Birrificio del Ducato Verdi Imperial Stout
Top fermented beer which is subjected to a secondary fermentation in bottle. It is deep dark ebony in color with a cappuccino head. The nose has aromas of chocolate, licorice, coffee grounds and tobacco with alcohol nuances. Its full bodied, long lasting, smooth and dry mouth is followed by a surprisingly hot finish that breaks its initial fullness and makes you crave more!
It is suitable for aging.
Dedicating one of our beers to Giuseppe Verdi was a must since our microbrewery is located in Roncole Verdi, the composer’s birth place. When I returned from my first visit to New York City I decided to create a beer that would be superior in elegance, balance and drinkability to all those stout varieties I had overseas. Although the initial recipe has changed, the very first batch matched my vision.
Its uniqueness lays in the use of chili pepper which combines very well with the beer’s chocolate aroma. The hot finish also lightens its full bodied mouth by awakening the palate.
Verdi Imperial Stout is the first Italian craft beer to have ever been crowned with a gold medal in its category at an International beer contest. In 2008 it ranked first at The European Beer Star in the Imperial Stout category.
20°
It is suitable for aging.
Dedicating one of our beers to Giuseppe Verdi was a must since our microbrewery is located in Roncole Verdi, the composer’s birth place. When I returned from my first visit to New York City I decided to create a beer that would be superior in elegance, balance and drinkability to all those stout varieties I had overseas. Although the initial recipe has changed, the very first batch matched my vision.
Its uniqueness lays in the use of chili pepper which combines very well with the beer’s chocolate aroma. The hot finish also lightens its full bodied mouth by awakening the palate.
Verdi Imperial Stout is the first Italian craft beer to have ever been crowned with a gold medal in its category at an International beer contest. In 2008 it ranked first at The European Beer Star in the Imperial Stout category.
20°
3.7
604 reviews
Roncole Verdi di Busseto (PR), Italy
Community reviews
Piana pojawiła się obfita, ale szybko zredukowała się do obrączki w szkle.
W aromacie nuty świeże, lekko owocowe, ale też kawa. Jest trochę nut drewna, ale bardzo delikatne.
W smaku mocno czekoladowe, z wyraźnym nutami czerwonych owoców.
Wytrawne, lekko kwaskowe. Ale wszystko bardzo przyjemnie zbalansowane. W posmaku lekkie pieczenie w ustach, jakby było z papryczkami.
Sample during the "Birthday Bottle Share!" on 09/21/2018. Brown-black color with a medium tan head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Roast malt, chocolate and coffee in the nose. Medium body with flavors of charred malt, coffee and chocolate. The finish is roasty with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.
D’entrée de jeu, de riches malts rôtis enveloppent notre nez, en y laissant des notes de café fortement torréfié, du fudge, du chocolat au lait et de l’anis étoilée. Les malts sont très fumés et nous suggèrent une belle veillée au feu de camp.
De couleur noire et opaque, elle se couvre d’une mousse moka onctueuse et persistante à souhait.
L’entrée de bouche laisse d’abord les épices s’exprimer en notes de poivre noir, laissant peu à peu le chocolat se fondre dans la palette gustative, tout en s’accompagnant de malts fumés puissants.
La sensation buccale se veut onctueuse, avec beaucoup de corps et une effervescence un peu plus relevée que la moyenne du style.
Cette merveilleuse bière s’adresse bien sûr aux amateurs d’intense amertume de torréfaction
Bouteille. Robe bien noire et opaque surmontée d'un col de mousse beige et onctueux. Arômes de grains grillés, cacao, quelques petits fruits foncés tentent aussi de percer, nuage de poivre, caramel. En bouche, grains bien rôtis, cacao, légères traces houblonnées, caramel. Plus minérale par la suite mais sans affecter la texture, goût de café et toujours ce malt rôti qui ne semble pas vouloir s'en aller. Traces de figue, avoine, sucre de prune et de bois noirci. Finale bien amère voire boisée et cette sensation de goûter un pincée de café réduit en poudre. Texture bien huileuse et corsée, corps moyen. Un bon impérial stout fait dans les règles de l'art. Tout est là sans sortir des sentiers battus.
Bought at DeBierkoning in 2013, fresh date 2023. SErved in a snifter glass. Black colouor, no head, just some little bubbles that don't hold for three seconds. No lace.
Aroma is rich, complex, licorice, prunes, a bit of chili (not much), coffee, chocolate, ripened fruits.
