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Amarcord Gradisca (Prima Donna)

Score
2558
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Birra Amarcord
Style: Premium Lager
Apecchio (PU), Italy
Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 82   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.69   EST. CALORIES: 156   ABV: 5.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Prima Donna Special Lager is a classic lager noted for its unique aroma and its unsurpassed hoppy flavour. It is characterized by a brillant golden color, a compact head, and its fresh, thirst-quenching qualities.

An Oscar-winning beer
…we chose to call our beer Gradisca, because we brew it in this corner of Romagna and San Marino, between the sea and the hills, a land rich in history and amazing stories. But above all, as a tribute to an illustrious celebrity who was born here, film director Frederico Fellini, who conquered cinema-goers the whole world over with his rich and poetic vein of inspiration, winning as many as four Oscars for his films, including, of course, Amarcord, where Gradisca is the protagonist. 4.7% Alc. Vol.

Note: Uses the name Gradisca on the local market, and Prima Donna for export.
Known for being 4.7% ABV in the past, now at 5.2% ABV.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
dynamiteninja (724) - York, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 3, 2012
Bottle. Caramel, wheat, oats, corn. Sweetish. Pale gold body, thin white head. Dry finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
reebtogi (1575) - Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - JAN 15, 2012
500ml swingtop bottle pours a hazy golden color with a finger of white head and some thin lacing. Aroma is mild fruits and hops. Taste is light fruity and malty sweetness with a mild hop bitterness in the finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. More like a golden ale than a lager in qualities, but a tasty enough lager and I enjoyed sampling this one.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Spab (1118) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - DEC 29, 2011
330 ml bottle from The Beer Store. Pours a lightly cloudy bright yellow with modest-sized white head. Aroma is sweet grainy malt, a touch of grassy hops and a bit of vegetal character. Flavour is dominated by sweet, grainy malt with rather mellow grassy hops and a hint of citrus. Lightly drying finish; medium body. Ok.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
cgarvieuk (7988) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - DEC 8, 2011
bottle ...golden yellow ... citrus lemon ... little grassy nose ... soft grassy hop ... light bitterness ... hint lf metalicnesss ... but all told quite mellow

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Borup (2639) - Albertslund, DENMARK - NOV 26, 2011
Bottle. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, hops and with grassy notes.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
blankboy (4287) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - NOV 25, 2011
Bottle [330ml]. Pours a slightly hazy yellow with a small diminishing fizzy white head. Aroma of grain, pale malt, honey, some light sugary sweetness, light hops and mild vegetal notes. Flavour of pale malt, fruit, light grassy hops, grain and a mild but pleasant bitter finish. Average bodied. I didn’t much care for the aroma but the flavour was decent enough and easy enough to drink -- nothing offensive here, just a bit dull. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JoeMcPhee (6835) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 25, 2011
Very pale golden pour with a tight white head. The aroma is lightly grainy with a fresh pils malt component. Light noble hopping but it’s obviously there. It is light bodied and quite dry. Crisp and fresh. It’s like an underhopped German pilsner - which isn’t really a bad thing.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Geokkjer (2790) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - SEP 17, 2011
Pours golden with a white head.Aroma of malt, fruitiness, grass and smoke.Flavor is sweet and fruity with some grassy notes.Medium body, average carbonation. Boring beer.


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