Whilst in Italy we moved on from Positano to Rome via Naples. I must comment that Naples is one of the worst places I have had the misfortune of traveling through and needless to say I won't be traveling through there again! Anyhow after making it to Rome I was scouting around to see if I could come up with something a little bit more exciting than Peroni or Nastro Azzuro and managed to find Baffo D'Oro (4.8% abv) from Birra Moretti (a Heineken owned company). Baffo D'Oro is a premium all malt version of its ubiquitous common lager Birra Moretti. The beer is malt driven and the high malt content in its flavour profile hides away what I suspect is an extremely high level of bitterness, however due to the almost Bock like maltiness it comes across as being quite well balanced. I actually quite liked Baffo D'Oro and in a ways its a slightly tamer/less alcoholic alternative to
Peroni Gran Reserva in the Italian malt driven beer sector!
And yes, that is the Pantheon you can see in the background to this photo
Labels: Italy, Lager, Rome
Also whilst in Rome I managed to sample some of the original Birra Moretti (4.6% abv) which was a bit of a let down. I have not really got much to say about this beer. Its pale, its cold, its wet and thats about it! However don't let me out you off. this numpty called Kevin has done a cracking review of the beer which I found via google video. Let him put you off the beer instead! website: http://www.birramoretti.it/
