Menabrea 1846

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

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

sample bottle 8/12/10 smells and tastes like candy corn, grain, honey and alcohol florals... not good.

The smell says it all "Ughhh....." it smells like cardboard, the thin stiff kind with a highly colourful print on one side. Also notes that are somehow similar and yet so unlike Elmers whilte glue. It gets a point cuz it has a neat reddness to it. The flavour doesn’t last long, and that’s not too not long enough! But it’s not very long though.... haha, Futurama. Ok so I have to amuse myself in this post because this beer frankly sucks. It’s not quite bad, but it’s pretty close and I’m sure glad there’s other things in my fridge.

This is a pretty nice lager. Flavor is light but not funky. A very plain finish, but I found this very refreshing. A great starter beer.

Bottle. Golden with a small head and no lacing.Pleasant slightly sweet flavour. A well balanced lager.

Bottle. Poured a golden straw. Nose is a bit grassy and yeasty. Nice lager with decent body and malts. A light hint of tartness, very light followed by some sweetness and a mildly bitter finish. Seasionable and pretty good.

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2010 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear yellow with white head. Aroma of grain, light citrus hop. Flavor of light malt, a bit of hop citrus with a very balanced bitter at the end. Mouth feel is light-medium body with medium-high carbonation. Overall, although very balanced, it’s kinda dull, not worth the laughable $13.99 per 6 pk. it demands in the US.

Golden colour. A litle bit watery. A hint of citrus in the aroma. No strong flavours. A litle bit of yeast. .

330 ml dark green bottle - Best before 25-06-2011. Golden color. Small head. Light beer with a strange taste. I’d prefer the Birra Moretti.