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Malthus Birolla


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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Il Birrificio di Como

Como (CO), Italy

bottled
common

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273.59/5.03.54/5.0Autumn6.5%93.3Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brewed with chestnuts and chestnut and acacia honey.

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 argo0 (6231), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 3, 2008  
(50cl bottle) Clear copper body with medium off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, nut, chocolate, some ash/smoke. Taste is medium sweet, nut, chocolate, some smoke, caramel. Medium body, low carbonation.


 hopscotch (4591), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/516/20
Apr 7, 2008  
Bottle... Clear caramel-colored ale with an orange tint and a small, creamy, off-white head. Decent retention. The nose is an intermingling of dark malts and roasted nuts (think chestnuts roasting on open coals in mid-town Manhattan around Christmas time); very rauchbier-like. Full-bodied with moderate carbonation. Sweet, but not cloyingly so. Chestnuts, toffee, caramel and a puff of campfire smoke. Nutty, sweet, smoky finish. What’s up with Italians knowing how to brew?


 acrdz (4376), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
May 2, 2008  
Medium cloudiness to a dark orange or brown body with a medium sized head. Has a nutty mouthwash or toothpaste mint and spice smell, some malty forward bran notes and a chestnut and peanut skin smell and flavor throughout. A little plain overall, a bit of a simple flavor, but nice enough, and different, to score some points. Some ginger root and light cocoa make an appearance at warmer temperatures, as does a more pronounced peanut/chestnut character, and some very light smoked (smoked nuts) flavors.


 JoeMcPhee (3815), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Thanks to PilsnerPeter for sharing this one. Deep amber beer. The aroma is really rich and smoky. Rich and sweet with a softly honeyed maltiness. A little bit fruity and spicy as well. The fruitiness is quite nice, sort of like dark berries. A hint of clove and more sweet chewy smokiness. Rich and toffeeish flavour with a long lingering sweetness. This is a very tasty brew.


 bu11zeye (3780), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 4, 2008  
(50cl bottle) Pours a cloudy brown body with a small creamy beige-grey head. Aroma of roasted chestnuts, spruce, florals, honey, basil, and other various herbal notes. Flavor of roasted chestnuts, honey, light smoke, flaxseed, and caramel malt.



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