Zahre Affumicata

Brewed by Sauris AgriBeer
Style: Smoked
Sauris di Sopra (UD), Italy

Very good, light-beige head, fluffy, over red-brown ale. Nutty, smoked hazelnuts and lots of diacetyl, spices and slightly smoked ham. Smoked flavour, sweet, rather plain butter than diacetyl flavourwise. Very smooth & slick, but palate gives a deeper complexity. Beer to disagree on. Thanks to Lorenzo and the Italian gang!

Big light brown head covers the opaque medium brown hue. Unfiltered. It comes out of a very thick, opaque black bottle. The off-white head diminishes slowly. Interesting nose: kinda nutty, smoky, woody and berry-like. Unfortunately, vinegar tones chime in on the palate and ruins the deployment. Hazelnut and wine vinegar are here kings, giving some obvious salad dressing leanings to the whole affair. Barely a smoke coat remains. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. The winey notes are just out of place and overwhelm the timid smoke… unless there are fruits in it?

Draught at Salone Della Birra Artigianale e di Qualità 2007, Milan
Hazy dark amber color; creamy head. Delicate smokey aroma. Very similar to their Vienna, the smoked malt gives a very nice delicate touch, also good because of some sweetness. The hop is hidden but quite good.

Bottled 0,75L. Nice label. Light and much evaenscent foam. Clear brown color, much torbid, nearly dirty. Medium fizz. Light and modest scent; small burnt wood and scorch rumor. Much vanished and bitter taste. Notes of coal and ash. Indeed strange and under the expectations.