Croce di Malto Due Mondi

Brewed by Croce di Malto
Style: Doppelbock
Trecate (NO), Italy

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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Draught @ BQ - Birra Artigianale di Qualità (Naviglio Grande), Alzaia Naviglio Grande 44, 20144 Milano, Italy.

ABV: 7.7%. Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, light caramel. Initial flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter, middle flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter, finish flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, dry, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111107]

A dark reddish brown ale with a thin moka head. In aroma, herbaceous Brett malt with wild herbs, and light licorice notes. In mouth, a complex sweet nutty malt with smooth Brett, horseblanket, superb and complex. Bottle at Mondial 2011, June 9 2011.

2012-06-07. Very dark brown body, small tan head. 3+ Interesting aroma, sweet malt, sort of tangy nutty overtones. 7+ Flavour is similar, malty core, dry malt accents, sort of tangy nutty notes and a tangy malt flavour lingers in the finish. 7+ Smooth average palate. Not really a traditional take on a doppelbock, or possibly off based on the tangy quality, but I enjoyed it. Bottle at Mondial, Montreal

Bottle 330ml
Aroma slight sourness, coffee grinds, good roast behind mixed with alcohol. 7-
Appearance poured as hazed brown with medium sized beige top.
Flavor and Palate : Medium bodied. Initial sourness, grainy character with roast and dryness of alcohol. Fairly string vanilla cask elements. Tasty ale but not excellent.

In short: A superb fruity, vinous and highly drinkable no-style brown beer. I loved it
How: From a bottle at Mondial de la Bière 2011
The look: Cloudy brown body topped by a long-lasting small beige head
In long: Nose has lots of red wine barrels, sweet semi-toasted malts, a barnyard character that is almost wild. Taste is very fruity (red fruits, bananas and more), fruit cake, lucious caramel, red wine barrels. A mild astringent woody dryness. This beer really tasted like it was aged in red wine barrels but there is no indication to this effect. I’m not sure. If not aged in red wine barrels, this is certainly the best simulation I’ve seen of wine barrel aging ever. Anyway, despite it’s barrel/vinous character this was actually a highly drinkable beer, a rarity for that type of beer. This was probably my beer of the festival at Mondial 2011, too bad it is as rare as someone calling sick on a Wednesday.

[4462-20120607] Bottle. Apple peach juice malt aroma ha a hint of roast. Clear brown body with a medium-lasting creamy light mocha head. Roasted apple flesh and woody smoke flavour. Medium body. Interesting to sample. (7/3/7/3/13) 3.3
(@ Mondial, Montreal, QC)

On tap at BQ, Via Losanna, Milano. Dark reddish brown with a tan head. Alcoholic fruit nose. More malty in the mouth with some roast as well as hints of fruit. Not bad.

Bottle: Poured a dark brown color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of sweet caramelized malt is sublime with some complex ester (banana and other sweet fruits) as well as some lightly floral hops. Taste is very potent with a complex mix of fruity ester and banana bread with a rightly balanced sweet caramelized malt body and lightly floral hops at the end. Very nice discovery from a brewer I didn’t know existed.

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Tap at Open Baladin, Roma, 10/02/13. Lightly hazed dark chestnut brown with a medium bubbly off white head. Nose is malts, brown sugars, toffee, dark fruits. Taste comprises toffee, spice, dark fruits, malts. Medium bodied with bite, soft carbonation, touch of bitterness in the finish. Decent enough stuff.