Malthus Birolla

Brewed by Il Birrificio di Como
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Como (CO), Italy

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

Pours amber/brown with a tan head. Smells nutty with some notable honey hints. Tastes spicy and very gruit like. Very palatable.

500 ml. Deep garnet with a one-finger creamy and lasting head. Smoked dark fruit, clove, honey and wheat aromas. Flavors of fig, tart cherry, clove, earth, smoke, cedar, oak, and toffee. Medium-heavy body is a little too fizzy, but nicely balanced between sticky and dry.

Bottle at JoeMcPhee’s tasting. Deep amber in color with a little head. Nice smokey malty aroma. Toffee notes. Rich smokey caramel sweet flavor. Smokey honey notes. Finish is smokey and sweet. Medium to full bodied. Very interesting. Very drinkable.

Thanks to PilsnerPeter for sharing this one. Deep amber beer. The aroma is really rich and smoky. Rich and sweet with a softly honeyed maltiness. A little bit fruity and spicy as well. The fruitiness is quite nice, sort of like dark berries. A hint of clove and more sweet chewy smokiness. Rich and toffeeish flavour with a long lingering sweetness. This is a very tasty brew.

Bottle at Joe’s. Aroma of ginger and chestnut, lemon. Very cloudy pour. Very sweet, a touch of syrup in a good way, nutty spices, maple. Light drinking. Nice stuff.

Redamber beer with a nice head. Very fruity aroma and taste. The taste reminds me of strawberries.

first of a long night, and the second chestnut beer i have ever had. notes of alcohol in the nose with a bit of a bbq. the beer is a little thin but the chestnuts flavors adds dimension to the palate. sweet and a bit spicy, the better of the two that i have tried. yet another interesting effort out of italy

This was the first of 34 beers at a tasting at JoeMcphee’s. Set a pretty nice pace to a great evening. Interesting beer, a little hot. Honey, spice, floral flavor with balanced carbonation. Medium body. Darker orange color, light minimal head.