7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, vintage 2011, bb 12/2017, batch 410
Hazy red-amber color, with small frothy head. Nice aroma of malt, wood, with delicate fruitiness and brandy. Good body strength; malt flavor, medium sweet, with nice wood, mild fruitiness, hint of smoke, low carbonation, caramel; correct bitterness.
Very good.
Barley Wine almost.
Hazy red-amber color, with small frothy head. Nice aroma of malt, wood, with delicate fruitiness and brandy. Good body strength; malt flavor, medium sweet, with nice wood, mild fruitiness, hint of smoke, low carbonation, caramel; correct bitterness.
Very good.
Barley Wine almost.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:32
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 1/2014, batch 468
Hazy deep blond color, the head disappears quickly. Sweetish aroma, nice fruity touch. Sweetish flavor, with some fruity character, and low bitterness.
Simple but pleasant.
Hazy deep blond color, the head disappears quickly. Sweetish aroma, nice fruity touch. Sweetish flavor, with some fruity character, and low bitterness.
Simple but pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 4/2014, batch 459
Hazy amber color with medium head. Nice and strong aroma of modern hops, fruity in the front, more earthy and sweaty in the end. Good carbonation level, good toffee flavor, with an extreme hopping, providing a high level of resins and enough fruits. Long final.
Quite brutal, in the good sense.
Hazy amber color with medium head. Nice and strong aroma of modern hops, fruity in the front, more earthy and sweaty in the end. Good carbonation level, good toffee flavor, with an extreme hopping, providing a high level of resins and enough fruits. Long final.
Quite brutal, in the good sense.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 11/2013, batch 419
Dark brown color with medium head. Moderate aroma of chocolate, dark caramel, cardboard. Good body; dark caramel; the feeling of oxidization is just too high, wet cardboard; ordinary bitterness.
Average beer.
Dark brown color with medium head. Moderate aroma of chocolate, dark caramel, cardboard. Good body; dark caramel; the feeling of oxidization is just too high, wet cardboard; ordinary bitterness.
Average beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 4/2014, batch 482
Golden color, hazy; the bottle is gushing. Light aroma of rosemary. Quite good beer, with light rosemary presence, and moderate bitterness.
Golden color, hazy; the bottle is gushing. Light aroma of rosemary. Quite good beer, with light rosemary presence, and moderate bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 9/2014, batch 5016
Beautiful red-amber color with medium sized head. Aroma of malt, with some caramel. Good mouthfeel, round, with nice caramel and malt flavor, light smoke, correct bitterness.
Pleasant beer.
Beautiful red-amber color with medium sized head. Aroma of malt, with some caramel. Good mouthfeel, round, with nice caramel and malt flavor, light smoke, correct bitterness.
Pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 7/2014, batch 5002
Hazy deep blond color, with high carbonation, medium sized head. Light aroma of malt and rosemary. Highly carbonated mouthfeel; some malt flavor, with correct bitterness; the hop profile is almost herbal.
Average, not bad, but simple.
Hazy deep blond color, with high carbonation, medium sized head. Light aroma of malt and rosemary. Highly carbonated mouthfeel; some malt flavor, with correct bitterness; the hop profile is almost herbal.
Average, not bad, but simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from B.O.A., Ostia, bb 9/2014, batch 5018
Hazy deep blond color, with medium head. Light aroma of cereals. Some flavor of cereals, with light grassy and hay touch, low bitterness.
Simple.
Hazy deep blond color, with medium head. Light aroma of cereals. Some flavor of cereals, with light grassy and hay touch, low bitterness.
Simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at B.O.A., Ostia
Black color, with creamy brownish head. Straight forward aroma of roasted malt. Very smooth mouthfeel, with very good flavor of roasted malt, soft, not aggressive; correct bitterness.
Nice.
Black color, with creamy brownish head. Straight forward aroma of roasted malt. Very smooth mouthfeel, with very good flavor of roasted malt, soft, not aggressive; correct bitterness.
Nice.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at B.O.A., Ostia
Dark chestnut color, with creamy head. Mild but nice aroma of malt, caramel, some oxidisation, light esters. Full bodied, with smooth mouthfeel; good caramel flavor with accents of chocolate; correct bitterness; light esters from the yeast.
Very pleasant.
Dark chestnut color, with creamy head. Mild but nice aroma of malt, caramel, some oxidisation, light esters. Full bodied, with smooth mouthfeel; good caramel flavor with accents of chocolate; correct bitterness; light esters from the yeast.
Very pleasant.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 17:17