La Luna Rossa
Birrificio Del Ducato

La Luna RossaLa Luna Rossa
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From:
Birrificio Del Ducato
 
Italy
Style:
Flanders Red Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.04 | pDev: 11.63%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
128
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 28, 2021
Added:
Sep 29, 2011
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  12
I think that in the life of every brewer exists a particular moment that makes him proud and satisfied with his work: for me this time comes during the blend of La Luna Rossa. Maybe because it is the beer that it takes more time before leaving the brewery, or maybe for a certain analogy with the trade of enologist, it is always very emotional when myself and Luca (a solid presence at the brewery) find ourselves between sour splashes and leftover pieces of fruit that remind me the “visciole” (morello cherry) my grandfather used to eat while playng cards. It starts with an acidic base that has made at least 2 years of mixed fermentations (conducted mainly by lactic, acetic bacteria and brettanomyces) which have at least 6 months macerated cherries and sour cherries, blend with a small part of chimera and some young beer; the blend is put in numbered bottles indicating the year of the cuvée, which refined further 12 months before selling.

La Luna Rossa is like a kriek on the basis flemish red, has an extraordinary complexity associated with a wonderful elegance, for lovers of the genre is definitely one of those beers that you find it difficult to forget.

- Giovanni



In the glass, to the nose and in the mouth …

Born from the blend about different beers, some of them aged in barrels until 2 years with the addition morello and marasca cherries. Intense amber colour with ruby reflections, extraordinary aromatic complexity: fruity aromas (marasca and morello cherries in the first place), accompanied by subtle ethereal notes and sublime acetic hints and lactic acid, as well as shades of oxidized malts. In the mouth it is tasty, large, persistent, and ends with a magnificent and uplifting acidity.
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Ratings by mikeincharleston:
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Rated by mikeincharleston from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

Dec 05, 2014
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Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from Connecticut

4.19/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Cuvee 2013, Bottle No. 1410/2500

L: Pours a beautiful burgundy that is fully opaque. A gentle pour yields a minimal head that immediately dies.

S: Cherries, red grapes, lactic acid, a bit of funk, and a light notes of oak.

T: Follows the nose pretty closely. I get cherries, red grapes, a hint of funk and oak, the finish is very sour.

F: A light to medium-light body with low carbonation. The mouthfeel is a bit thin ending with a wine-like stickiness.

O: First of all I would love to try a fresher bottle of this as I feel it may have faded a bit now being around 7 to 8 years old. Kudos to the brewers that the beer has held up as good as it has. The sourness cannot be understated on this one, but I like sour so no negative marks from me. Overall this is a pretty good take, if lacking a bit of complexity, on the Flanders Red. To me it seems a bit over priced, but if you have the money and are exploring the style or just love really sour beers I would recommend it.
Feb 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.82 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Oct 01, 2020
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Reviewed by bobv from Vermont

4.27/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Vigorous pour yields a 1/4 inch light pink head over a dark pink body with no lacing. Head is gone in a minute. Great nose of sour cherry and oak. Taste mirrors nose very nicely with a dry, tart finish of sour cherry. Good feel for the style and overall, the finish on this is near spectacular and would highly recommend this. Cheers!
Oct 22, 2018
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Reviewed by pandamanlives from New York

4.53/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Sweet and slightly tart cherry aroma. Definitely one of the sourest sours I've tried - wowzer! The acidity is balanced out by a subtly sweet and creamy finish. This is a big winner.

Enjoyed a 5. oz serving of this stuff, and that was plenty!
Jun 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.58 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Apr 30, 2018
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Reviewed by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful cherry aroma and flavor with a very nice lactic sourness present. A sipper with a lot to offer that definitely does justice to traditional Belgian krieks.
Feb 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by Hophazzard from California

Nov 12, 2017
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On draught at Craft & Draft in Amsterdam, La Luna Rossa is a cherry sour that pours bright magenta with a thin white collar, still.
Smell is heavy cherry and funk, but there is not much cherry taste, more cherry pit. Very, very nice, highly drinkable.
Sep 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.05 by BdM from Netherlands

Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by professorchow from Massachusetts

Oct 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.2 by Kurmaraja from California

Sep 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by parpalapelix from Romania

Jul 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by luke12345 from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2016
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Reviewed by LonePeakHomeBrewery from Utah

3.03/5  rDev -25%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I was able to buy six different beers from Birrificio Del Ducato the La Luma Rossa (Cuvée 2012) was the second of the six we have tried. Like the first we tried Chrysoplis this one also had a turpentine flavor that over shadowed the taste. Being from 2012 my feeling is that the beer did not age well.
Jun 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by LooseMoose1978 from North Carolina

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by valkyre65 from Texas

Feb 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by belgbeerdrinker from Colorado

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.6 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Feb 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by brpendergast85 from District of Columbia

Jan 18, 2016
La Luna Rossa from Birrificio Del Ducato
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 128 ratings