AMA Bionda - Amarcord Birra Artigianale Italiana

metter98

New York

3.88/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Mugs Alehouse, Brooklyn, NY

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color. It poured with a thin white head that eventually completely faded away.
S: There are faint aromas of honey and floral hops in the nose along with a slight amount of sweetness, which becomes sweeter as the beer warms up.
T: The taste is quite malty with hints of sweetness and notes of honey. There is a slight amount of bitterness in the finish.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There is a light amount of dryness in the finish.
O: The beer is well balanced and would make a perfect accompaniment with food.

Serving type: on-tap

12-06-2011 02:29:26 | More by metter98

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

3.8/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

355ml bottle served in a Duvel tulip glass.

A: First of all, beautiful bottle art. Nice long and thin neck bottle that looks like a wine one. Pours a clear golden yellow color foming a big bubbled white head. Good retention and only few spotty lacings left

S: Great smell, sweet and spicy. Honey and flowers. Sweet malts

T: Slightly sweet. Sweet malts, honey, orange zest and flowery hops

M: Light body. Creamy texture. Medium carbonation. Sweet malts and flowery aftertaste

O: Very refreshing easydrinking. Good quality Ale

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 21:12:35 | More by eduardolinhalis

DerekMorgan

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-03-2013 02:30:57 | More by DerekMorgan

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-02-2013 17:44:17 | More by RobertColianni

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-30-2013 00:11:07 | More by PEIhop

Ciocanelu

Romania

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-20-2013 12:46:07 | More by Ciocanelu

Dope

Massachusetts

3.41/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

New batch just released, no actual date that I can find though.

A: Pours a clear honey-amber with a good sized, fizzy white head. Head fades with nary a trace of lacing. Decent retention however.

S: Grassy hops, decent amount of honey and crackery malt. Floral hops.

T: Honey up front briefly. Floral notes, almost lavender-ish. Turns into a crackery sort of malt with lots of grass. Lots and lots of grass. Very dry in the finish with lingering crackers and grass.

M: Fairly high carbonation, kinda gives it a fizzy soda-like feel.

O: Meh. Fairly plain, simple and just doesn't quite do it. Seems overly grass, too watery, just...meh.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 03:49:26 | More by Dope

jheezee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

03-23-2013 22:30:11 | More by jheezee

mdfb79

New York

3.96/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

From 02/27/13 notes. Had on tap at City Swiggers during their Brooklyn event last night. 12 oz. pour in a snifter.

a - Pours a murky pale yellow color with one inch of white head and low carbonation evident.

s - Smells of spice, floral hops, some citrus hops, fruits, earthy notes, cloves, and yeast. Some nice herbal notes and spice mixing with citrus; pretty nice nose.

t - Tastes of spices, fruity malts, citrus hops, floral hops, earthy notes, bready malts, yeast, cloves, pepper, bananas. More fruit here than the nose; a tiny step up. Quite nice.

m - Medium body and high carbonation. Pretty easy to drink but a little overcarbonated.

o - Overall a very solid Belgian pale ale. Lots of herbal and floral notes in the nose and fruit in the taste, and easy to drink. Would have it again.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2013 16:24:43 | More by mdfb79

gshackles

New York

4.25/5  rDev +20.4%

01-12-2013 06:35:11 | More by gshackles

urbanroutine

North Carolina

1/5  rDev -71.7%

09-16-2012 01:08:27 | More by urbanroutine

keanlacrosse

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

09-07-2012 15:16:31 | More by keanlacrosse

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a slightly hazy pale golden yellow in color with moderate amounts of visible carbonation and a significant amount of yeast sediment (very small particles but lots and lots of them). The beer has a two finger tall fizzy white head (which gushed over immediately when I popped the cap on the bottle) that quickly reduces to a thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light aromas of floral hops and light fruits (peach, apricot, and pear) along with some hints of honey. The aroma strengthens as the beer warms. There are also some light notes of sweetness.

T: There are a lot of pale malt flavors upfront on this beer with some light sweetness contributed by the honey - which also includes some hints of citrus and floral notes. There is a light amount of bitterness in the finish but it does not linger. Some notes of the light fruits as well - apricot and pear.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Moderate amounts of dryness, especially in the finish.

O: This is a very well balanced beer and it would match very nicely with lots of different food. Easy to drink and enjoyable but not a sessionable beer - I like it but I don't want to drink a lot of it.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 23:11:59 | More by dbrauneis

Etan

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at the Brooklyn Brewery tasting room. Listed on their board as an "Italian blonde ale." Poured into a plastic cup.

A: Pours a clear gold with a small white head.

S: Sweet pale malt, a little yeasty spice, some honey sweetness.

T: Opens with a soft yeasty profile; crusty bread, flowers, a little mint, light hop bitterness, some snappy sweetness, perhaps from the honey, and grain. Light and refreshing.

M: Decent. Very light.

O: Reminds me very much of a Belgian pale with the yeast profile and esters, but much lighter and with a touch of sweetness from the honey. Maybe a little too light, but pretty good.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2012 20:33:12 | More by Etan

greenengineer

Massachusetts

3.23/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Served at Fornino - Bedford Ave Brooklyn

12 oz Bottle, into a wine glass
A - light golden color, tight bubbles dissapear quickly, traces of lacing remain
S- sweet smell, honey and a bit of hops
T- light, crisp, almost cider like
M- Very light
O - drinkable, but not worth the $9 I paid. Second round was a Brooklyn Lager, which held up to the pizza much better

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2011 13:57:02 | More by greenengineer