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My Antonia
Birra Del Borgo
- From:
- Birra Del Borgo
- Italy
- Style:
- Imperial Pilsner
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #10,181 - Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 10.47%
- Reviews:
- 158
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 11, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2009
- Wants:
- 34
- Gots:
- 67
Collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
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Ratings by jazzyjeff13:
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
4.47/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Feb 2013. Picked up from one of York's finest Italian delis.
Poured into a Duvel tulip. A very hazy golden-amber hue with medium carbonation - the amount of sediment indicates that this is bottle-conditioned. Produces a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a decent surface layer. Aroma of hops - lots of hops! Notes of citrus, especially grapefruit and oranges, alongside tropical fruit and a whiff of pine. A warm, spicy hint in the background - possibly alcohol.
Tastes of overwhelmingly fruity hops with a sweet malt backbone and a bitter finish. Notes of grapefruit, white grapes, citrus, tropical fruit, and pine. Light, sweet malt in the background along with yeasty esters. A crisp, fruity bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, tingly and dry. Fantastic body and considerable astringency. Aftertaste of fruity aromatic hops.
Mmmmm - tasty! An unusual style but packed with flavour. Tons of aromatic hops, with solid malt in the background. The mouthfeel is nice; very smooth with a pleasing texture (bearing in mind that a typical pilsner would be quite light). Similar to a DIPA, and just as good. An excellent showcase of what Italian craft is capable of (with a little help :)
Dec 11, 2011Poured into a Duvel tulip. A very hazy golden-amber hue with medium carbonation - the amount of sediment indicates that this is bottle-conditioned. Produces a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding to a decent surface layer. Aroma of hops - lots of hops! Notes of citrus, especially grapefruit and oranges, alongside tropical fruit and a whiff of pine. A warm, spicy hint in the background - possibly alcohol.
Tastes of overwhelmingly fruity hops with a sweet malt backbone and a bitter finish. Notes of grapefruit, white grapes, citrus, tropical fruit, and pine. Light, sweet malt in the background along with yeasty esters. A crisp, fruity bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, tingly and dry. Fantastic body and considerable astringency. Aftertaste of fruity aromatic hops.
Mmmmm - tasty! An unusual style but packed with flavour. Tons of aromatic hops, with solid malt in the background. The mouthfeel is nice; very smooth with a pleasing texture (bearing in mind that a typical pilsner would be quite light). Similar to a DIPA, and just as good. An excellent showcase of what Italian craft is capable of (with a little help :)
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.8/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. Hazy golden colour, large white head. Strong sweetish aroma of American hops and carapilsener malts, notes of citrus fruit / orange marmalade. Soft mouthfeel. Sweet flavour with distinct and fruity American hops throughout. A tasty and enjoyable beer, the alcohol is not well hidden though. Medium bitter finish. Tastes more or less like an American IPA, not much "pilsener" about this one.
Sep 03, 2022Reviewed by Alexc11 from Canada (QC)
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Had this in Rome. Pours fizzy, slightly hazy gold colour. Light head and solid lacing. Citrus hops flavor and aroma. Elevated bitterness. Not too carbonated. Very smooth. Overall very good and enjoyable.
Mar 03, 2020Reviewed by herrklemann from Austria
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Bottle at home. Pours a hazy, amberish gold with a big, creamy white head. Aroma of apricots, slightly tropical, grains, light peppery yeast, light caramel, citrus, thyme, wheat, lightly flowery,. Taste is light to medium sweet at first, lightly tart, turns bitter. Full, creamy body with lively, medium carbonation and a lightly tart, lightly bitter finish.
Liked this way better than the first time around. Not missing the bitterness, just a very balanced, fruity Pils - but also a little as if it was on the verge to being a Saison. Slightly tart, herbal and very fruity.
Mar 08, 2018Liked this way better than the first time around. Not missing the bitterness, just a very balanced, fruity Pils - but also a little as if it was on the verge to being a Saison. Slightly tart, herbal and very fruity.
Reviewed by SSS from Canada (QC)
4.54/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.54/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
A-Hazy yellow with a thick white head that is velvety and creamy
S-Notes of lemon citrus and earthy musty dank hop aromas
M-Medium mouthfeel and perfect medium carbonation
T-Sweet upfront with a perfect balance of bitter hop flavour at the back end and finishes smooth, rich and resinous
O-This is a wonderful beer, fantastic collaboration! Last day of trip...figures this is when I find something I could drink!!
Aug 06, 2017S-Notes of lemon citrus and earthy musty dank hop aromas
M-Medium mouthfeel and perfect medium carbonation
T-Sweet upfront with a perfect balance of bitter hop flavour at the back end and finishes smooth, rich and resinous
O-This is a wonderful beer, fantastic collaboration! Last day of trip...figures this is when I find something I could drink!!
Reviewed by cfalls from New York
4.07/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
L - hazy yellow/orange, white head fades to a thin layer, lots of haze
S - floral, nutty (?), yeast, lemon, pineapple
T - nice balance of sweet and bitter, some lemon, malts in the background
F - average level of carbonation and thickness, nice and creamy
O - interesting, sort of in the NE IPA vein, but more lemon peel than fleshy fruit, and an almost savory sort of character to the yeast and malt background
Mar 10, 2017S - floral, nutty (?), yeast, lemon, pineapple
T - nice balance of sweet and bitter, some lemon, malts in the background
F - average level of carbonation and thickness, nice and creamy
O - interesting, sort of in the NE IPA vein, but more lemon peel than fleshy fruit, and an almost savory sort of character to the yeast and malt background
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Flat both in look and mouthfeel. Other than that it's nice with a big hop presence a lot on the pineapple, the pine and a bit on the tangerine. Nice pils malt balance. Some white wine notes.
Good stuff but too bad it's a bit flat
Better some months later, nice carbonation
Feb 13, 2017Good stuff but too bad it's a bit flat
Better some months later, nice carbonation
My Antonia from Birra Del Borgo
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
404 ratings
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