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Brewed by Birra Amarcord
Style: Premium Lager
Apecchio (PU), Italy
Serve in Lager glass

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RATINGS: 92   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.65   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Prima Donna Special Lager is a classic lager noted for its unique aroma and its unsurpassed hoppy flavour. It is characterized by a brillant golden color, a compact head, and its fresh, thirst-quenching qualities.

An Oscar-winning beer
…we chose to call our beer Gradisca, because we brew it in this corner of Romagna and San Marino, between the sea and the hills, a land rich in history and amazing stories. But above all, as a tribute to an illustrious celebrity who was born here, film director Frederico Fellini, who conquered cinema-goers the whole world over with his rich and poetic vein of inspiration, winning as many as four Oscars for his films, including, of course, Amarcord, where Gradisca is the protagonist. 4.7% Alc. Vol.

Note: Uses the name Gradisca on the local market, and Prima Donna for export.
Known for being 4.7% ABV in the past, now at 5.2% ABV.


2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - FEB 28, 2010
Bottle 500ml. w. swing top.
Light unclear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, light moderate yeasty, paper. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100109]

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ungstrup (23917) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - NOV 5, 2009
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of grain, malt, brewmash, and some hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of grain, brewmash, and some straw, leading to a smooth hay finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Papsoe (22946) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAR 20, 2010
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Sweetish malty nose with a metallic whiff. Medium body with sweet malts - and nothing much more. Subdued bitterness. A fairly clean and straight Helles. 090110

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (22161) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 6, 2009
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is cornish and light grassy. Vague citrusy and bitter flavoured. Subdued grassy touch.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - NOV 6, 2009
Bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö. Cloudy yellow coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of hay and grass. Fruity flavour of hay and grass with notes of hops. Hoppy finish.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - JUL 12, 2009
Bottle at V.E.S.P.A., Malmö
Blond color, ordinary aroma, flavor of dirty water. Quite bad.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Dedollewaitor (10290) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 9, 2010
Bottle @ Berlin/Bavaria Tasting, Odense. Pours clear yellow with a creamy and fluffy egg white head. Sweet and fruity nose and flavor. Paperish, dry short end. Medium to watery body. Bland.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
yngwie (9175) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - APR 8, 2012
Bottle. A clear, golden colored beer with a small, white head. Almost ham-like aroma with fruityness and maltyness as well. The flavor is mostly on the fruity side, with a backbone of pale malts. Some bitterness detected, but it wouldn’t hurt with some more, and that goes for the finish as well. Medium body, with pleasant carbonation level. Some metallic notes in the end. A decent and drinkable beer, but I don’t like the metallic finish. 110916

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
cgarvieuk (8635) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - DEC 8, 2011
bottle ...golden yellow ... citrus lemon ... little grassy nose ... soft grassy hop ... light bitterness ... hint lf metalicnesss ... but all told quite mellow

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
thewolf (8621) - Kolding, DENMARK - MAY 8, 2011
Bottle, bought @ LIVA, Kolding.
Pours clear darkish golden with a small, film head. Aroma has citrus, apple, light esters and a lot of doughy malty sweetness. Low carbonation, light creamy palate. Flavour is sweet, doughy malts, light citric. Mild tartish bitterness. Okay, but not impressive.


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