Shire Brewing
Client Brewer in Porciano (FR), Lazio, Italy 🇮🇹
ozzatoadisbackagain (802) reviewed J. Cook from Shire Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pale golden, transparent with a bit of haziness. Low to medium sized head, large meshed, recedes pretty quickly but still leaves some lacing. Quite good intensity and refreshing feeling in a clean, simple aroma: slightly crispy hay/straw base, mango and peach in the dominant fruity component, perhaps a hint of citricness and grassiness. Taste notes follow the aroma closely: the malty base is quite neutral but slightly fragrant, sweetness and bitterness are both relatively mild per style, with excellent balance in the mouth and an almost neutral but pleasantly dry finish; feels like a simple, clean, decently intense and pleasantly refreshing ipa. Medium to slightly light body, average, slightly fizzy carbonation; good drinkability, though a bit too burpy. Overall: a quite typical contemporary interpretation, with a focus on hop freshness, low bitterness and no resinous character; more than good enough at that, but not their most interesting offering.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Golden coloured, nearly perfectly transparent. Average sized white head, good enough retention and lacing. A simple but relatively potent and nicely fresh-feeling aroma: citric (lime and lemongrass most noticeable) upfront, plus lightly salty and spicy (coriander). Taste notes follow the aroma closely; the beer has a tastewise quite neutral, slightly soft maltiness and a sort of delicate kind of saltness. Again, scarce flavour depth but excellent per style intensity and a very vivid fresh feeling. Moderately sweet, with perhaps a tad more sourness than usual per style; a pretty dry, cleansing finish, though a delicate mix of sweetness/sourness lingers in the aftertaste. Light body, low to average, very thin-bubbled, delicately crispy carbonation; a pleasantly lively, super fast drinker. Overall: a pretty classic interpretation of the style, well made and very refreshing.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a dark, slightly opaque golden, perhaps with amber hints. Low to medium sized white head; shows quite good retention, though not much lacing. Average intensity in the aroma: soft/white bready malts, perhaps hints of biscuits; a good dose of hoppiness with a lightly grassy, partially resinous background, with fruity notes in the likes of citric jam (not a very defined hop profile sadly, hard to pick specific fruits). Taste notes follow the aroma: again, average intensity, so-so definition. Nice sweet/bitter balance, with both coming out as delicate to medium; finish has the slightest bitter edge and feels moderately dry. Light bodied, but perhaps not as much as expected; average carbonation. Decently lively, but doesn't feel as slender as expected for the low abv. Overall: very much passable, but i've had much better from them.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Profanator from Shire Brewing 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
6/VII/25 - on tap @ DOT Birreria Indipendente (Torino, IT), BB: n/a (2025-637)
Clear dark amber to reddish maroon brown beer, creamy aery irregular beige head, unstable, falls down quickly. Aroma: very very malty, hay, cow fodder, wet grains, some caramel, pretty roasted, coffee, touch of cocoa powder, some roasted chestnuts. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, sweet, caramel, some chocolate, gentle roast, more malts. Aftertaste: soft acidity, fruity, some dried fruits, dates and figs, more caramel, milk chocolate, pretty sweet malty backbone, bitter touch in the finish. Not my preferred style, but I like the complexity of the beer.
labeerinthum (9171) reviewed Tommy Gun from Shire Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Il gusto al naso viene attratto dal fruttato. La finezza olfattiva è elevata e la permanenza è sufficiente. Il manto birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma che resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana media Il liquido è di consistenza limpida. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è intenso. La forza gustativa è elevata e la permanenza è buona e persistente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il retrogusto è intenso. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, crosta di pane, frutta secca, resina, pino, agrumi, pompelmo, ananas, mandarino e spezie.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
440ml @ Ryan's shared with Alex (thx for the beer, man!). Inky, roasted malts, some maple and sweetness, bold. Along the same lines, quite roasty, good body. Too roasty for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from 440mL can. Very dark brown with minimal light beige head. Lots of burnt marshmallow vanilla, bitter roast, not getting any maple. Not enjoying the burnt marshmallow character.
labeerinthum (9171) reviewed Second Skin from Shire Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Lattina. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso il luppolo. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma resiste abbastanza. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di consistenza limpida. Il colore è giallo dorato. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e permane in maniera sufficiente. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, crosta di pane, frutta secca, resina, pino, agrumi, pompelmo, ananas, arancia e mandarino.
mart (27261) ticked Raus Giovenca from Shire Brewing 1 year ago
Magus, suitsune, linnaseline, karamelline. Ok, liiga lääge.
mart (27261) ticked Spancil Hill from Shire Brewing 1 year ago
Vesine, röst, kohvi, tuhatoos, kerge kala vms kõrvalmaitse. Ok.