Paul-Bricius & Company Reviews

BeerandBlues2	4 PB & C Hora Benedicta Abbey Ale Bottle. Pours brown with a huge, frothy beige head, long retention. Moderate rich caramel and toasted bread malt, light medicinal phenols, raisins and figs, nutmeg, and a medium sweet finish. Full body and mouth filling carbonation. Sunday, May 17, 2020
Yonda87	3.7 PB & C Red Strong Ale Saturday, November 2, 2019
CraftBeerNick	3.9 PB & C Hora Benedicta Abbey Ale Bottle in Taormina, Sicily on balcony, watching Etna erupt, 2nd June 19. Pours black and a big head. Aroma is dark fruit, slight sour. Taste is dark fruit, caramel, not too sweet, some sourness to it, very good drinking. Sunday, June 2, 2019
CraftBeerNick	3.4 PB & C Red Strong Ale 750ml bottle in garden in Scopello, 29th May 19. Pours a dirty red brown. Aroma is malty, sweet bread. Taste is sweet, malts, red fruit. Quite nice Wednesday, May 29, 2019
NoblePupil23	2.7 PB & C Hora Benedicta Abbey Ale Friday, August 24, 2018
Kira chang	0.5 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Wednesday, August 1, 2018
daniele	2.9 PB & C Hora Benedicta Abbey Ale bottled on 19/10/16 piuttosto scura buona schiuma abbastanza persistenza naso fruttato esteri un po di vernice in bocca melassa leggero etilico bubblegum Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Inbreak	2.4 PB & C Dark Strong Ale 15.02.2014, 0,75l bottle sampled @ RBNG14: Nice creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sour-ish, caramel malts, herbs, mild vinegar, sorrel, hay, oak. Taste is slightly sweet, sugar, caramel malts, hay, oak, almond essence, sorrel, herbs. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Meh! Sunday, July 23, 2017
surething_ii	3.1 PB & C Special Ale Bottle at Le Majoliche, Malta. Surprise from Italy! I didn’t know they can actually make beer. And this is rather good one! Taste has some sweetness in it but also nice bitter palate. Nice. Friday, March 17, 2017
jolo	2.7 PB & C Red Strong Ale Bottle 33cl. A clear amber color with a small off-white head. An aroma of toast, caramamel and spices. The taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Thursday, July 16, 2015
jolo	3.2 PB & C Special Ale Bottle 33cl. A clear golden colour with a white head. An aroma of caramel and spices. The taste is medium sweet and bitter. Thursday, July 16, 2015
Russo	3.6 PB & C Special Grape Ale Hazy orange color with a frothy white head that diminish quite quickly, aroma is fruity, strong notes of soar grapes and sugar. Flavor is more complex, notes of honey, cinnamon, grapes, burned sugar and slightly soar. Medium carbonation and medium body with a sweet finish. Friday, July 3, 2015
ilbirraiuolo	2 PB & C Special Ale Monday, May 25, 2015
Rikopb90	5 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Friday, May 15, 2015
heintz	4 PB & C 'Mpardist Ale Tuesday, October 14, 2014
makenzi	3.3 PB & C Red Strong Ale Bottle 075L @ home; pours light oranhe - amber with of white head. It has some weak yeast and light malt aroma with hints of ripe pears and floral hops. Taste is a bit acidic, malty with light hop bitterness. Light body, moderate carbonation. Another very well balanced and refreshing beer from Sicilian brewry. Sunday, July 13, 2014
gunnfryd	3.6 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottle at RBNG-14. darki brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, hop, coffee, chocolate, licorice. Flavour is roasted malt, hop, coffee, chocolate, licorice, apple, sourness. Full body. Nice beer. Saturday, June 14, 2014
lucatraina13	3.8 PB & C Special Ale Birra color oro con schiuma quasi pannosa e persistente. Al naso profumi delicati agrumati con cenni di fiori di camomilla e una leggera punta lattica. In bocca buon equilibrio tra corpo amaro e aranciato . Sunday, April 20, 2014
lucatraina13	4.2 PB & C Red Strong Ale Odori di frutta, miele e caramello. In bocca si riscontrano note di carruba e frutta rossa. Alcol adeguato ed equilibrato con un corpo medio. Ottima red! Sunday, April 20, 2014
lucatraina13	5 PB & C Special Grape Ale Sunday, April 20, 2014
lucatraina13	3.8 PB & C Dark Strong Ale All’olfatto si possono percepire note di caramello e caffè, riscontrabili anche in bocca. Buon connubio tra il dolce e l’amaro che permette di nascondere l’alcol della dark. Ottima birra scura! Sunday, April 20, 2014
Sigmund	3.5 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Sample from bottle at RBNAG 2014, Halden, Grand Tasting. Black colour, large beige head. Strange aroma, first some vinous notes, then less pleasant dusty notes, before the roastiness comes through. Medium roasty flavour with hints of acidity. Thursday, March 27, 2014
