Xyauyù Etichetta Argento (Silver)
Birra Baladin

Xyauyù Etichetta Argento (Silver)Xyauyù Etichetta Argento (Silver)
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From:
Birra Baladin
 
Italy
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
13.5%
Score:
95
Avg:
4.36 | pDev: 10.32%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
33
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 29, 2021
Added:
Jun 05, 2010
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by Knapp85:
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Reviewed by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This beer is great just like the others that are it's sister brews. The beer poured out as a orange like amber color with out any head on top. The smell of the beer has a light funk to it which surprised me because others weren't like that. After a little that aroma fades and the boozy sweetness starts to fill the nose. The flavors in the beer are like a mixture of honey, molasses, maple syrup a touch of berries and hints of wood. The sweetness of the beer is through the roof just like the others. The aftertaste is dry and rich with caramel like flavors. The mouthfeel is rich and smooth, no carbonation at all, it has a syrupy feel to it. Overall I couldn't be more happy to try it. I'm glad that I've finally had them all now. This is a great brew.
Jan 05, 2012
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.57/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16.9 ounce corked bottle, label says brewed in 2006, 13% ABV, silver label. Pretty sure this is the correct entry for this! Served in a snifter, the beer pours dark brown with pretty much no head or lacing whatsoever, which isn't much of a surprise. I like the aroma, the brew smells like raisins, dark fruit, brown sugar, toffee, oak, caramel, chocolate, nuts and molasses. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some sherry, vanilla, plum and earthy flavors. Just like the aroma, it's mostly sweet but I do think the taste is even sweeter than the aroma led me to believe. With that being said, it's very sweet tasting but not overpowering to me. Mouthfeel/body is full, it's syrupy and slick with a low amount of carbonation. Alcohol is well hidden here. Not sure if I should have drank this earlier or aged it longer, but I think it's drinking really good right now. One of the best beers I've had lately!
Jan 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by baybum from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by BucketBoy from Pennsylvania

Dec 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by TurdFurgison from Ohio

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Oct 02, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Wiggedout40 from Georgia

Jul 14, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Cloaked_Phantom from Washington

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JSchock7 from Kansas

Mar 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by CheapBeerBuzz from California

Nov 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by Anonymous1 from Illinois

Jun 18, 2013
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Reviewed by sweemzander from Illinois

4.91/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Poured from a 500mL corked bottle into a snifter. 2006 Vintage.

(A)- Pours a slightly hazed but vibrant caramel colored amber with some ruby red highlights to it. Quite flat in appearance, but that was expected going into this one.

(S)- A great combo of a deep caramel and grape. Very reminiscent of a superb tawny port. Ever so slight hints of a musty oxidation and leather note. An extremely inviting aroma.

(T)- A magical elixer in short. Reminds me of a sherry combined with a tawny port and a splash of mead. An absolutely superb and dynamic flavor profile that dances between sweet and rich caramel, toffee, grape, and honey. It then just ever so slightly dives into some dry, leathery and tobacco flavors as it warmed up and opened up more in the glass. There is just so much going on in this that my description fails to really tell how dynamic this is.

(M)- Almost totally flat, but a purely sexy and magical mouthfeel despite that. Pure velvet in the mouth; no burn with such a dynamic flavor profile. This is an absolute orgasm in a glass.

(O)- Such an amazing beer. If it were not for the price tag, I would seek out and get a case of this for the cellar. Already fairly old, but could go for countless years yet. This was a huge surprise for me and one that I will gladly seek out again and even try the variants. Just magical and a pure joy to drink; I did not want it to end.
Jun 04, 2013
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Reviewed by yamar68 from Minnesota

4.18/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5
Review #500 - decided to finally crack this one open. 2006 vintage:

Pours a burnt caramel brown with a haze of sediment. No carbonation to speak of; an oily ring of legging leaves behind obvious sheets of alcohol glaze. It's about as still as a beer could be, looking more like a glass of cognac than a glass of beer.

Massive on the nose... waves of vanilla, caramel and other bright dessert notes. Dry tobacco, molasses, and rotten oak. Not as obviously sweet in this respect compared to Etichetta Rame. Overripe cherries and dates, even a bit of red grape. You can pull out some heat from the alcohol if you really snort at it.

The syrupy fruit sweetness turns up on the palate - fresh apple flavors, loads of dates or figs, drenched in fermented caramel and vanilla. Plum brandy, creme brulee... lots to think about. Drinkability is pretty much zero; the flavors evolve long after each sip. It's thick, it's sweet, it's incredibly dynamic.

Give it a go if you're curious, but don't expect to finish the bottle in one sitting. Split it with friends, or stick a cork in it and drink it over the course of a few weeks. In my experience these beers hold up perfectly fine to that sort of treatment.

Tasty!
Mar 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jan 09, 2013
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Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania

3.28/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pour is dark reddish brown with virtually no head. Tons of sweet stale caramel in the nose, heavy on the alcohol with strong cardboard towards the back. Taste is big time sweetness with lots of dark fruits and notes of chocolate. Very syrupy with light heat, creamy feel and low carbonation.
Oct 29, 2012
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin

4.27/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
500ml bottle into a snifter, 2006. Popped it to celebrate review #300!

A: Pours a viscous dark ruby with no head.

S: Thick with richly oxidized dark fruits - prunes and raisins. The alcohol gives the sweetness some depth.

T: The taste is lighter than I was expecting, with the booze more hidden than the Copper bottle I've had. Lots of vanilla and grape skin and sweet port and raisins.

M: Somewhat thick and flat.

O: Copper seems a little deeper to me but this is on about the same level. Insane beer.
Oct 13, 2012
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Reviewed by liamt07 from Canada (ON)

4.31/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
2006 vintage shared by Steve.

Pours a flat, reddish brown with some particulates suspended in the body. Good legs. Nose has ethanol initially, but some sherry and port like notes as it opens up. Definitely positive oxidation character. Some oak, vanilla and dark fruits. Tastes of figs, brown sugar, vanilla, molasses, maple syrup, some alcohol and sweet liqueur-like notes into the finish. Some heat, with a dense syrupy body. Zero carbonation and definitely very spirit-like. An excellent dessert-y beer, I can imagine certain food pairings with this being immaculate.
Oct 07, 2012
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

4.26/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to jmgrub for sharing this one at his tasting.

2006 vintage.

Pours a clear dark orange with no head. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is of malt, brown sugar, raisins, grapes, and port wine. Taste is much the same with a nice port wine flavor on the finish and a mild alcohol burn in the throat. This beer has no real carbonation to speak of but is smooth and slightly sticky. Overall, this is a very good beer with some great, rich flavors that make it a pleasure to drink.
Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by drewone from California

Oct 06, 2012
Xyauyù Etichetta Argento (Silver) from Birra Baladin
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 33 ratings