Features
Name:
Super Craft Beer Belgian Strong Amber Ale
Cellar
The Baladin brewery was founded in 1986 in Piozzo (Cuneo) (the name means storyteller in Old French), from which the brewery took its name after its transformation into a brewpub, from an idea and passion of Teo Musso. From the outset, over 200 labels of beers were served, mainly foreign and mainly Belgian. With a fermentation system consisting of used milk tanks, the Blonde and Ambrée (in filtered and non-filtered versions) were born in 1996, and Teo decided to remove the 200 labels from the list to offer only his own creatures. One name has often crossed Teo's path since the beginning: Lorenzo Dabove, aka Kuaska. A great connoisseur and world-renowned beer taster, he discovers the young piozzese at the beginning of his activity and with him creates, years later, the TeKu™: the first glass for tasting craft beers. The first 10 hectares of spring distichous barley were planted in Melfi (Basilicata) under Baladin's direct management, the year in which Baladin was awarded by Unionbirrai as brewery of the year. Today, Baladin beers, curated with ever-increasing skill by Teo Musso, Paolo "Palli" Fontana and their staff, are produced using the best technologies to combine craftsmanship and quality. Over 30 variations of taste and format in continuous evolution and with always new recipe ideas to add
Description
The first bottle of Super was born in 1997 in the newly established Birrificio Baladin (still a brewpub at the time). Over the years, this beer would become a true cornerstone of Baladin production and the most loved by the frequenters of the Piozzo brewery, followed closely by ISAAC (born only six months later). Super right from its debut, it was appreciated for its versatility to be paired in restaurants for its ability to support dishes with important flavours such as red meats, braised meats, medium and highly matured cheeses, but also cream-based desserts (or as Teo simplified it at the time: "coloured foods"), exploiting its body structure or for its distinct malty cereal note.
Organoleptic characteristics:
A light hazelnut amber colour with a fine foam and good persistence. The nose reveals an immediate complexity of fruity and warming scents - such as plum or baked apple - which are complemented by notes of vanilla, toffee, almond and a slight hint of orange. On the palate, all the promises presented on the nose are fulfilled and, indeed, expanded with the addition of nuances of biscuit, almond, dried fruit and a slightly spicy finish of
liquorice
Storage time:
within 1-2 years
Vinification
Unpasteurised bottle-fermented
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