22415brewery (59), redmond, Washington, USA
Nov 4, 2009 Not horrible. But I’m definitely not lovin it. What some would consider Italy’s "other" beer besides the mass produced Peroni. Nothing special about this one, a little more noble hop character and a slightly fuller finish with a touch of hop-essence...perhap extract? make this a more complex beer than the Peroni. In the end though, neither are really worth it.
 pootzboy (1037), Hawgville, Ontario, Canada
Nov 1, 2009 Second bottled Italian beer sample from the LCBO singles bin and definitely the better of the two.
This one puts a golden lager in the glass with a decent 2 finger cap that has fair retention and lace.
Aroma of biscuity Munich carapils over subtle noble hops.
Mild character but with decent body and smooth mouth feel. Good dose of malts in front with herbal earthy Hallertau and Spalter hops riding just below the malt profile, fast clean malty finish.
This is about as good as you can expect from a corporate brewer.
ROGUE (621), Newark, Delaware, USA
Oct 29, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a clear, light gold in color with a one finger white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is rich malt with a light spiced hop in the background. The flavor is rich maltiness that’s backed by grassy, spicy hops leaving a short, dry finish with a mild malt and bitterness. Well balanced with a light to medium body.
acearl (207), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 26, 2009 Golden yellow hue, very small white diminishng head, no lacing, smells like comericial mass produced brew, light, thin, minimal malt and hops, somewhat straw characteristic, regional european boring swill, Heineken a worse Stella, better than Bud but better, like the last writer said, "mediocrity," but maybe that’s all it is supposed to be
UM02 (23), Quebec, Canada
Oct 25, 2009 Drinkable but bland and tasteless beer. Yet as several others have commented it doesn’t taste bad either. In this regard it is better than the other bad, mass marketed European beers like Heineken and Stella. Unlike some of those beers I can drink it without complaining (though without really enjoying it either) so I will give it a passing mark. My best description of it would be the epitome of mediocrity.
Snegurochka (69), Tromsø, Norway
Oct 19, 2009 Bottle, shared with Stefan 18.Oct.09. Light yellow sparkling body, with a sweet aroma of straw, hops and caramel. Rather thin with corn and honey, and a slight salty flavour. It is not very interessting in itself, but probably nice with a light (italian) meal.
JRHBrew (217), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Oct 12, 2009 Fairly boring. Slightly more bitter than I thought it might be. Hard to decipher the taste but it is overall typical.
Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA
Oct 4, 2009 a lot of aroma for a pale lager, but flavor doesn’t back it up. mouthfeel is like a soda water or weak sparkling wine. makes my belly feel weird. Bottle at Whole Foods, Miami Beach.
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