Menabrea 1846 / Birra Bionda

Menabrea 1846 / Birra Bionda

Bottle & keg: Filtered

Marketed as "Birra Bionda". Also known as "1846". For a while "La 150°" or "Anniversario" was added to the name; by 2017 at least, the "La 150°" had been dropped.

Ingredients: Malt; maize; hops.

A well-balanced beer with a marked floral fruitiness coming through from the aromatic yeasts used in its production. Pale yellow appearance; moderately light bodied; mild bitterness.
2.4
775 reviews
Biella, Italy

Community reviews

3.0 Bottle in Cesenatico, Italy Mocno schłodzone wchodzi jak woda. Słodkie, słodowe, kwiatowe z muśnięciem cytrusów, bez nut kukurydzianych. Goryczka niska. Lekkie, bez zobowiązań i bez większych wad
1.9 A small bottle with a late lunch at Livia Forno E Vino on Commercial Drive in Vancouver. A medium pale amber color with a white head, faint nose of beer. Palate is rather insipid, perhaps similar to domestic macro beer.
0.0 Bottle at Remo in Testaccio. Pale yellow, diminishing head. Grain aroma. Faint citrus an malt taste with decent bitterness.
2.3 Pale yellow, disappearing head. Nose is grain. Middle is sweet corn, light kilned malt, mild floral hint, wet hay. Finish is thin grain. Maybe on a hot day?
2.7 330mL bottle pours a clear pale golden with a medium white head. Lager yeast and skunky grassy hop aroma. Taste of sweet malt light bitterness on the finish.
2.3 Minimal beige head on an unclear pale golden coloured body. Cardboard, ashtray & malt aroma. Medium bodied, lively & cloying. Malt, biscuit, grain & lightly fruited tastes - No hops? Bland & boring.
2.7 Bottle at an Italian Restaurant in London - clear golden color, white head. Super standard macro Lager, nothing more to say. Quite sweet.
2.8 Fat på Örebro Saluhall. Ljust gul med vitt skum. Söt med smak och doft av bröd och citrus.
3.4 Can, 33 cl, SB, PK-huset, Stockholm. Decent lager: clean, well balanced, nice golden colour.
2.7 Can from Systembolaget. Actually not a bad lager. Clean drinking and little to fault. Somewhat thin appearance.
3.5 I had this at Guidos Pizza and Tapas. Pours gold with a white head. Taste light, sweet. I thought this was good. I would drink this again.
2.8 0,33 litre Can, from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Light Golden with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, grain, sweetness, some light bitterness.
4.2 This is probably one of my favorite everyday beer
3.5 A Tuesday night on the town. Time for blond ale and blonds and pizza. All three equally as tasty.
2.3 Milan
3.0 Draft pours clear straw with a small white head. Aroma is bready, yeasty, floral, some decent Belgian notes. Flavor is light to medium sweet. Fairly smooth bready notes, yeast. Medium light body, fairly lively feel. Solid for what it is at least.
2.4 330 ml bottel. Pours a pale amber with moderate foamy head. Initial huge skunky aromas settle to grain and cardboard. Flavors of grainy dry malts, dry grass, cornmeal and a bit more cardboard. On the positive side, crisp finish
3.2 Bottle poured a clear yellow with a small lingering white head. Aromas of bread, graininess, fruitiness and a hint of skunk. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, light fruitiness and a hint of earthiness with a crisp dry finish.
2.7 Crisp easy drinking lager. Golden pour with good head and lacing. Decent grain profile. Crisp finish. Tap.
2.9 Keg at Bar 27, Inverness, 10/10/21. Pale golden blonde with a good sized white head. Nose is pale malts, cere, grass, herb, breads. Taste comprises pale malts, lemon zip, straw, grains, herb. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. OK logger bier.
2.7 Good beer, best serve with Italian food. While light it won’t overpowering the food, and it’s still have good enough mouth feel to know that’s is a beer (aka not too watery).
2.6 Złociste, idealnie klarowne z obfitą ale nieładną białą pianą. Aromat czysty słodowy i lekko pusty. W smaku podobnie jak w aromacie słodowe, lekko słodkie i pustawe. Wysycenie dosyć wysokie, goryczka na niskim poziomie. Orzeźwiające i dobrze pijalne.
2.7 Helder geelkleurig bier met een witte schuimkraag die als sneeuw voor de zon verdween. Een zoete moutgeur en in de smaak een redelijke bitterheid met wederom een graan en mout smaak.
3.0 Bottle from local Asda. Corn and some floral hops in the nose. Pours a very pale straw colour with virtually no head. Sweet malts to the fore in the mouth, but also apples, a little hoppiness and a hint of ginger. Texture is crisp and refreshing with low carbonation. Finish is sweet and fruity. Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting.
1.4 Lager dal colore giallo paglierino e la schiuma persistente. Il profumo è dolce e floreale, il gusto è delicato e aromatico. Il corpo è molto leggera. Niente di particolare, ma è comunque buona.
4.2 Solid light lager.Malts dominant,nice & crisp.Casual summer beer
2.8 Piwo o smaku słodowym piana znikoma, kolor jasnozłoty klarowny. Lekki lager, średniak, można wypić.
1.3 Taste and aroma of hay, maltiness and a little citrus. Slight bitterness that fills the upper part of the mouth for a decent while. No good beer. Follow me @ Kung av öl @ Facebook for more pictures and ratings.
2.3 Earlier Rating: 10/3/2017 Total Score: 2.3
3.0 Zapach nikły, słodowo-kwiatowy. Smak: słodkawe, słodowo-karmelowe. Goryczka niska, ale wyraźnie wyczuwalna na języku. Orzeźwiające. Spokojnie do wypicia.