Birrificio Italiano Amber Shock

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

[Re-rate]This is one of the few beers brewed by this microbrewery that is served (and sold!) only in bottles. Great appereance: cloudy reddish colour with a creamy foam. The aroma is hoppy and fruity, with pleasant hints of strawberry. The flavour is malty, sweet (honey and caramel), fruity (strawberry and raisin), balanced by a good hoppy aftertaste. Great complexity, perfectly balanced, this beer is wonderful!!

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.

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.

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

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.

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)

brillant dark amber colour, fine creamy head, nice lace, dark fruity and caramel aroma, robust maltiness, sweet and full, long dry, tart finish with caramel notes - well-balanced, well-made, very nice !

Colour of chestnut; thick, creamy, cream-coloured head, fast disappearing. Nose gives coloured malts, caramel, brown candi sugar and brown bread. very malty taste, like malt grabbed out of the sack; brewery-aroma put into taste. Slight retronasal bitter taste, partly hoppy. Palate is much hoppier than taste, even with a bit sharp finish. Mouthfeel gives quite some carbonation? Very pleasing beer, gives however the impression that of they had pushed it more towards a noble hop-line, it might have been a real shocker.