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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Italian beer rarities...

Birrificio MontegiocoTibir....$22.99 / 750ml
"White grapes lager, 7.5° alc/vol, golden with thin and compact foam. It is a highly carbonated sparkling beer produced through the processing of the one and only local wine grape: Timorasso. Floral and fruity aroma which recalls pear and rose. Great freshness due to its sparkling consistency and sourness.Tibir belongs to a new class which has been growing up during the last few years and it has not a really definite name. In fact even if it is a fruit beer, an already existing category, its liaison with wine represents its distinguishing mark. Tibir for instance is produced using Timorasso, local white grapes, and wine yeast but some other techniques include a barrique-maturation-method." -- importer
Alc/vol: 7.5%
Style: Italian Specialty
Another rare one -- note even on BeerAdvocate and only 5 reviews on RateBeer (and no distribution)

Birrificio Montegioco Runa Bianca....$31.99 / 750ml
"Wheat lager, spiced with coriander and orange peel, high fermentation, 4.5° alc/vol. This beer is refermentated within the bottle. Its foam is dense and longlasting, its colour is gold. It has a very intense fragrance with defined coriander and orange peel perfume, followed by honey and yeast aroma. Its distinguishing mark is a very soft lemon taste. Its longlasting persistence and a slight bitter taste of the hop make Runa Bianca a light and refreshing beer.Biere Blanche, flavored with coriander and orange peel. Top-fermented, 4.5° alc/vol. This beer is refermented in the bottle. The beer is golden with a dense and long lasting head. It has a very intense fragrance with defined coriander and orange peel perfumes, with honey and yeast notes. The very soft lemon taste in the mouth is this beer’s distinguishing mark. Its long persistence and a slight bitter taste of the hops make Runa Bianca a light and refreshing beer." -- importer
Malts: Barley & wheat
Alc/vol: 4.5%
Only 3 reviews so far on RateBeer.com, none on BeerAdvocate
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Piccolo Birrificio Chiostro....$17.99 / 750ml
"Brewed using Wormwood / Absinthe leaves (Arthemisia absinthium)Malt: Pilsner malt, wheat malt, rye maltYeast: TrappisteHops: HallertauerSpices/Herbs: Absinthe leaves and flowers {Arthemisia absinthium} => added to the brewkettle
Alc/vol: 5%
Appearance: Huge white foam sitting on top of golden colored Chiostro
Aroma: Fruity, citrusy {apricots}, herbal nose {absinthe/woodworm influence}
Flavor/taste profile: malt-sweet with deep herbal & minerally notes. Ending in a long hyper-dry/bitter finish {absinthe/woodworm influence}"
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Speaking of Absinthe --- we have a lot of "real" absinthes in stock now --
Lucid, Pernod Absinthe, Mata Hari, La Valote, Pere Francois, Le Tourment Verte, Grande Absente. We also sell them online.

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