Friday, June 20, 2008

Birrifico del Golfo

Whilst dining in Monterosso I finally struck what I considered to be micro brewed gold! Birrifico del Golfo (5.0% abv) is a Golden Ale brewed in nearby Le Spezia. The beer is a hazy golden colour with a slight cloudiness due to either astringency from the mash (ie leaching of insoluble tannins in to the wort) or yeast. I personally think that the haze can be attributed to both as their is a slight astringent taste upfront. Besides this shortcoming the beer was essentially pretty good! I can't find any more information besides this as its probably been knocked up in some amateurs backyard, but then who cares!

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