Menabrea 1846

Brewed by Menabrea (Forst)
Style: Pale Lager
Biella, Italy

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Bouteille. Couleur or pâle, claire, belle mousse, colle au verre, s’estompe lentement pour laisser un lacet. Arôme oxydé, grains, légèrement houblonné floral. Goût très oxydé, houblons floraux, légèrement malté, finale sèche. Mince, effervescence modérée à forte. Inintéressant.

Bottle 0.66L. Pale yellow body with an average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with a fair lacing; nice bubbles coming up from the center-bottom of the glass. Moderate hoppy aroma (flowers, herbal) with a light-to-moderate malty note. Light bitter and sweet flavour: well balanced but very attenuated; short finish. Light body with a watery texture; dry finish; soft carbonation. Honest standard lager, not particulartly satisfactory; in the complex a watery/ dilute feeling prevails.

come out of the bottle a pale yellow with a half inch of frothy white head up top. Has a grainy nose and is reminiscent of czech pils. taste is minimal minus the prickly hops that are forced to the front by the over carbonation.

Bottle... Clear yellow lager with a large, frothy, white head. Great retention. Earthy, lemony nose... very subtle... discreet. Maybe a meaty note. The flavor is crisp, but dull and a bit stale... just not much going on. Medium-bodied and spritzy. Short, very crisp, clean finish.

Straw, huge head. The aroma has notes of malt, corn, straw and a bit of hops - and it signals: boooooring.... This impression was fully met in the flavour, that is uninspiring and unbalanced. Life is too short for beers like this....

As Birra della Storia - Il Compagno (Stalin) and shared with ozujsko (thanks!)
Poured a big thick fluffy white head. Chemicals ftw, eh ? Golden colour, lively carbonation. The nose is a bit stale, malty and honey with hints of wine. The taste is... bad. Cardboard, hints of grapes, some hops, a bit oily, but somehow... dry. Almost mouthpuckeringly so. Yet another crappy gimmick beer. How nice.

Bottle. Clear olden colour with a small fizzy head. Pretty mainstream boring pale lager.

Bottle. Golden with a bubbly mostly diminishing white head. Aroma of grass, bit malty and fruity. Flavour is grassy, some malt, fruity with some lemon. Dry bitterish finish. A quite refreshing beer.