3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Poured a big light tan head that quickly subsides and no lace. Color is a hazy medium amber. Aroma is very malty earth leather a bit roasty some toffee and tanin. Flavor is similar but has some fruitiness that dominates the bitter and dry characteristics. Body is ok but the high carbonation really helps this beer and makes it much more drinkable. Finish is like flavor + good burps!
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Bottle at HBF2010) Poured amber and lightly hazy with medium sized and white head. Aroma was malty and mildly metallic. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, sweetness, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @HBF 2010. Label: Toro doppio malto, probably this one? Pours dark, amber/copper color with a nice white head. Aroma is sweet malty, flavor is quite the same, very malty, bit roasty. Full bodied. Aftertaste is pistachio nuts. Excellent, very enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled@HBF
Labelled as "Toro". Hazy-murky yellow color, small white head. Strong leather nose. Medium-bodied. Fruity, a bit hoppy, leathery flavor. Sourness in the finish. Interesting.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
4th beer of Italian Beer Tasting at Finalmente in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Pours a copper color and tastes of malt, caramel, raisin, with some nuttiness and toasted flavors. Allright beer although not sure i could drink a lot of it.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Corneglia, Cinque Terre. Brown with a low head. Very malty aroma profile: hazelnuts and biscuits. The flavour is sweet and breadlike.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours an amber body with a yellow off white head. Sweet malty body caramel, bread y and thin with a strong alcohol presence. Bread and cereal like tones with a sweet warming and a dry finish. Decent.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A gusher, as someone else previously mentioned. Big head of beige bubbles that diminishes fairly quickly. Lightly hazed orange copper color. Sweet aromas. Raw sugar, iron and grapes. Very bubbly even with all the gushing. Lightly toasted malt flavors mingle with simple caramel and light fruit. Graham cracker flavors in the finish and linger. Alcohol is quite well hidden. Flavors slightly better than aromas. Certainly not worth the price, at least no in my opinion.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle ...a gusher... Cloudy amber ale with a large frothy, off-white head; diminishes to an everlasting, small, creamy cap. Very malty, extremely nutty aroma with a big-time note of sugary dates. Man, I wish I had some nice vintage cheese right about now. Medium-bodied and very effervescent. Leans just a bit on the sweet side of balance. Very pleasant, very warm, very nutty; refreshing. Crisp, lightly sweet, date-esque finish. I wish more of this gem had ended up in my glass instead of in the kitchen sink.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft: Pours a transparent dark copper with a thin ring of beige head. Aroma of lightly sweet caramely malts and a touch of doughy yeast. Body starts with average fullness and a semi-sweet caramel maltiness with decent bittering hop balance before a toasty, smooth, but otherwise uninteresting finish.
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