Super Baladin - Birrificio Le Baladin

brystmar

Texas

4.33/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This bottle's been aged on our shelf for about a year.

Pours a hazy amber-orange with lots of floating sediment and relatively thin white head. Smells sour right off the bat; fruity and wild, reminds me of a lambic.

Sour citrus hits you first, similar to biting into a lemon (but not nearly as harsh). Malty complexity and spices follow, hints of bittersweet chocolate baking powder in the aftertaste. Really interesting.

Full-bodied and perfectly carbonated. Really smooth and easy to drink, love it.

This isn't anything close to the Belgian Strong Pale Ales I'm familiar with, but it's quite an interesting (and welcome) departure.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2010 23:17:08 | More by brystmar

mrfrancis

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

06-18-2013 22:59:23 | More by mrfrancis

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

06-09-2013 19:34:04 | More by liamt07

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

05-30-2013 17:44:28 | More by papat444

Profchaos20

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-26-2013 18:26:12 | More by Profchaos20

elNopalero

Texas

4.45/5  rDev +15%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

From a 250 ml bottle I brought back from Italy.

This pours a golden burnt umber amber color with nice lacing. The aroma is on the sweet side, with hints of stone fruits, raisin, and a rummy characteristic that runs sweetish and ever-so-slightly boozy.

I found the flavor to be pleasingly complex. It’s a slightly sweet strong ale, reminiscent of a Belgian strong ale with its rummy, floral and stone fruit characteristics. As it opened I found a honeyed amber presence take hold. Pleasingly effervescent.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 05:13:02 | More by elNopalero

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

California

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