27/10/2016. OLD SQUARE, Corso Vittorio Emanuele 44/46, CAGLIARI, Sardinia, Italy

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

Bottle number 601, best before June 2018, from Eataly Florence, drunk 2/20/18.
Light bronze-copper-hued and tons of carbonation creating an off-white head yet showing little/no retention.
Caramel, cereal and white wine but no Brett in the nose. Fresh yeast, some mineral and a touch of light metal on the very end. Rather plain and lightly grape-oriented, though it's obviously well-attenuated. No alcohol or flaw. Quite a bit of ester but it's vague, lightly sharp and doesn't show much interesting character.
Caramel-heavy and very malty in the mouth. Surprisingly low grape character and as from the nose, obviously fully-attenuated and quite faded at this point. Maybe a bit oxidized? Hard to tell because of the heavy caramel/specialty malt character and yet it's also heavily carbonated still, so seems unlikely. But as it wears on, it's just too malty and bready. The carbonation and texture is enjoyable, however. But where is the acidity? Perhaps this grape doesn't impart much acid. I don't know; certainly like no malvasia I've ever had. Did not finish.

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

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Birrificio Aurelio War Machine ].Unclear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, fruiy yeast, riped fruit, light alcoholic. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet fruit, riped fruit, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20151202] 6-2-6-3-12

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

Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Birrificio Aurelio Loc Hop Sorachi Ace ].Unclear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good to fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, peach. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pale malt, citrus, peach. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151201] 7-3-7-3-15

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

bottlebbe 9/18 oro totbida buona schiuma buona persistenza discreto naso esotico un filo erbaceo resino amaro deciso in bocca secca erbaceo finale

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

on tap leggero ambrato aranciato torbida schiuma media non molto persistente esteri fruttato non molto secca frutta sciroppata

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

An amber beer with a laziing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and smoke. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, smoke, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.

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

From tap. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is smoked and meaty. Smoked, dry and toasted malty. Bitter and slight herbal. Smooth roasted and slight herbal finish.

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

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes malt, hops, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, malt, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.

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

From tap. Pours cooudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and grapefruity. Crisp hoppy. Fruity. Bitterand slight citrusy. Mellow fruity, dry and solid hoppy. Bitterandslight herbal dry and bitter finish.