Birra del Borgo & Dogfish Head My Antonia

Another team effort here - so, successful collaboration? Or disjointed aberration?

Let us first take a look at the label, shall we? Un'emozione luppolata continuamente per 60 minuti. Which, to my expert Italian mind, means basically it's a Dogfish Head beer given their ongoing fascination with continuous hopping over n minutes. Only it's not an IPA - it's an imperial lager.

This effort smells like fresh cooked biscuits, with a bit of a maple syrupy edge to boot. It's 7.5% abv, and pours a good if cloudy honey coloured body with a nice thin finger of lasting head. Good beer this - starts out with a refreshing bitter presence which ushers in the inevitable biscuity malts to follow. Happily, there's a balancing kick of spice at the end to ensure you don't start craving a glass of milk with it half way through. Well balanced, smacks of quality brewing throughout, very well done.

Would drink again for sure - appears eminently sessionable (ie not too sweet) and a well balanced example of a punchy, flavoursome style. 8.0