RuneStumo	3.7 PB & C Dark Strong Ale 15.02.2014. 0,75l Bottle. RBNG-14. This was my contribution to the tasting event! From www.gourmetitaly.com. Dark brown colour with off-white head. Very lively carbonation. Sour with fresh malty notes. Chocolate, coffee. Very light aromas of horses and stables. Much carbonation. Dark roasted malts. Very refreshing dark beer. Lots of flavours. Oh! - and I have another one in my bar!! 19.03.2021. 0,75l Bottle. www.gourmetitaly.com. Botteling date 11.02.2012. BB 11.01.2015. So its old. This bottle has both a crown cap and i wine cork. It came like a fountain. Strong aromas of yeast. Sour and fresh. Its Way over the top. Sour and stinging. Not good. Monday, March 24, 2014
ClubGonzo	3.4 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottle sample @ RBNG-14. Near-black deep brown body, large creamy off-white head. Nose is dark fruits, raisins, alcohol, sour yeasty tones and hints of licorice and chocolate. Taste is pretty much the same. Medium body and carbonation. Pretty decent, but more a BSA than a stout. Friday, March 7, 2014
Cunningham	3.7 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Black color with a fine beige head. Pleasant acidic fruity aroma with some coffee and dark malt. Medium + body. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. I really enjoyed this one. Pleasant fruity, chocolate, dark malt and some acidic notes that was well fitted in to this beer. [Bottle at Grand Tasting RBNG14 – Halden] Saturday, March 1, 2014
visionthing	3.5 PB & C Dark Strong Ale From a shared 75cl bottle at RBNG-14. Pours hazy brown with a tan head. Aroma of dark malts, dark berries, dark chocolate and hints of dark fruits and some yeasty notes too. Fairly sweet with some sour notes and a not much bitterness. Pleasant stuff. (2014-02-15 - Grand Tasting, Fredriksten festning, Halden) Thursday, February 27, 2014
OleR	4 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Biggish, lightly tanned head. Body is cloudy dark brown. Crisp dry light acidic fruity/berry aroma. Good body. Sparkling champagne-like effervecence. Taste is soft dark malts, a clean refreshing fruity acidity. Dry, light funky, acidic-fruity endnotes. So refreshing. A treat! [Shared bottle at GrandTasting, RBNG2014] Tuesday, February 25, 2014
abemorsten	3 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Sampled at the RBNG-14 Grand Tasting courtesy of RuneStumo. brown body with a large light brown head. Funky berries and dark fruits on the nose. Malty beer with sour tones. Medium to full bodied. Dry tongue. Tuesday, February 25, 2014
gunnar	3.1 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Shared bottle at RBNG-14. Pours almost clear dark brown, small creamy tanned head. Aroma is malty, weak roasted, chocolate and light sour / acidid. Filling creamy mouthfeel. Taste is ligh sweet malty with a light sour finish. Saturday, February 22, 2014
Arve_Christian	3.8 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Tasted at RBNG14-Halden 15 feb 2014. DArk brown color, good foam and high carbonation. Aromas of malt and red berries. Medium/full body & high complexity. Good sourness in taste, well balanced. Very enjoyable Friday, February 21, 2014
yngwie	3.7 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottle, 75cl wine corked, at RBNG-14 Grand Tasting. Caused a bit trouble this one as no one brough a wine opener. But we conquered it. It’s dark brown in color, with a small, off-white head. The aroma has a wonderful sourish touch, with dark dried fruits, coffee notes, chocolate and salty licorice. Full body with quite a lot of carbonation. Semi-dry. Dark dried fruits and roasted malts in the flavor, some bitterness chiming in. Lasting finish with a nice peppery and sourish touch. Sure nice this one. 140215 Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Meilby	4 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottle 750ml @ RGNG-14 Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has roasted malt, chocolate and hint of sourness. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter and light sour with a long roasted, chocolate and slightly sour finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft. Sunday, February 16, 2014
sdmmb	3.2 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Drunk from 33cl bottle. Strong dark ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Tuesday, December 10, 2013
sdmmb	4 PB & C Special Grape Ale Drunk from 75cl bottle in Sicily. Superb grape tasting beer. Similar in taste to some of the best Belgian fruit beers. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, November 1, 2013
