La Mummia - Birrificio Montegioco

metter98

New York

3.98/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color and has a very slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with just a few large bubbles on the surface that quickly faded away, leaving only bits of delicate lacing on the surface and some small bubbles around the collar.
S: Light to moderate aromas of sourness and oak are present in the nose along with some hints of green grapes.
T: Like the smell, the taste is a little oaky and has notes of grapes and white wine but these take a back seat to a light to moderate amount of sourness.
M: It feels light-bodied and quite tart on the palate with a low amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is rather easy to drink for the style because it isn't too sour and has a nice balance of sourness and tartness.

Note: 2009 vintage

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 23:48:55 | More by metter98

JTSingletary

Florida

3.68/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Brewed in 2009.

Appearance: Hazy and golden with no head.

Aroma: Lots of vinegar and green apple. A bit of funkiness.

Taste: Smooth lactic tartness. Quickly dissipating sour character; Not overly sour, but very tasty. Mild fruitiness - mostly citrus

Mouthfeel: Somewhat chalky and light-bodied with no carbonation whatsoever.

Overall: For a 3-4 year-old lambic this was pretty spot-on. I would have preferred a bit more sour character, but it was quite quaffable for a sour.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 03:02:58 | More by JTSingletary

MattSweatshirt

Texas

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

La Mummia 2009

Pours out fizzy with a thin white head and a slightly hazy gold body.

Green apple, white grape, vinegar, lemon, oak, and funkiness. Quite an inviting sour.

Lots of vinegar and fruit with some wood in the taste.

Light carbonation and a light watery body. Sharp hit of tartness that dissipates as soon as it comes.

Worth a try but nothing you probably haven't already had.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 01:42:51 | More by MattSweatshirt

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Pours light transparent yellow with a thin bubbly white head. Nose is very nice, dusty and cobwebs up front, light earthy dirt note with a strong vinous note of white grape and fruity pineapple. Taste is similar, light earthy notes and fairly dusty. Very fruity in back, vinous white grapes, big pineapple and peach with a nice light sourness. Body is very light, smooth and soft with a gentle carbonation and moderately dry finish.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 17:01:09 | More by cpetrone84

womencantsail

California

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks for sharing this, Javi.

A: The pour is a lightly cloudy golden straw color with a rather large white head.

S: Quite lactic and tart with only a mild funk to it. Nice grass notes with some lemon peel, white grapes, and green apples. There is just a little bit of oak and must to it, too.

T: Pleasantly tart with notes of lemon and green apple. A slight sweetness of white grape and wine. Light earthy funk with grass and straw, a touch of must and oak. Just a touch of acetic acid.

M: Medium bodied with a pretty high level of carbonation.

O: Gotta say, this was impressive for an Italian beer. I'd actually consider having this again.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2011 03:54:36 | More by womencantsail

LittleDon

Texas

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

From a 33 cl 2008 vintage bottle brought home from Italy. One of the most subtle sours I've had. Pours almost like a soda, with plenty of carbonation and big bubbles. It has is a slight cloudiness, not surprising as there appears to be a bit of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. The color is golden and there is no lace and only the slightest ring of foam kept alive by the copious bubbles. Aroma is keeping in line with the style, slightly sharp and oakey with sour cherries notes. There is also a bit of maltiness that might be masked in stronger sours. The flavor intensity is also scaled back from a typical sour. Here, the malt plays a bigger part. Yes, there is the woody, tart characteristics you expect, with a well established (but not overdone) bitter finish. But again, the malt comes through. As it warms there is an ever so slight fermenting apple like taste at the finish. Light bodied and packed with a biting mouthfeel from the carbonation, this beer was nice, very approachable, sour.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 21:34:04 | More by LittleDon

uno99

Ontario (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Cask at Moeder Lambic Fontainas.

A: Not much to look at really. soapy foamy head sticks around awhile though, sort of a pale color, very still.

S: Lots going on here; apples, oak, almonds, grapes....a whole fresh fruit basket.

T: Upfront, this beer is similar to the nose. however, the finish is very distinct. VERY earthy; mushrooms, oak, mold, a little funk as well. awesome stuff!

M: quite still from the keg, a little oily but a little dry at the end too.

D: I had about 4 of these in my four days in Brussels. although Im not sure how many I'd like to have at one sitting. An excellent and interesting beer though.

Serving type: cask

09-09-2010 12:26:14 | More by uno99