TipoPils Harvest
Birrificio Italiano

Copenhagen 21/4 2026. 33 cl long -necked bottle from Beershoppen web-shop. Green label with black letters but the word "Harvest" in slanted golden letters.

Pours unclear pale yellow with a big white head. Stable. Settles as a 0,5 cm thick layer of foam obscuring the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is a bit dampened by the foam. Moderate intense with a sweet malty odor mingling with a sharp citric and grainy scent. A bit sharp. Sweet pale malts, bread and sour grains. Lemon.

Medium strong carbonation. Thin, watery, lively and tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with light sweetness followed by a stronger sharp bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a citric streak. Æingers for while Finish is bone-dry.

A fine way to celebrate your "wet hop harvest". Whatever that is.

A version of TipoPils brewed once a year with hops harvested in September and used in the brewing process very fresh (within 24 hours of harvest).
On tap at the pub (33cl for €5).
On the nose, moderate notes of meadow grass dominate over those of baking.
Bright golden color, crystal clear. A head of head lingers on top of the beer, not disappearing even after drinking.
On the palate, it's a light-to-medium-bodied beer, with a carbonation that I would have expected to be a little livelier.
The first aroma you notice is that chlorophyllous herbaceous note typical of freshly picked English meadow grass, without any fruity notes or particularly distinctive aromas, a fresh herbaceous note, not too bitter, but very refreshing (and thirst-quenching).
The sweeter malty notes come in later, rounding out and softening the beer with hints of breadcrumbs, complemented by a smooth honey note that rounds out the finish without any harsh edges.
An extremely drinkable beer that highlights the traditional German hops, with balanced herbaceous notes and a gentle bitterness rounded out by malty notes.
A very pleasant drink, it remains classic and satisfying, but certainly quite different from the "basic" TipoPils, where, for me, it's the bready notes and the dry finish with residual bitterness that make it recognizable.