Bi-Du Xtrem

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

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# 14 Bottle. [Papsoe’s great blind tasting, thanks Henrik!] Small bubbly white head that mostly diminished. Spare lacework. Cloudy amber color. Aroma of fresh fruit, light sour notes and citrus with some underlying malty sweetness. Over the palate came toasted malt, fruit and hint of sour and hoppy floral notes. Light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated sweet flavor with light acidic. Sweet fruity finish with a light sour feel at the end. 7-3-7-3-14 = 3.4 19-04-2008

Bottle thanks to bu11zeye) Pour is a dark amber..Nose is heavy malts, raisin, dark fruit, plum,..Taste is caramel malts, berries, light chocolate, earth, bready, light wood

(375ml bottle) Pours a cloudy amber body with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, yeast, and toffee. Flavor of caramel, herbs, yeast, light brett, berries, and toffee.

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, murky reddish brown with big bubbly head, aroma is sweet caramel, raisin and chocolate, flavor of woody caramel and fruit, soft finish

(375ml bottle best by 1-31-12 thanks to bu11zeye) clear ruby-brown with ring of tan bubbles. Nose of raisin, quite rich dark fruit, chocolate malt, honey, smells great. Taste of caramel, light alcohol, lightly bitter, estery, wood, and a bit of dark fruit.

29th October 2011
Bottle in Rome, purchased from Domus Birrae. Hazy deep brown beer. Short lived cream coloured head. Softish palate, semi dry. Lacto cream, subtle dark chocolate. Dry finish. An okay sweet malty beer but as with too many other Italian beers I’ve had recently - a real lack of hops.

Non essendo un amante dei Barley wine partivo con i miei soliti pregiudizi. Eppure questa Xtrem mi ha fatto ricredere. Rossa opaca con davvero poca schiuma entra in bocca sprigionando i classici sentori dolci di malto e caramello. Quando scende in gola vieni riscaldato dai 9 gradi di alcool ma è solo quando riapri la bocca per prendere aria che un bel fresco di luppolo erbaceo ti avvolge e ti invita al secondo sorso. Davvero buona, anche per i non amanti del genere.

In degustazione al locale del Polli a Milano, spessa, caffettosa, molto buona

Draught @ Bir&Fud, Via Benedetta 23, Roma, Italy 00153.

Clear medium to dark red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, candy, overriped fruity, wood notes. Flavor is heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration, dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. Very easy to drink. [20101219]

Cloudy amber colour with an off white head. Malty, fruity light tart aroma with some caramel sweetness and floral notes. malty, light caramel and alcohol sweet flavor with a vague buttery note.

Bottle. A hazy dark amber beer with a off-white head. The aroma is of yeast, fruits, mellon, the taste is sweet, dry and of fruits and mellon. Medium body with a dry light sour finish.