Super Baladin - Birrificio Le Baladin

Jason

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

750 ml dark green magnum with no freshness date to be found.

Appearance: Hazed amber orange, thin tightly lace wraps around the inside of the glass.

Smell: Estery and floral, almost perfume like. Light sweetness in the faint solvent alcohol is in the aroma.

Taste & Mouthfeel : Incredibly smooth with a wave some creamy smoothness in its medium body, suggestions of almonds, citrus and toasted grain flash in front of the taste buds. Hop bitterness struggles to climb the peak of dry malt, spiced and alcoholic flavours. Slight buttery and herbal phenolic flavour middle to end. Some sweetness and residual sugars in the finish.

Drinkability & Notes: Off the wall and very flavourful, some slotted this as a Tripel … it is far from it, complexities may take away from this brew but it is certainly one that should be paired with a ripe-veined cheese and not consumed alone.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2003 17:44:15 | More by Jason

ChefHopMeister

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-13-2013 23:29:11 | More by ChefHopMeister

beernads

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -16%

04-10-2013 09:08:41 | More by beernads

UCLABrewN84

California

3.68/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Bottle pour at the bottle share held at Chloe's inside Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, CA.

Pours a murky orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Lots of sediment is seen suspended in the beer after the pour. Smell is of malt, honey, and lots of fruity aromas. Taste is much the same with a cherry liqueur flavor on the finish. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some fruity and boozy qualities that are quite nice.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 23:22:30 | More by UCLABrewN84

cuy50

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-05-2013 02:56:54 | More by cuy50

GreenMountainBoy

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

04-05-2013 01:58:00 | More by GreenMountainBoy

FLima

Brazil

3.64/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Brown orange murky color with floating particles. It poured a 2 finger head with good retention.
Mild aroma of Belgian yeast, a bit sour like in lambics but milder.
Mouth does not follow nose. Sweet malt taste with some earthy hops, prunes and figs. Aftertaste has a mild but pleasant bitterness.
Light to medium body with light carbonation.
Relatively with good drinkability, very smooth. Interesting that the smell is quite different from taste, and how capable they were to disguise the 8% ABV. Flavor a bit thin compared to other top beers from its style.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 18:38:52 | More by FLima

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.53/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours ruby/copper with a quickly fading head.
\Nose shows brown sugar, chocolate, toasty malt, spicy phenols, caramel, dried figs. Very similar flavours.
A bit too sweet, with loads of caramel, golden syrup and brown sugar. Some booze follows.
Too much carb.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 19:48:36 | More by CrazyDavros

halo913

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-09-2013 19:14:20 | More by halo913

bigred89

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -16%

02-25-2013 01:56:18 | More by bigred89

baybum

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16%

01-25-2013 15:22:03 | More by baybum

beerhorn12

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

01-25-2013 04:44:00 | More by beerhorn12

drpimento

Wisconsin

4.43/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottle opened with a nice "pop" and with a large, foamy, frothy, light tan head that soon mostly settles, and a little lace. Color is a clear, orange copper except for loads of particulates in suspension. Aroma upon first opening was waves of caramel malt, then it is lots of kinds of fruits, and yeast. Flavor’s like nose, sweet in front and then balanced with some carbonic tang plus hop and yeast bitter. Great body and perhaps slightly light in carbonation. Finish is like flavor, slowly tapers and is quite pleasant. Very nice brew!

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2012 04:11:59 | More by drpimento

Hellpop65

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

12-01-2012 21:59:01 | More by Hellpop65

sneaks2210

New York

4/5  rDev +3.4%

11-14-2012 21:37:08 | More by sneaks2210

LambicKing

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

10-22-2012 01:23:17 | More by LambicKing

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

10-21-2012 16:51:17 | More by RblWthACoz

Archemedies

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

09-23-2012 21:41:00 | More by Archemedies

EzraAtom

3.25/5  rDev -16%

08-06-2012 04:43:19 | More by EzraAtom

demgoth

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

07-30-2012 01:06:41 | More by demgoth

proctah

Norway

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

07-23-2012 19:36:34 | More by proctah

SFC21

New York

4.25/5  rDev +9.8%

07-22-2012 20:04:39 | More by SFC21

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Hard to believe, I know, but on cask during the Italian fest at Max's.

The beer pours a reddish orange color with minimal head retention and light lacing. Teh nose is attractive, as I pick up sweet tea, wine, a hint of sour and some light underlying cherry. The flavor profile replicates the nose in this moderately sweet beer, and there's just enough wine and light sour to counter that sweetness. Mouthfeel is fairly full, with a soft, long, very smooth finish. This is really easy to take. Alcohol is almost unnoticeable, and so this is a very easy beer to drink and appreciate.

Nice...

Serving type: cask

07-13-2012 19:27:00 | More by johnmichaelsen

JonnyGT20

New York

1/5  rDev -74.2%

07-12-2012 20:15:35 | More by JonnyGT20

twelveinches

Washington

4/5  rDev +3.4%

07-10-2012 05:39:50 | More by twelveinches