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Piccolo Birrificio Seson


Percentile
74
overall
Brewed by Piccolo Birrificio
Style: Saison

Apricale (IM), Italy

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
533.35/5.03.29/5.0Special6%38.8Tulip
Commercial Description:
The name refers to the style of inspiration- Saison (the season of excellence in the countryside of Belgium)is a beer destined to be consumed in the summer.Originally made to quench the thirst arisen during the summer season's harvest. Thirst-quenching and spiced the version from Piccolo Birrificio is realised using the peel from chinotto di Savona (Slow Food presidium) and spices.Bottle-conditioned. Ingredients: Barley malt and wheat. Water. Hops. Yeast. Chinotto di Savona. Spices. Refermented in the bottle.
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 Ungstrup (15121), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin off white head - very lightly carbonated. The aroma has notes of malt and citrus and some yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruit, malt, caramel, yeast, and a bit of phenol, leading to a dry yeasty finish.


 Oakes (8082), gone rambling, Vietnam
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/510/20
Feb 25, 2009  
Flat pour. Beige-yellow colour. No real nose, light herbs maybe. Woody, grapey, herbal taste. Flat but refreshing. Moderate herbal finish.


 argo0 (6891), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Draft -- Hazy apple juice body topped by white head with nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, straw, some orange hoppiness, light medicinal. Taste is medium sweet, straw, some bread, orange/lemon, light medicinal. Light-medium body.


 hopscotch (5475), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Bottle... Hazy yellow ale with a mid-sized, wispy, white head. Good retention. Very sweet, herbal and floral aroma. Medium-bodied with a coarse mouthfeel and intermediate carbonation. The well-balanced flavor bursts at the seams with herbs, spices and breadsy notes. Moderate, pale barley malt and honey sweetness mingles well with the dryness of the malted wheat. Spicy, Mojave-dry finish. Not entirely my thing with all the coriander, but still a quality saison.


 jcwattsrugger (5260), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 4, 2008  
bottle-pours a blotchy offwhite head with cloudy amber color. Aroma is mild spice, citrus-orange. Taste is dry medium malt, mild spice, citrus-orange. Soft carbonation.


 JorisPPattyn (5168), Antwerpen, Belgium
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 11, 2006  
Generous yellowish head over hazy orange-golden beer. Citrus, lime peel, a bit of non-barley grains impression. Good bitter-citrus, going over into a short malty flavour, turning again to a bitter, burning taste, good balance. Well bodied, tart ending, long citrussy aftertaste. Apt to the idea, one to try.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep golden-amber beer. Thin white head. Aroma is quite nice. Rich clovey spice with cinnamon and a rich fruity character. Orange, cherry, blueberry and a soft spiciness as well. Flavour is quite rich, but the beer is still pretty well-attenuated. Orange peel, toast and a lingering wheaty spicy flavour. Lingering berries and herbs. Lightly minty and herbal on the back. As it warms, the yeast gets quite spicy and reminds me of Unibroue... continues to evolve and becomes more fruity as it continues to warm.


 BückDich (4832), McCall, Idaho, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Bottle: Lightly hazy orange blonde color, light puffy head and some lacing. Nose of light coriander, snappy thin noble hops and a grassy light spicyness which could be spices, could be yeast. The flavor is brittle with some light matiness bordering on caramel, a touch of butterscotch and some corianderness, finishes thin. Hmmm, not quite worth the price on this one. $7.99 for a 300ml? Hmmm.



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