Birrificio Italiano Amber Shock

Brewed by Birrificio Italiano
Style: Dunkler Bock
Lurago Marinone (CO), Italy

Cloudy amber with a thick off-white head. Cooked vegetables overwhelms the nose, with some malt and caramel behind it. Sweet with a little alcohol and some grass flavour. The DMS certainly ruined my experience.

Slightly hazy amber with medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and flower notes. Sweet perfurmed flavor with notes of fruit and caramel.

Very nice amber with a huge lasting off white head. Subtle but complex aroma of fruits, fresh grounded malt, bread & flowers, such as roses. All of these are carried by a slight ethilic sensation. What amaze me every time I drink a B.I. beer is its smooth and velvety palate, be it a pils or this lovely bock.

Bottle #172. Light unclear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, banana, pineapple, sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (051107)

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 5     Still(1)->Volcanic Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3     Lasting: 2     Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : 4  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Dough : XX   Esters : 4   Phenols : 2   Dusty : XX   Spicy : 3   Apple : XX   Banana : 4   Tropical Fruits : 4   Brett : XX   Barnyard : XX   Leather : 3   Wood : XX   Vinous : 2   Cheese : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3   Pilsner : XX   Pale : XX   Vienna : XX   Biscuity : 4   Toasty : XX   Hay : XX   Caramel : 3   Honey : 3   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX   Wheat : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : XX   Perfume : XX   Orange : 1   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 1   Piney : XX
Notes : Pepper : XX   Cloves : XX   Coriander : XX   Ginger : XX   Orange : XX   Earth : XX   Vanilla : XX   Oxidation : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Acetic : XX   Lactic : XX   Bitterness : 2   Farmy : XX   Complex : 3   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 4   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : XX

Comments: Strange 1L bottle drank in an Italian train. A beautiful beer made with Weihenstephaner’s lager yeast, be it a bock or anything else, it is uniquely fruity, exotic and dry. Beautifully integrated.

Big shiny offwhite head. Hazy amber body. Light spicy acidic malty fruity aroma. Sweetish-dryish spicy wooden herbal malty taste. Dry wooden papery aftertaste with spicy notes. Hints of smoke and roastiness, and vaguely soapy. Quite nice! (0.75l bottle at Isola della Birra.)

nuova bottiglia da 75cl colore rosso acceso buon bilanciamento folrse il top del birrificio non ho ancora trovato uno che abbia detto che che non sia buona

Cloudy amber colour, good creamy head. Strong fruity aroma, especially banana, with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet, fruity, with a light hop note in the finish. Full body, good aftertaste. Another good stuff from this brewery.