2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear amber with a large beige head. Aroma had toasted malt, caramel and breadish notes. Hints of hops in the flavour along with caramel and toasted malt. Finished dry and bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A very nice easily accesible option for beers in Greece.Not very strong,not very smooth,perfect,although it’s a liitle bit diluted.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Colore ambrato, schiuma beige abbastanza persistente, gusto dolciastro, tutto sommato bevibile
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
330ml bottle (random corner shop, Rome)
Light lager aroma. Pale lager taste, plus added caramel. A little plasticky. Finish a touch burnt and bitter, but no clear hops. Dull, but OK. A little sticky.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. A clear, golden beer with a minimal-sized off-white head. Caramel and notes of fruit on the nose. The flavor is caramel-malty with some fruityness, some bitterness towards the end. Quite dry. An easy drinkable beer that doesn’t add excitement to my world. 090822
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Strong buttery malt aroma. Copper color with moderate head. Initially strong acidity followed by a sweet buttery caramel malt flavor with a sharp grassy hops finish - thankfully the diacetyl doesn’t come out as strong with the taste as the aroma. Not bad.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl dark brown bottle, label as shown. Exp. Nov/2010.
Pours a clear copper with a small off-white head that disappears fairly quickly and leaves no lacing.
Pretty intense aroma of malt, caramel and a touch of sweet orchard fruit. Kind of boozy, actually.
Medium-bodied Irish ale with medium carbonation and slightly grainy, but ok mouth feel.
Flavour is dominated by bready malt, with a touch of citrusy hops. Finish is fairly bitter, dry and hoppy, with a lingering medium bitter after taste. Straightforward and unsubtle, but characterful in its own way, and superior in taste to the other Irish Reds I’ve tried so far (Kilkenny, O’Hara, Carlow). Highly sessionable and a good companion for light, spicy dishes. Will drink again.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
0.33l bottle, I guess from San Remo if heavy says so
Poured a copper colour with a small off white head that went away at a medium pace.Malty aroma, with some fruitiness showing through a dry woody background. Light taste, bready, lightly caramelly, slightly dusty/yeasty. There is a trace fruitiness in the background. Hops are present and not merely an afterthought, bat hardly impressive, providing just some bitterness (not the tastiest around). There are far far worse beers in Italy, and this is actually quite ok for one of their macros, though even they can do far better. Likable in a way, way better than, say, Kilkenny or O’Hara’s Red.
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