Birra del Borgo Tè

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

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Bottle @ redlight. Big herbal aroma with hints of dark calamata olives, slightly vegetal with hints of canned artichoke hearts, thyme and lemon verbena. Cloudy yellow color. Mildly tart. Clean herbal finish. Mild spiciness. Smooth and zesty, very refreshing, a great warm weather beer. Quite nice and unique.

Bottle. Zero taste. Expensive. Not worth the price. Tastyes like flat budweiser infused with leaves. Cool bottle though

Bottle. Pours apricot. Nose of peel, flowers, tea and yeast. Taste of faint orange peel, tea, lemongrass and yeast. Lightish body.

Not bad, not bad. Poured with a small, cream colored head that quickly faded and no lace. Color is a very slightly hazy amber with some particulates. Aroma is malt, hop, tea, yeast. Flavor is like aroma plus some surprising tartness up front. Body is ok and so is carbonation. Finish is like flavor and tartness fades to sweet before a bit of tart bittersweetmess at the very end. Long finish. Nice drinking beer. Could have some more of this.

Trys to pour a white head but it doesn’t so there is no lace. Hazy light amber/orange color, looks like yeast is settling in glass. Light carbonation and medium bodied. Orange, grassy nose. Flavor is tea, grass and sour orange. Weird beer. Expensive at $8.79 for a 375ml bottle from Beverage Warehouse Winooski, VT.

pours a cloudy yellow color. tea flavors don’t really show up until the end and by the point it isn’t strong enough. very syrupy and sweet. could use some extra carbonation or tartness.

Bottled@The 1st Vaasa CS/ES beer session (thanks MMM!). Slightly hazy honeyish golden colour with not too much head. Aroma is fruity, a bit wooden and also quite malty. Flavour is slightly fruity, some malts, mild grassyness as well. Some slight dryness. I had waited for something more dry with a tealeaf beer, but this works surprisingly refreshing.

Bottle from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Pours hazy peach with some coarse white bubbles. Something of an apricot/peach aroma. Medium body with mild, very mild, carbonation. Flavor is smooth mild malt, lightly fruity with a decent bittering. Could be tea. Could be a grassy hop. Very subdued, but rather tasty. Interesting.

Tall bottle from Village Beer Merchant. Poured a hazy, bright, golden straw color with thick white chunks of yeast sediment. Little to no head. Mellow aroma of fruity, herbal hop with light, sweet malt. Mouthfeel: Not too lively as far as carbonation goes, but by no means flat. A bit chalky, perhaps from the yeast. Taste: Reminds me of morning at camp....Foresty herbal/flower flavor from the hops, musty and sour, finishes with the sweetness and bitterness of green tea. Tastes like a french blonde or saison meets german pilsner and a cup of green tea Overall: My first bottle of this last year seemed to have a bit more carbonation, but was still an intriguing brew, especially for a tea fanatic. If only the pricetag was a bit lower....

Bottle ay home ... HUGE thanks to Spacecoyote for this baby...Bottle opened with a bang... but it didnt gush ... NICE opaque yellow orange ... with big bubbly white head ...yeasty fruity hop nose ... bit carbonated up front but behind that is a rich complex body ... lots of fresh clean lemon ... peach and apricot .... light hint of maybe jasmine ... floral... little bready ... a great summer refreshing beer (and its a nice day in scotland ... Supped with Dinner in the Garden )... other than a bit heavy on carbonation ... nice

Tap at OTH. Interesting concept that the one of using 50% tea leaves with 50% hops. Italian beer landscape is quickly becoming very interesting and tasty. Pours hazy amber/orange with white head. Aroma is lightly hoppy, plenty of herbal freshness and some faint sweet notes. Taste, hoppy, there is a definite light leafy presence. Though weak in alcohol, the mouthfeel is very smooth with a light sour finish of peach*apricot with a bitter mix of citrus fruits.