Birra del Borgo Gina

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

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Non mi ha convinto. Per me il timo non si sposa bene con il concetto di birra. Di mio sono contrario a tutte queste estremizzazioni della birra, comprese le aromatizzazioni eccessive.

Pours dark golden with ample head, off-white. Not quite the mouthfeel you might expect in a wheat. Aroma definitely of thyme, and this also comes through in the taste. A really very clean beer, ending pleasantly with a mild bitterness.

On tap at Holy Grale in Louisville, KY. Beer pours a translucent golden-amber with a half finger of velvety bright white head. Nose conjures hay, spruce, thyme, earth, and bread. Flavor punches up front with spice and wheat before hitting a bitter thyme note. Finishes dry and nutty with a touch of dough. Medium-bodied with a slick and smooth mouthfeel.

On tap at Holy Grale in Louisville. Mouthfeel is slick and smooth. Taste is nutty with a thyme finish. The thyme aroma is not as strong as the finish. Overall great and interesting and would be fantastic with food. A well crafted beer.

On tap at City Beer. Pours dark orange with a white head. It has a pleasant aroma of fresh herbs, toasty malts, and a touch of earthy, piney hops. The flavor is herbal and spicy, with some fruity sweetness and a citrusy finish. this reminded me of the other dogfish head collaboration saison du buff, only the spice blend in this one is a little less in your face. I liked it . Different and tasty.

On tap at City Beer. Hazed orange pour with a lasting off white head. Aromas of sage, oregano, thyme, pencil shavings and orange. Very herbal. Flavor is earthy, thyme, pizza dough, pencil shavings. Some pepper. Lively bubbles. Dry.

Draft, City Beer Store. I was happy to try this beer, but it’s not something I’d order again. In my opinion, it’s only real value was as an experiment in transmitting a fresh herb flavor into a beer, and, in that capacity, it was a success. On the other hand, the beer is unremarkable to mediocre in every other capacity. Aroma is a huge wave of fresh thyme. It smells like pulling off branches from a bush and rolling them between your hands. It’s a lovely smell, but it doesn’t really make a beer. The appearance was a murky brownish amber with no head. The mouthfeel was fairly watery. Low carbonation for no real reason. Taste was sweet and bland. I just picked up some vague caramel. The beer was entirely too small for the big thyme note. I just picked up very little other flavor, and other patrons felt similarly. It’s an interesting effort and accomplishes something that I haven’t come across before, but it’s just not compelling as a beer.

On tap at The Trappist poured a clear reddish amber with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of carmel, thyme, earthiness, citrus and pine. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, toffee, light thyme, light citrus and light pine with a crisp dry moderatly bitter finish.