Birra del Borgo Cortigiana

Brewed by Birra del Borgo
Style: Saison
Borgorose, Italy

Serve in Tulip

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chiara schiuma non eccessiva poco fine persistenza discreta note fruttate esotica ananas matura popca gasutura decisamente beverina ma piuttosto aromatica

Tap @ Bir & Fud. Hazy golden with a little white head. fresh herbal notes, little spicy as sweet malty. Quite sweet and boring, with again some herbal and fruity notes toward a very little bitter end.

Goes to the same category than Birra del Borgo Castagnale. An average one on tap in Bir & Fud (25.5.2009).

Draught at Bir & Fud, Roma. September 08. Pours golden with a small white head. Spicy aroma with citrus and subtle herbal notes. The flavour is citrus, spice and herbs. Low carbonation with a light and bitter mouthfeel. Not bad.

On tap at Bir&Fud, Roma. Cloudy, pale golden with a small frothy head. Good fruity aroma with restrained spiciness. Coriander appears stronger in the mouth, though. A bit watery. A good enough wit.

It’s light golden with notes of fruit, apple, citrus and herbs. The flavour has a light sweetness and notes of citrus, apple, malt and a touch of herbs. It’s very easy to forget...

Bottle 75cl @ chris_o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.
Unclear hazy medium yellow color with a large, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, soap. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (020808)

Bottle, 2008 Pre-GBBF Chris_o Shindig. Ridiculously lively pour. Much more off-white foam than beer. The beer that eventually does settle out of the foam is pale straw. Salty ocean aroma, fresh cut grass. Soft wheaty bitterness, chalky mineral flavor and a little pepper. A refreshing, solid beer. (Also interesting is that at this point in my notes, an unfamiliar hand has scrawled: "Shane Mc Bogan. I <heart> Bogans." Who could it be?)

My Bottom Line:
Citrusy, floral hoppiness joins pale cereals and minutious fruit esters in this quenching and crafty session Saison.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sumptuous head of foam tops the cloudy blond.
-After having a few on tap and in the bottle, I get the impression that Del Borgo beers are more cohesive on draught.
-Carbonation is relaxed; at this strength, this makes the beer ridiculously drinkable.
-The finishing hop bitterness is herbal and wooden as well.
-The body is very well rounded for this gravity.

On tap at Bir&Fud, Roma.

Bottled. Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, yeast and spices along with some mild wooden and quite light vanillaish notes. Flavour is vanilla, fruits, yeast and some nectary and spicy notes.

Hazy yellow with large white head. Sweet fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Sweet yeasty flavor with caramel, spices and mild fruity notes.