A couple of months ago I made a trip to the Italian capital of Rome. And on my way back home, I decided to stop in a tiny, but extremely beautiful, country of San Marino, which left a great impression. And since I was visiting a foreign country, I just had to try the local beer. It was a bit hard to find, since this is the only local beer brand (with, I think, 4 varieties), but in the end of the day, I have treated myself to a nice bottle of Titanbräu – named after the country’s highest mountain.
- Name: Titanbräu Bionda
- Brewery: Titanbräu – Birrifico Artigianale Sammarinese
- City: Serravalle
- Country: San Marino
When you pour this craft beer out of the simply labelled bottle, you get a glassfull of pale yellow, almost golden beer, which is topped with a slightly off color head, about a finger of it to be exact. The content is not clear but slightly hazy, and decently carbonated – it is unfiltered with some natural sediments. The nose picks up a sour aroma, together with some yeast. It resembles some of the wheat beers. The taste is more on the light side, with yeast and malts dominating it, ending with an averagely bitter finish.
I can’t really say I didn’t like this one, nor can I say that I liked it. It was really something inbetween. For that price I would rather get a couple of other beers, but I had to give it a chance.
- Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
- ABV: 4,9%
- Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, yeast
RATINGS
- Appearance: 3 / 5
- Smell: 2 / 5
- Taste: 2,5 / 5
- Overall: 2,5 / 5
- Bottle: 4 / 5
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