Bi-Du Rodersch

Brewed by Birrificio BI-DU
Style: Kölsch
Olgiate Comasco (CO), Italy

Serve in Kölsch/Altbier

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0.75l bottle, courtesy of Allen - thank you very much indeed! Hazy golden colour, mid-sized white head. Hoppy aroma with lots of citrus fruit. Light to medium-bodied, malty background with bitter and aromatic hops. Flavours of lime and lemon, slightly herbal with a touch of mint. Lingering hoppy finish with a lovely citrus character. A delicious beer. Herzlichen Dank, Allen!

Sampled at the brew pub. It pours a hazy golden beer with a small creamy white head. Wonderfully hoppy taste with hints of tropical fruits. Some coconut and wild strawberries sneaking in. Beautiful lacework. Deeply refreshing. Light bodied. Good bitterness. Long dry hoppy finish. A great beer. Absolutely fantastic!

ottimo esempio di stile! beverina e di personalità amara e secca, da bere a secchi.

Great example of a tasteful, highly drinkable but absolutely not ordinary beer.Crisp palate, long finish. A bottled version was even hoppier, more intense, excellent (rating of 4/5) though maybe less true to style.

courtesy of fiulijn - hazy golden colour with a firm white head; crisp aroma of malt and peanuts; good and rounded malt body; decent bitterness and a long grassy, malty and hazelnutty finish - not really complex but terribly efficient

UPDATED: JUN 25, 2008 Prima kolsch assaggiata, grazie a Wiggs (il birraio della celeberrima Kezzyer) bottiglia da 75cl. Versa colore biondo trasparente con un po’ di torbidezza data dal lievito ma comunque buona schiuma pirla che leggi. Aroma molto erbaceo, sapore ancora di più con toni di lavanda (??) un po’ troppo predominanti. Però buona un po’ difficile da berne quintali.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 3     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : XX   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX  
Malt : 4   Pilsner : 3   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 2   Hay : 3   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Honey : 2   Cereals : 4   Grainy : 2
Hops : 4   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : 2   Grassy : 4  
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : 2   Bitterness : 4   Farmy : 2   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : XX   Crisp : 2   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 2   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : XX   Oxidation : XX

Comments: Draught, Hop, Milano. Now that’s something quite interesting. Considered a Kölsch, yet pushing the boundaries from the style further. A special and very malty beer. Initially sweet, but quickly switches over to a long, strongly hoppy, vibrantly bitter and snappy finish. Great, clean, yet almost farmy nature.

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2008 chiaro buona schiuma non molto persistente gasata molto lieve note floreali leggero luppolo ben bilanciata davvero molto bevibile buon finale amaro

UPDATED: OCT 22, 2007 Bottle. Hazy golden yellow beer. The head is quite vanishing. A great balance between honey bready fresh malty notes and a fantastic grassy hoppiness. The end is dry, crisp and leaves you with plenty of pleasant hop’s bitter aftertaste...and the strong desire to have another one.

Draught Fully hazy yellow-golden beer; thick, persistent white head. Fresh malt, bit of grass, lots of maltsugars too, going to sweet-ish. Nearly tart onset, lots of grass, but a soft, vanilla-like flavour underneath, traces of ureum, traces of pineapple- and bananaesters, always mingled with fresh hops. Light MF, lots of grist slickness, creamy, near velvety. Qutie good, artisanal "Kölsch". Nothing outstanding, but more than decent. Lots of Pilsener notes, more hops than in any Kölner Kölsch.