Birra del Borgo Genziana

Brewed by Birra del Borgo
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Borgorose, Italy

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

First of the expensive Italian beers found at Khoury’s in Henderson, NV. Gentain? First impression makes me wish that I had access to this in Edmonton.
Poured out a bright hazy gold brew with an ok amount of white foam, leaves lots of ropy lacing and has good retention as a skim. The aroma is great with a unique sweet fruity punch, very floral and herbal. Tangerines, unsweetened berries, wet grass and an unknown herbal aroma that is new to me. Good taste as well, very balanced with all these flavours: some sort of orange, berry, weakest of pepper (maybe), grass, flowers of some sort and the mystery flavour. Medium bodied, smooth throughout even with the fine, sometimes biting carbonation. Finishes with a bit of bitterness and more orangy fruit. This was a very good beer. Would be great on a hot day.

Bottle. Amber pour with a tall, frothy blond head. Aroma is grainy and malty with a zesty fruity aroma, flowers, and a soft herbal notes. Taste is sweet malt, fruit notes, herbs, light spice, multi-grain bread, and flowery notes. Body is light-medium with a moderately strong, bubbly carbonation. Finishes with more fruit notes, grains, sweet malt, flowers, light herbs and faint spice.

from le Mondial de la Bière 2011, Strasbourg - hazy dark blond beer with a poor head retention; fruity and yeasty aroma with spicy notes (gentian ? If you say it ...); medium-bodied and juicy palate, quite velvety; dry fruity and spicy finish - deeply drinkable

Draft. Pours slightly hazy gold with white head; good retention and okay lacing. Aroma is straw, floral notes, and light malt. Flavor is light, sweet malt, straw and light spice. Light body, carbonation, and warmth.

Bottle. Clear amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, floral and hops. Flavour is malt, hops, fruit, floral, citrus, spices, medium sweet and bitter.

Tap. Pours hazy orange with medium frothy white head with long retention and excellent lacing. Aroma is light biscuit and straw malt, apple and pear esters, and barnyard notes. Flavor is malt dominant with medium esters, light hops and bitterness with a sweet finish. Medium body and carbonation, low warmth.

Poured bottle into an imperial pint glass. Light and refreshing beer perfect for the summer and grilling out. Murky golden color nice sour notes with an unique herbal favors. Tasted hints of camomile. Would buy again.

Bottle. Pours a nice slightly hazy golden yellow color with a frothy bright white head. Aroma is very sweet with some pear, citrus, along with loads of floral and earthy notes and some breadiness. Smells kind of like a Belgian Ale. The flavor is again quite sweet and sugary, with the floral and earthy gentiana notes, I also get some citrus, breadiness and an almost yoghurt taste. The body is medium with a lightly glossy/sticky mouthfeel. Overall quite an interesting beer because of the gentiana root.

Alla spina. color oro, schiumta bianca soffice e lunga, talmente abbondante che la birra nel bicchiere non c’era quasi. prime rimostranze... altro bicchiere, stavolta servita meglio. al naso piacevolem mix di erbe e frutta, al palato e dolce e speziata, a dire il vero il mio primo ricordo è stata la spuma che bevevo da bambino, chissà se nella spuma la genziana c’è? comunque in questa birra la presenza si fa sentire, ma caratterizza la birra senza invadenza. vermanente piacevole, anche per chi come me non ama particolarmente queto genere.