G. Menabrea e Figli

G. Menabrea e Figli
Type of beer: Amber Beer
Container Type: 330 mL bottle
Alcohol by volume: 5.0%
Country of origin: Italy
Rating: 78% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $4.50
Tasted on: 8/4/09

Colours of label: Gold/Brown
Drank From: Glass
Label Reads: "Amber Beer"
website: n/a
Best for: Going hog wild
Ratings:
Taste: 15/20
Flavour: 16/20
Buy again: 15/20
Aroma: 8/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity: 8/10
Intangible: 9/10
Handwritten notes: This beer is unique, which I do appreciate. It carries a smoky taste, but with a brightness like a bowl of chili with cilantro on top. This brew is almost like a Frankenstein: it is smooth like a draught ale, bitter like a Pilsner, and caramelly like a Bock. “Fire bad”, but this beer “good”.

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Beer #264 of 3,652

Moretti

Birra Moretti
Type: pale lager
Container Type: 355 mL bottle
Alcohol volume: 4.6%
Country of origin: Italy
Rating: 61% (see below)
Number of times I've had this type: 1st
Cost: $2.20
Tasted on: 4/9/09
Colours of label: green/gold/red
Drank From: bottle

Label Reads: "In 1859 Luigi Moretti founded his beer in the walled city of Udine. Like the man on the label, Moretti is genuine, traditional and authentic to its original recipe"

website: www.morettibeer.com/
Best for: while reading manuscripts
Ratings:
Taste: 12/20
Flavour: 11/20
Buy again: 10/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity 8/10
Intangible: 6/10
Handwritten notes: My uncle said that this beer is a "joke" in Italy. I don't get the punchline... a weird taste, desert-like... European flavour beneath an overly citrus-sweet taste... tastes like OJ (not the man).
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Beer #65 of 3,652

Peroni

Peroni Nastro Azzurro
Type: lager
Container Type: 330 mL bottle
Alcohol volume: 5.1%
Country of origin: Italy
Rating: 73% (see below)
Number of times I've had this type: first
Cost: $2.50
Tasted on: 3/27/09
Colours of bottle: White/Blue/Red
Drank From: glass

Label Reads: "Birra Superiore"
website: http://www.peroniitaly.com/ca/
Best for: waiting for the mail
Ratings:
Taste: 15/20
Flavour: 15/20
Buy again: 13/20
Aroma: 8/10
Satisfaction: 8/10
Intangible: 7/10
Complexity 7/10
Handwritten notes: more honest... nothing to write Italy about... same old European lager taste but nothing beyond it.

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Beer #41 of 3,652