Body is a bit of a deception, too light I think. Oily texture, no carbonation. Sweet and dry finish.
Taste of molasses, licorice, coffee, chocolate, prunes, chili.
Good beer but it lacks of some strength in tongue, IMO.
From backlog. Taster at Haand Frstival. Black with brown head. Roasted malts, Chocolate, and coffee. Sweetness.
les berthoms Rouen. Couleur très sombre voire opaque , nez café , chocolat , peu sucrée limite amère. Belle bière qui ne révolutionne pas non plus le genre.
Un sapore forte e deciso, retrogusto amaro. Difficile da dimenticare come sapore (in senso positivo)
Coulée très sombre avec sa mousse beige à bulles très fines. Nez extrêmement cacaoté et café, avec une mélasse très présente, des noisettes et des amandes grillées, des fruits rouges et noirs confis, de la banane séchée, des dattes et des figues... Très gourmand et puissant, avec une belle simplicité qui contribue à conserver l'équilibre. En bouche, carbonatation faible, alcool très puissant et bien aidé en cela par les arômes de cacao et de café vraiment intenses. L'amertume est maîtrisée, atténuée par les sucres résiduels relativement présents, texture souple presque soyeuse sur la langue et au palais, beaucoup de corps et de mâche. Des notes de poivre, de vanille et de réglisse viennent égayer les papilles avantageusement. Les levures sont lourdes, épaisses, rampantes. Beaucoup de longueur bien sûr, les épices, les sucres ainsi que l'alcool (sans parler du cacao et du café) persistent très longuement, le final étant... sans fin justement ! Un breuvage capiteux, épais, intense, suave voir sirupeux. Les amateurs d'Imperial Stout corsée seront aux anges. Cette bière est au Stout ce que le Madiran ou le Gigondas sont au vin rouge : quelque chose d'intense et de gorgé de soleil. Une belle pioche que ce breuvage Italien présenté dans une magnifique bouteille de surcroit. Boisson du Monde, Saint-Egrève.
Black color with big dark brown head. Roasted malt, coffee and chocolate aroma. Light bitter taste with sweet aftertaste.Quite flavorful and long lasting.
On tap at the Italian Job, black with a tan crema and aromas of coffee and a little tart treacle. Rich and thick, with spicy dry roastiness. Chilli bite over a distant sweetness and palate-drying burnt-bitterness. Fascinating!
Aroma: roasty, coffee
Appearance: black, clear
Taste: medium sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, slight alcohol
Palate: medium body
Stout equilibrata, giuste note di caffè e cioccolato, molto piacevole al palato ottima per tutti gli abbinamento
Uzupełnienie profilu notatki.
Piana obfita, wynikajaca z mocnego nagazowania, po chwili znika. Kolor czarny. Aromat gorzka czekolada, kakao. Smak czekolada, kawa, lekka słodycz, karmel, suszone owoce w tle, ostry finisz (papryczki) oraz cos jakby tytoń, ciekawe. Nasycenie wysokie, ożywia piwo. RIS nie jest z tych ciężkich, dobrze szybko się pije. Bardzo Dobre.
Sample at BAJT cons 2017-10-22 Göteborg
as part of Porterveckan
AR: heavy smoked, roasted malt, wee coffee
F: heavy smoked, rich carbonated, black peppery, roasted malt, caramel, dry sweet mouth feeling
Kolor czarny jak smoła. Piana bardzo wysoka, jest barwy brązowej, niestety szybko się redukuje, niepozostawiając po sobie żadnego śladu.
Aromat czekoladowo likierowy, przypomina pralinki ze słodkim likierowym nadzieniem. Kawowa paloność jest nieco wycofana.
W smaku wiodące są nuty kawowe, palone, które nieco przyćmiewają likerową słodycz i czekoladę pralinek. Finisz minimalnie ostry, pieprzowy, może czuć tu nawet chili. Goryczka ma charakter gorzkiej kawy i delikatnych akcentów popiołowych.
Bardzo dobrze ukryty alkohol to kolejny mocny punkt tego stoutu. Wysycenie niskie, pasuje. Piwo charakteryzuje średnie ciało, fakturę ma oleistą.
18-Sep-17 (330-ml bottle, Best By 15-Mar-10, Lot # 246: Obtained 09-Jun-09 in trade with bodgi1, thanks Juha!)
