends dry and mineral. Not very bitter, though. Very nice, and original
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2012 at 20:32

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Small flask bottle from Domus Birrae. Pours very dark brown with a slight foamy tan head. Aroma is lightly fruity. Med minus body. Flavor is lightly fruity (suggestion of Belgian wood fruits) with some almost sour darkish maltl. It’s very nice - seems to develop a little berry and coffee with time. Style? Still haven’t looked at the top of the page!
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2011 at 14:01

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at So in Florence. Very dark and murky brown color, brown head. Nice chocolatey coffeegrounds aroma. Body is thin, but flavor is good.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 04:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at So in Florence. Hazy golden brown color, medium white head. Aroma of hay and straw. Taste is very light and very slightly sour. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2011 at 04:31

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A staff favorite at So in Firenze. Cloudy orange color, medium fluffy white head. Aroma of straw and white pepper. Taste has a malty start and a bitter finish, typical blonde beer. Nice.
Tried on 18 Jul 2011 at 04:29