Perle Ai Porci - Birra Del Borgo

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.99/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75

Bottle from Beer Deluxe. From notes.

A - Poured black with decent carbonation coming up. One finger of light brown head was on top leaving small spatterings of lace and no retention.

S - Chocolate, minerals, roast, sweet chocolate.

T - Chocolate, minerally again. Sweet and fairly minerally. Some saltiness of sorts. Starts out sweet and then goes earthy/minerally.

M - Quite dry in the finish, medium to full bodied and good carbonation.

O/D - An interesting beer but fairly difficult to get through the entire bottle. Not bad, but the minerality of it made it hard to drink. Neat to see the effects of the oysters, but not worth much beyond the experiment.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2012 04:49:28 | More by tbeckett

ADZA

Australia

3.53/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is actually an oyster stout but felt this was closest given i didnt have the option of the first and pours the darkest kola hue which leaves a two finger khaki laced head and heaps of nice clingy lacing,the smell is salty sea water,dark rich chocolate,herbal hops and dark roasty coffee,the mouthfeel is just under medium bodied and a touch slippery not what i expect in my stouts but due to the oysters i can understand and has tastes of dark rich chocolate,dark milky coffee,cocoa nibs,dark plums,a touch of chocolate coated cherries and finished with a touch of saltiness that leaves your mouth dry and wanting another sip and overall its alright and the oysters definately let themselves known thats for sure and even for someone like me whos not the biggest fan of oysters i must admit i dont get the oyster taste just the sea saltiness and even though i would not rush out and buy it again i can appreciate it for what it is cheers.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2012 14:09:19 | More by ADZA