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Verdi -- "200th Anniversario G. Verdi"
Birrificio Del Ducato
- From:
- Birrificio Del Ducato
- Italy
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 15.8%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
The "regular" Verdi from this acclaimed Italian craft brewery is brewed with hot peppers. This anniversary version is part young Verdi blended with Verdi aged in Scotch barrels for one year. Watch out – this beer may make you sing opera.
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Reviewed by Johnct from New York
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Very interesting. Didn't expect it to be soured. Unfortunate for me but might be up your alley if you're into wild stouts. Smells very earthy, dirty, muddy, peppery. Interesting to say the least. Taste is first stouty but immediately tart and sour and acidic. Hard to drink a whole bottle but it was delicious.
Aug 22, 2016Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.43/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Initial dirty taste hints at the earthy nature of this brew, lots of peat and smoke. Dry and chalky, typical for the Italian hard water. Wood smoke aroma, taste is peat, cork, wood, etc. A gentle sipper for sure, and not for everyone’s palate.
Jan 05, 2016Reviewed by corby112 from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours pitch black and completely opaque without even the slightest trace of lighter color when held to a light source. Two finger pillowy, dark mocha head that slowly settles into a thick, lasting ring. Very good retention, taking a while to settle and leaving large streaks and chunks of soapy lacing behind.
Slightly smokey, peaty aroma with a prominent barrel presence that's nicely integrated into the roasted malt and spicy pepper character of the base beer. Lots of barrel with a strong toasted oak presence along with peated whiskey, coconut and vanilla bean. Only 33% is barrel aged so the nose is thankfully not overpowered by boozy bourbon. There is still a heavy dose of deeply roasted malt and spicy chili pepper. Hints of burnt toast, oatmeal, bitter dark chocolate and coffee bean along with vegetal, spicy peppers and silky, sweeter malt notes.
Medium body with tight carbonation and a subtle barrel character that's integrated into the intensely roasted dark malt flavors of the base beer. As it warms, the barrel character stands out a bit more but it's mostly dry, charred oak and and smokey peat flavor. The bourbon presence is muted and the dryness of the oak and peat combine with the deep roast to produce an acrid, overly dry flavor profile. The coconut, bourbon and silky vanilla bean barrel notes found in the nose are practically invisible. Some decent whiskey flavor starts to come forward after a while but the peat, oak and heavy malt bill dominate. Lots of burnt malt along with spent coffee beans, oatmeal, charred toast, bittersweet dark chocolate and charcoal. Overall, this is an interesting beer but the subtle barrel presence, overwhelming dryness and overpowering roasted malt make it one dimensional and slightly harsh/tough to drink. Not bad but it could have used more whiskey flavor and sweetness to balance things out.
May 04, 2014Slightly smokey, peaty aroma with a prominent barrel presence that's nicely integrated into the roasted malt and spicy pepper character of the base beer. Lots of barrel with a strong toasted oak presence along with peated whiskey, coconut and vanilla bean. Only 33% is barrel aged so the nose is thankfully not overpowered by boozy bourbon. There is still a heavy dose of deeply roasted malt and spicy chili pepper. Hints of burnt toast, oatmeal, bitter dark chocolate and coffee bean along with vegetal, spicy peppers and silky, sweeter malt notes.
Medium body with tight carbonation and a subtle barrel character that's integrated into the intensely roasted dark malt flavors of the base beer. As it warms, the barrel character stands out a bit more but it's mostly dry, charred oak and and smokey peat flavor. The bourbon presence is muted and the dryness of the oak and peat combine with the deep roast to produce an acrid, overly dry flavor profile. The coconut, bourbon and silky vanilla bean barrel notes found in the nose are practically invisible. Some decent whiskey flavor starts to come forward after a while but the peat, oak and heavy malt bill dominate. Lots of burnt malt along with spent coffee beans, oatmeal, charred toast, bittersweet dark chocolate and charcoal. Overall, this is an interesting beer but the subtle barrel presence, overwhelming dryness and overpowering roasted malt make it one dimensional and slightly harsh/tough to drink. Not bad but it could have used more whiskey flavor and sweetness to balance things out.
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Tap at Armsby Abbey
Nice dark colored creamy rich thick 1 finger head fades semi slowly thick lacing and long legs, pitch black beer.
Nose Smokey, quite smokey with peat smoke and earthy char, burnt smoldering peat log, little black malt and roast, touch of cocoa, little earthy hop.
Taste brings more smoke but a little more tame, more peat smoke, smoldering log, burnt char, roast, black malts and acrid burnt. Into a heat, like a peppery heat perhaps touch of cayenne, with mild fruity note, fruit pepper note. It also has a light cocoa, and nougat like note, perception of caramel but I think that's just my brain playing tricks on me. Fair bitterness, mild earthy hop note, bitterness from the dark smokey charred malts too. Finish brings a bit more pepper heat, little booze warmth, sticky, bit more chocolate, mild roast and black malt lingering with more but milder smoke.
Mouth is fuller bod, nice carb, little booze warmth, little creamy, some pepper heat.
Overall very interesting, that smoke and pepper heat, can't drink much of it but fairly tasty and very unique. I really like the hot pepper notes, but as I love hot pepper I could have used more. The smokey peat is quite strong in the nose, too strong that it drowns out everything else, but came through nicely on the taste. Pretty nice blend of everything though, and quite unique to try.
Apr 18, 2014Nice dark colored creamy rich thick 1 finger head fades semi slowly thick lacing and long legs, pitch black beer.
Nose Smokey, quite smokey with peat smoke and earthy char, burnt smoldering peat log, little black malt and roast, touch of cocoa, little earthy hop.
Taste brings more smoke but a little more tame, more peat smoke, smoldering log, burnt char, roast, black malts and acrid burnt. Into a heat, like a peppery heat perhaps touch of cayenne, with mild fruity note, fruit pepper note. It also has a light cocoa, and nougat like note, perception of caramel but I think that's just my brain playing tricks on me. Fair bitterness, mild earthy hop note, bitterness from the dark smokey charred malts too. Finish brings a bit more pepper heat, little booze warmth, sticky, bit more chocolate, mild roast and black malt lingering with more but milder smoke.
Mouth is fuller bod, nice carb, little booze warmth, little creamy, some pepper heat.
Overall very interesting, that smoke and pepper heat, can't drink much of it but fairly tasty and very unique. I really like the hot pepper notes, but as I love hot pepper I could have used more. The smokey peat is quite strong in the nose, too strong that it drowns out everything else, but came through nicely on the taste. Pretty nice blend of everything though, and quite unique to try.
Verdi -- "200th Anniversario G. Verdi" from Birrificio Del Ducato
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
36 ratings
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