Ghisa
Birrificio Lambrate

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From:
Birrificio Lambrate
 
Italy
Style:
Rauchbier
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 7.59%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
20
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 14, 2018
Added:
May 18, 2003
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by dgilks:
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia

4/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pitch black with a moderate tan head. Fair head retention.

Smoky woodfire aroma. Bacon. Chocolate malt. Some dark fruit.

Smoky with a slight bitter edge. Lovely subtle fruitiness. Good flavour all around.

Moderate body with moderately-low carbonation. Subtle and smooth.

A delightful beer. Nice complex flavour which works well and a pleasantly low alcohol content.
Feb 24, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.66 by Dazka from Italy

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Mar 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.45 by Johnct from New York

Aug 22, 2016
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bought in Milan's Eataly (a superstore), Ghisa was listed in the "1001" and arguably should not be. Intimidated by its size and contents, I carried it with me all the way into Germany. And the southern Germans on the train would not drink Ghisa with me claiming "Italians don't know anything about beer." I'll qualify that and say they don't know enough about smoking malt.
Jul 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by dannycohen62 from Illinois

Jul 24, 2016
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Reviewed by Eqhssm1 from New York

4.29/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
One of the loveliest, subtlest smoked dark beers I've had. The look and feel of it are in the Guinness range - the taste is all campfirey chocolatey s'mores.
Jul 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.36 by Andrea_Netherlands from Netherlands

Apr 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by Beer-Ed from Netherlands

Nov 21, 2015
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Rated by Chinasky from Switzerland

3.71/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
color black

Smoky aroma. Roast and Chocolate malt. Some little caramel.

Smoky and fruitiness.

Nice body low carbonation. Subtle and smooth.
Aug 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.21 by interistacanadese from Italy

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.77 by Burnerdale from Italy

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Jebus3513 from New York

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by wewantbeer from Italy

Nov 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by ari32 from Georgia

Aug 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kirk from England

Jun 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by His_Royal_Hoppiness from England

Jun 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Pelicanrocks from England

Nov 06, 2012
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

4.05/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Violet-tinged black with steady, creamy tan head characteristic of a stout.
Roasty sweetness, smoked almonds and slight oily coffee beans on the nose - are there phenols in there, too?
Coffee candies, some fig, subtle smokiness and a vague bitterness without any defined hop flavor.
Creamy coffee finish and bitter coffee linger.
Silky, medium, soft.

"Rauchbier" is misleading; the label says Smoked Stout.

Great feel, as usual from an Italian - is that the high finishing gravity? Easy drinking, the smoke is restrained, and it's never too oily, roasty or bitter. Another fine food beer - try it with bresaola.
Jul 23, 2012
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Reviewed by stcules from Italy

3.35/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Color: black! Brown head, scarce and not so attracting.
The smell is absolutely smoked. Very smoked. Almost nothing else, but the smoked is pleasant.
Even the taste is smoked (strange, no?), misty, with points of toasted, artichoke, rhubarb.
Ash, burnt wood chicory, toasted and even some hop in the aftertaste.
A good and characterized beer.
Sep 11, 2004
Ghisa from Birrificio Lambrate
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 20 ratings