Menabrea Ambrata - Birra Menabrea SpA

FLima

Brazil

3.06/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Dark amber color. Poured a two finger head with low retention.
Floral and grassy hoppy aroma, notes vanilla.
Malty taste with grassy hops. Notes of caramel and slight toasted malts. Dry aftertaste with some bitterness. Got some oxidation notes and some acidity.
Light to medium body with good carbonation.
Average beer, though not boring.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 23:48:37 | More by FLima

solid98

Oregon

1.83/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Starts off with a nice little soapy head that clings to the glass slightly. Nose of metallic malt, if that makes sense. Medium bodied for an ‘amber’, very dark color bordering on brownish. High carbonation in the glass and a C02 burn that builds up over time. Combined this with the metallic malt flavor, vague toastiness and minimal hopping and you have an utterly unspectacular Italian beer of the old guard--clearly not keeping up with the brewing developments in the north of that country.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 00:28:56 | More by solid98

RodneyFarva

Spain

3.05/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

330ml bottle picked up from a grocery in Sicily.

a: pours a deep amber color, thin 1 finger off-white head

s: some basic malts and grains, about it

t: nutty and malty, pretty nice, and very drinkable. very little hops bitterness

o: a nice amber lager, but nothing amazing. a nice find in Italy of all places, but about at the level of Yuengling.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2012 13:30:32 | More by RodneyFarva

kojevergas

California

2.2/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

660ml olive green glass bottle acquired in a supermarket in Rome, Italy and served into a Westvleteren goblet at me friend's gaff. Reviewed from notes.

A: Pours a half finger head of slight cream, restrained thickness, and poor retention. Clear yellow in colour.

Sm: Clean barley and cream. A mild strength aroma.

T: Barley and stale cream. Very simple, uninspired, and boring. Badly built, imbalanced, and bland. Bleh.

Mf: More coarse than expected, quite wet, and sadly unrefreshing.

Dr: Very drinkable, of bad quality, and sold at a cheap price. A proper student beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2011 23:22:13 | More by kojevergas

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.53/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

G. Menabrea e Figli, Casa Fondata nel 1846, Amber beer/birra ambrata

Why did I buy this? Because I have never seen it before, never had it, and it looked interesting. I have no idea whether it will be. Only one way to find out.

Dusky amber red coloration, lasting creamy head. Looks nice.

Grassy/ herbal aroma, very lager-y. Just a little musky, a trifle off.

Taste: clean and smooth, nice malt component, little hops, a whiff and a huff of fruit. A tiny bit of bitterness emerges, but it remains a malty amber lager. Consumable, refreshenating, gulpable, and altogether nice.

But, need it be said, not for me, though I'm glad I tried it!

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2011 00:16:12 | More by feloniousmonk

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.63/5  rDev +24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a brown 11.2 oz. bottle. Has a caramel color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, some grains. Taste is good, malts, nutty, some hops, a touch of caramel. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and is very drinkable. Overall a good quality beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2011 13:59:09 | More by tone77

1759Girl

California

3.08/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This Amber birra by G. Menabrea E Figli looked great and ended a bit less than great.

Appearance> Dark amber, lively. Big white head, great lacing.

smell> sweet honey, grain, molasses

taste> too malty, starts and immediately finishes. lacks any complexity.

mouf> ok


drinkability> just okay

Serving type: bottle

10-13-2009 19:08:48 | More by 1759Girl