Domus Birrae

Oct

15
'09

New beers from Birrificio Italiano, Birrificio Torino and Birranova brewery

birrificio-italianoAfter the interesting debut of Musa Estate (litterally “Muse of summer”) from Birrificio Italiano, of which I wrote about at the end of August, the brewer Agostino Arioli has created a new beer of this special line. As I explained at that time, in fact, every season has its specific Musa and now, after the summer version, it’s time for Musa Autunno. These productions are very special, because they are produced by the filtrate of a previous mash without subsequent boiling, to which are added special ingredients. If Muse Estate was produced with lemons of the Amalfi Coast, for the autumn edition Nebbiolo grapes are used.

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Aug

27
'09

The Muse from Birrificio Italiano and Alma from Gilac

estate-300-x-226In today’s post we’re going to discover two new Italian beers, which are very special: Musa Estate (litterally Muse of Summer) from Birrificio Italiano and Alma form Gilac brewery. Referring to the first, in recent days the brewer Agostino Arioli has posted on his blog a very interesting post explaining the genesis and the production process that is behind this new creation. First of all, it is not a single new beer, but a completely new line, produced with a very peculiar method, called “second runnings”.

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