Birra Moretti La Rossa

Brewed by Heineken Italia
Style: Doppelbock
Milano, Italy

Date: 03/09/1996
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ippolitos

Appearance: clean dark amber, scant head,
Aroma: sweet malty aroma,
Flavor: strong malt flavor, similar to a belgian ale, dry finish,
Overall: rich and full bodied
-------- /> Date: 05/05/2005

Aroma: big sweet dark malt aroma,
Flavor: light malt flavor, needs depth or complexity
-------- /> Date: 07/17/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

Appearance: clear dark amber, fine beige head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: rich sweet dark caramel malt aroma,
Flavor: rich dark caramel malt flavor, touch of fruity character, estery sweetness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Bottled. A clear dark red beer with a beige head. Caramel in both aroma and flavour, but well balanced by a good bitterness in the end. Malty, medium body, respectable beer. Very good to be an Italian commercial beer.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, best before 20 03 2007, Oktoberfest evening at Marc Gratton’s, savoured on April 20 2007; eye: amber, tiny beige head, no effervescence, clear; nose: caramelized malt, light hops; mouth: hops, light caramel, "fresh", nice finale in hops, thin, creamy texture, not much carbonation, mildly bitter; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, soirée Oktoberfest chez Marc Gratton, savourée le 20 avril 2007; oeil : ambrée, petite mousse beige, pas d’effervescence, claire; nez : malt caramélisé, léger houblon; bouche : houblon, léger caramel, « fraîche », belle finale en houblon tranchant, mince, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, moyennement amère; en résumé : correct

Aroma of caramel malt with a hint of grassiness. Nice mahogany color with a white head that quickly flattened. Medium bodied with creamy carbonation. Sweet caramel/toffee flavor arguably backed by hop, but not enough to argue for balance. The finish is more sweet than dry. It is definitely malty.

light hazelnut color with small offwhite head. very little sweet aroma. has a nice light body with real lively carbonation. great flavor of light toffee with some nuts and grain. real subdued maple notes. good and refreshing hides the alcohol well

Cola in appearance with faint, generically malty aroma. Tastes better than it smells with decent carbonation, and a cola-like taste to complement its appearance. $2/12oz

This Italian tastes like a German. I like the malty smoothness but there was no aroma that I could detect. I would have tried this before if ir weren’t named Rossa. It makes it out to be a red, which I don’t think it is.

(Bottle) Pours dark amber brown. Malty aroma with tones of dark grainy bread, crisp bread and earth up front but also some notes of dark fruit cake, smoke, caramel and toffee. Hops bring grass, flowers and some hints of herbs. Balanced sweet flavour with a hoppy bitterness too back it up. The malt is dark bread like in the flavour as well with a light caramel sting. The hop tones of grass and flowers come through in the same laid back style as in the nose. Clean and almost a bit hard mouthfeel with a touch of alcohol. Medium bitter, lingering finish with hints of toffee, syrup and dark bread. A bit crisp. Medium body. Nice.