This post is a part of the 2015 New Beer Every Day Beer Diary Challenge, #ottbeerdiary. Over the course of 2015, I will be trying a new beer every day. Please read the background in the link above, and enjoy reading about the most recently tasted beers below. If you’d like to join the challenge as well, let me know in the comments below, and be sure to check out Grown-up Travel Guide and his #grownupbeerdiary, where Andy Higgs came up with the diary format in use below. You can catch up on all of our posts as part of the challenge under the tag ottbeerdiary.
Day 173: June 22, 2015
Diary entry:
We are currently in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy for this year’s Blogville project. We’ll be staying in Bologna, Rimini, and Reggio Emilia over the next two weeks, sampling the local foods, beers, and wines of Emilia Romagna. Follow along with the hashtags #Blogville, #inEmiliaRomagna, and #ViaEmilia.
Today we stayed in Bologna, exploring the local coffee scene at Aroma with Rachelle from The Travel Bite, and a fine restaurant for Lunch at Da Cesari.
We were joined in the apartment by Keith from Velvet Escape and Mei from CC Food Travel, and we took advantage of a recommendation given to us by Lara Gilmore, the wife of Massimo Bottura, and we all went to Vini d’Italia in Bologna for dinner. Turns out we weren’t the only ones, as we ran into a few of the chefs from Al Meni there as well, eating dinner after lunching at Osteria Francescana earlier in the day!
The Beer:
Name: Japa
Style: American Pale Ale
Producer: LuckyBrews
Alcohol content: 5.5%
Bottle size: 0.33l
Purchased from: Bologna, Italy
An American Pale Ale from Montecchio Maggiore in Italy. Nice bitterness, with a citrusy finish. Excellent for an APA.
Commercial Description: The beer has a deep amber colour with a copious white head and persistence. The Cascade Dry hopping brings a a scent of citrus and light aroma of pine resin. Japanese crossbreed Sorachi Ace provides a subtle exotic character.
Caramel Notes follow the initial good citrus hop bite. The round body is well combined with a medium carbonation together with a long and refreshing intense bitterness, which never feels invasive. It is a nice bitter and crispy pale ale, well balanced and easy to drink.
Furthermore, the presence of four-leaved clovers in every batch guarantee a small hint ‘o fortune in every bottle you drink. A funny invention from the LuckyBrews’ brewers.