sdmmb	3.1 PB & C Red Strong Ale Strong red ale. Drunk from 33cl bottle at Licchio's bar in Taormina. Strong lingering flavour. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, October 27, 2013
sdmmb	3.2 PB & C Special Ale Drunk from bottle in Taormina, Sicily. Lovely hoppy, malty beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, October 26, 2013
akostajti	2 PB & C Red Strong Ale Sunday, October 20, 2013
akostajti	3 PB & C Special Ale Sunday, October 20, 2013
fiulijn	3.3 PB & C 'Mpardist Ale Bottle from Licchio, Taormina Bottled 27.08.2010, bb 15.08.2040, bottle 2904/4554 Cloudy chestnut-brown color with almost no head, sparse big bubbles. Strong aroma of cinnamon and raisins, sweet; light star anise, rosehip; malty. The mouthfeel is flat, a bit oily; medium-strong body; sweet malt and caramel flavor, with strong cassia touch, light ginger, light fudge; ordinary bitterness; in the final, there is some vegetable, and alcohol warmth. Confused, too expensive. Thursday, September 19, 2013
makenzi	3.7 PB & C Special Grape Ale Champagne like texture, light red color without head. Flavor is fruty a bit acidic with notes of grape. Light body, high carbonation and no hop aroma. Very refreshing. Saturday, August 3, 2013
RuneStumo	4 PB & C 'Mpardist Ale 03.05.2013. 0,33l Bottle. Licchio’s, Taormina, Sicily. New beer from Pb &Co, the ’Mpardist Ale. Best before 15.08.2040. When I ordered this beer, the waiter warned me, This is too special, take something else! You need a strong cheese or something with it!!! This is a very strange beer that is a mix with, I think cherry and some kind of wine or grapejuice. Dark brown colour with no head. Aroma of cherry an white wine grapes. Very sweet an rich with lots of fruit and flavours of everything else but beer. Strong with 11%abv. Low on bitterness. Very fruity. Malty also. Strong good, and veeery special! The waiter told me that this beer is mainly delivered to 5 star hotels, and that Licchio’s only got one case or two. Therefor I had to buy one extra to bring home. Look forward to open that one in 2040! Tuesday, May 14, 2013
RuneStumo	3.3 PB & C Red Strong Ale 01.05.2013 0,33l Bottle. Licchio’s, Taormina, Sicily. Amber brown colour with off-white head. Malty flavours of pale malts with some kind of sour notes. Medium bitterness. Strong with alcohol flavours. Nice Ale. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
RuneStumo	3 PB & C Special Ale 30.04.2013. 0,33bottle. La Botte, Taormina, Sicily. Golden yellow colour with white head. Aroma of malt. Medium body with nice mellow bitterness. Notes of lemonsest and floral bitterness. There is also some sweetness. Tuesday, May 14, 2013
vipinvelp	3.9 PB & C Special Ale Amazing to find such a good, tasty beer in Gela, Sicily. Somewhat dry, but with nice aftertaste. Perfect with fish. Saturday, March 17, 2012
nickd717	3.1 PB & C Red Strong Ale 33cl bottle. Hazy pale blondish yellow in color with a small white head. The aroma is yeasty and Belgian with slight funk and floral hops, maybe some wheat. The flavor is like a Belgian blond that maybe ventures slightly into the witbier realm. Yeast dominates the pale malt base and there is mild hop bitterness. A little rough/unpolished on the flavor but pretty good still. Medium body with higher carbonation level and a lively palate. Not bad for a Sicilian beer. A good tick. Friday, June 24, 2011
Ungstrup	3 PB & C Special Ale Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of yeast and fruit - especially peaches. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, yeast, alcohol, and fruit - again mostly peaches. Thursday, July 22, 2010
Ungstrup	2.2 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottled. A brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of vinegar, malt, and citrus. The flavor is sour with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a tart and roasted finish. Thursday, July 22, 2010
Ungstrup	2.7 PB & C Red Strong Ale Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of citrus, malt, brettanomyces, and yeast. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruit, as well as lighter notes of brettanomyces, leading to a dry phenolic finish. Thursday, July 22, 2010
cgarvieuk	3.1 PB & C Red Strong Ale Bottle at RBESG 2010 ROME ...nice red ... thin lacing ... odd musty toffeee malt nose ... sweet toffee malt ... little woody ... taste better than it smells. Sunday, July 18, 2010
cgarvieuk	2.7 PB & C Dark Strong Ale Bottle at RBESG 2010 ROME ... Dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... odd musty woody malts nose ... little tofeee ... little plum ... odd something. Sunday, July 18, 2010