3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(750ml bottle) cloudy medium brown, soapy offwhite bubbles. Nose of peanut butter and jelly, rosemary, honey, flowers. Taste of rosemary, honey, floral, light chocolate, jelly, complex. Never had a beer like it.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JAN 24, 2013 Al naso si presenta decisamente poco l’odore di castagna, quanto piuttosto il tostato. I 9° non si sentono molto perchè bilancia molto bene l’amaro con il palato. Sapore vinoso, colore marrone senza schiuma. Un po’ una delusione considerati gli 8.40 euro per la bottiglia da 75 cl....Decisamente non conforme alla mia idea di birra alle castagne.
EDIT: Bevuta il giorno dopo la metà bottiglia rimasta, l’equilibratezza rimane il suo punto di forza, sembra quasi una birra da meditazione, peccato davvero per la castagna che è appena percepibile...
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Disappointing. Good looks, malty nose and the typical flat taste of Italian beers. Not a hint of chestnut. Just woody. Have it very FREDDA and the flavours will blend in and roll down much better. Looking forward to try the Birra del Borgo’s Castagnale, from a true chestnut region.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Zymatore draft version at Maxs Italian Fest. Opaque brown-black. Sour vinous aroma, some mild chocolate. Pinot Noir sour grape flavors, more so than any whiskey. No hop tones to speak of, dark malt wine beer. Some underlying caramel nuttiness gives it balance. Lacks the effervescence of a Belgian, which would have put it over the top. Very unique and enjoyable.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had the Zymatore at Max’s taphouse in Baltimore. Clear brown pour with a nice tan head. Aroma was sour tang, some earthiness and a good sharp tartness. Flavor was tart, acetic, earthy, nutty. Well balanced and tasty. I liked this beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours an orange color. Apparently this beer has chestnuts in it. Weird. Beer was decent with some grassy notes. Mm
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On draught at Lion’s Pride... Pours a raw umber color with a tan one finger head. Aromas were a bit subdued, bit of dried fruit, ginger, sweet balsamic and hints of herbal tea. The flavors had a malty start with a lot of the chestnut flavor poking through with hints of spice, earthy malts and a slight tartness to balance out the slightly sweet dried berry undertones. Pretty tasty but not mind blowing.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Draft at Churchkey, this was one of the Zymatore series by B. United. Pour was outrageously murky, like chocolate milk, and the nose had quite a bit of diacetyl and unappealing sticky sweetness. The flavor was much of the same, with a bit of vinous tart wine and dark fruit, but couldn’t get past those unwelcomed sweet flavors. Chalky on the palate. Pretty gross.
2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Draft. Muddy brown color, no head. Aroma of spoiled grapefruit juice and mud. Tastes like falling into a mud puddle with your mouth open.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at CK. Muddy murky ugly brown. No head formation. Super sweet honey nose with sweet cherries Some odd American unfiltered apple cider in there. Taste is vegetal and tea leave heavy with some lemon juice. Odd stuff. Not so bad. Mild acetobacter heat. Weird stuff. Not offensive.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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