Lemonale
Birrificio Artigianale Karma

LemonaleLemonale
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From:
Birrificio Artigianale Karma
 
Italy
Style:
Witbier
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 13.19%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
8
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 03, 2018
Added:
Nov 04, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Birra chiara di alta fermentazione a base di malto d’orzo e di segale, con una decisa speziatura di coriandolo e agrumi della Costiera Amalfitana. Schiuma candida e persistente, aspetto velato tipico dello stile blanche belga. Rifermentata e affinata in bottiglia, forma sedimento naturale.
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.66 by AAG from New York

Jun 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.54 by SaisonRichBiere from Michigan

Mar 26, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by Riik3 from Illinois

Dec 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by cb8282 from Michigan

Feb 25, 2017
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.05/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
11.15 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 4/2017. Pours very hazy golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana, honey, wheat, bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, lemon/spices, and pale malt/honey notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana, honey, wheat, bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness, yeast spiciness, and tart/tangy wheat on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, pear, apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana, honey, wheat, bread, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, lemon/spices, and pale malt/honey flavors; with a nice malt/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and creamy/bready mouthfeel that is awesome; minimal spice stickiness or dryness. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent witbier! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, lemon/spices, and pale malt/honey flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink, with a great mouthfeel for the style. A very enjoyable offering.
Oct 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.89 by dcmchew from Romania

Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 2.55 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

May 08, 2016
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.71/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
330ml flared bottle - is there only the one glass manufacturer for Italian artisanal brewers? Can't recall seeing a normal longneck on anything other than Peroni or Moretti. Not that I'm complaining.

This beer pours a dense, near opaque whitish golden yellow hue, with one skinny finger of thinly foamy and bubbly eggshell white head, which leaves some streaky reaching zombie finger lace around the glass as things slowly abate.

It smells of gritty, bready pale malt, grainy rye, yeasty citrus (lemon and underripe orange, mostly), a touch of spicy peppercorn, and a plain earthy bitterness. The taste is semi-sweet, grainy, bready malt (I get a lot of wheatiness, even though it's not listed on the label's malt bill), a peppy lemon and other mixed citrus fruit tartness, subtle white pepper and coriander spice, and a touch of phenolic perfume.

The carbonation is fairly light in its otherwise pervasive frothiness, the body a sturdy medium weight for the style, and generally smooth, the yeast and spice making a wan imprint, but nothing fatal. It finishes off-dry, the increasingly sugary blended malt staring out from that back corner table.

Not a bad rendition of a witbier, the various notes all duly hit upon, and a few even touched too much (thanks, Bon Scott!). The only real incongruity here (other than its Campanian origins) is the label - the ingredient list is either mostly incorrect, or they've done great wonders with their yeast strain in sussing out these flavours.
Nov 04, 2014
Lemonale from Birrificio Artigianale Karma
Beer rating: 3.64 out of 5 with 8 ratings