Machete
Birrificio Del Ducato

 

Bottled in black glass bottle from Beermoth
Pours a crystal clear golden body with pretty good frothy white head
Aroma is white chocolate and grapefruit
Flavour is fruity chardonay

 

 

Classic dank west coast IPA - good balance between citrus (lemon, lime, grapefruit) and resinous pine, held up by a laid back malt and quite a punchy abv, which, while well hidden, adds a lot of weight to the beer.

 

 

 

 

 

Admittedly, this beer is not uber fresh, I'm drinking it in the best by month. Technically still "fresh" but keep that in mind throughout my review. (Not by choice either, all they had at the store and I wanted to try it)
L: This is definitely filtered, with no cloudiness. I prefer cloudy IPA's, especially Doubles, but can't knock off too many points for that. It's a darker brown/yellow, kind of reminds me of Surly Furious (only had it once, but again darker than others I've tried) Lots of carbonation that produces a 2.5 finger head that dissipates to a .5-1.0 finger head after time. Good retention!
S: Hops have, of course, faded giving way to more malty aroma. I'm still getting fruit which is pleasant. Not bad.
T: Unexpectedly, better than the smell! Still some noticeable hop prescense. It's a fruity hop as opposed to pine. Personal points there!
F: Damn, these Ducato beers are way over-carbonated! This is my third one and the mouthfeel is violent.
O: I'd love to try this fresh, but with that said it's probably my favorite IPA I've had in Italy over the last three months, and I've done some searching.

 

 

 

 

 

Copper body with lots of yeast sediment. White fine bubbled head of a few fingers that dissipates fast.

Nose full of hops, but not your typical american citric hops but rather grassy, tropical fruits

Strong hop bitterness balanced by delicious malts, ends dry rather than resiny

Slightly oily body and not much carbonation but smooth enough

Wow, this is how a DIPA should taste. Didn't expect it from this brewery. Usually I think that I have paid too much when I drink one of theirs. This one is different and well worth the extra buck. Highly recommended for DIPA starving Europeans.

A - very hazy dark golden, finger of head held at a thin cover with some minor lacing
S - big pepper with some resin and citrus, cracker grain, perfume light finish
T - peppery and woody/earhy help, a bubblegum sweetness, light toasty grain malt, grapefruit rind hoopiness lingers
M - fairly light and well carbonated, smooth and almost unassuming, bitterness builds as u drink more
O - definitely impressed with this DIPA, super easy drinking and tasty to boot

Pours amber with a lasting head.
Nose shows grapefruit and piny resin by the truckload. Some soft clean malt and light alcohol underneath.
Flavours mainly follow along the same lines but also include some herbal and spicy notes. Lots of delightful malt underneath. Some alcohol is noticeable but it blends in well.
Body feels pretty syrupy.