This Imperial Stout pours a black body and a thin, bubbly, tan head that settles quickly to a bubbly ring. The nose is moderately roasty, with notes of molasses, dark chocolate, ash tray, lightly roasty coffee, and lightly burnt meat. Very enticing. On the palate, roasty and chocolatey flavors abound, with molasses, ash tray, licorice, a hint of spicy heat as if there were some hot peppers here. A quick check on the ingredients, and apparently they did add chili peppers, so not only is it present, it's gentle rather than heavy handed, so the heat remains just a perfect background touch. The beer is full bodied but not heavy, the carbonation is light-medium, and the mouthfeel is smooth yet slightly zesty from the chili pepper. Overall, this is a very nice Imperial Stout from Italy. I haven't had much luck with Italian beers, so this has been a very pleasant surprise. Roasty, chocolatey flavors are enjoyable and the chili addition is a nice touch.
33 cl. no bottling date evident. Ebony with a thin creamy film on top. Nose is dark chocolate, bread dough, molasses, fig and a touch of soy. Tastes of fig, dark chocolate, bread and toffee with a nice drying undercurrent of earthy roasted pepper and tingly capsaicin. Medium-plus bodied with smooth medium fizz and a delicate, drinkable balance with the dry finish provided mostly by the dark roast and chilis.
Dec. ’16. On tap at Be.Re, Rome, with ippopotamo36. It poured a hazy dark brown body with medium sized, brown head. Very fine and complex aroma of chocolate, cappuccino, dried fruit, brown sugar, wood, cinnamon, pepper and some similar spices, licorice and some sweeter liquor barrel, bourbon or brandy. Flavor was lightly sweet at first with cooked dark fruit and chocolate, fine caramel, licorice etc. with light spicy herbal and peppery note rapidly building up to a hot spicy chili bite in the finish. Although much more modest than aroma would suggest, it was a full bodied brew. Quite an interesting IS, not coffee oriented, rather sweeter, straightforward chocolate dominated with an extra surprise in finale. Quite pleasant, thumbs up!
the aroma is caramel and chocolate with hints of robust, cocoa, toffee, licorice and brown sugar... the taste is caramel and fruity with notes of roasted malt, brown chocolate, toffee, pimento, coffee, toast and some spices... the aftertaste is sweet, dry and very spicy...
Dark brown beer with lot’s of very thick and sticky brown head, stays. Aroma is malt, coffee, alcohol, spices, chocolate. Taste is a bit sour, little sweet, malt, chocolate, lot’s of pepper. Aftertaste is hot chilly, coffee. Full body. Very interesting beer, though it is not a typical Imperial stout. Drinkable but that chilly aftertaste is very long.
toast, alcohol, licorice, woody, smoke, earthy, roasty, cognac, brown, hazy, minimal head, tan foam, light sweetness, medium bitterness, salty, medium body, creamy, oily feel, flat, bitter hot peppery finish,
Pours a brown-black color. Strong spicy aroma with some roasted notes.Coffee, licorice and chocolat notes. Taste is spicey with some chili, chocolat, licorice and some sweet notes.
Bottle. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma of roasted sweet malt, chocolate, booze, vanilla, nougat. Flavor of spicy peppers, chocolate, roasted malt, with heat in the finish. Delicious! Nice chocolate malty backbone with a peppery bite.
7/4/8/4/15 [3.8/5]
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Bottle. Dark color, medium creamy brown head. Aroma of licorice, brown malts, chocolate, slight pepper, slight spicy, bit roast. Slight malty sweetness in taste, soft spicy chili, roasty bitterness. Finishes with light spicy pepper.
Ron came over with this and it may have been my fave, we shall see what the numbers say. Very drinkable, very balanced. Lots of licorice in the nose. Taste is very roasty. Palate seems very balanced, taste is appealing and quenching. Appearance is spotty lacing with a swirling top head.
On tap at Brasserie Beck, Washington DC on 08-Mar-2017. Dark brown in colour with a medium sized beige coloured head. Aroma of cocao nibs, coffee beans and spices. Full body and soft carbonation. Taste of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee followed by a long spicy chili burn. Excellent.
Pours black with low tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Taste is sweet, mild chili boozy, light vanilla and chocolate finish. Rich and creamy body with soft carbonation.
Bottle at home. Pours black with small tan head. Aroma is cocoa and dried fruits. Taste has roasted coffee and cocoa. Solid imperial stout.