Birra Moretti

Company info:
Heineken Italia
Milan, ITALY
[No website listed]
Bottle size sampled: 330 mL
Alcohol: 4.6%
Standard drinks: 1.2
Cap type: Non-twist
Cost: I picked this up for AU$2.90
Label info: N/A
What the label really means: N/A
The Hell-Cat review starts here
Label: This label really has me a little torn. On the one hand it could be seen as a traditional label depicting a real classy gent with an impressive moustache sitting down to a big mug of beer. You can almost smell the ambience of his surroundings, and the warmth of the room in which he sits. On the other hand the gent could be seen as the sleazy Uncle everyone tries to avoid at a 21st birthday, who looks as though he is about to fall asleep into his beer. And, like a dyslexic fireman, I am leaning towards the latter.
I give it a label rating of 5 out of 10.
AROMA: It smells delicious, bursting with hoppy, fruity goodness.
Taste: GLASS – It pours out very light in colour, and being made by Heineken I really expected something similar. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised by a more hoppy tasting beer with a deliciously bitter after taste. It tastes as good as it smells!
I give it a beer from glass rating of 8 out of 10.

Taste: BOTTLE - The flavour is still there in all its glory and intensity but it tastes a little flatter, and this is a minor defect.
I give it a taste from bottle rating of 7.5 out of 10.
A word from the wife: “I think it’s a beer that makes me want more…more beer…and it produced a hefty burp”
She gave it a taste rating of 7.5 out of 10.
Accompanying food: Something tomato based would really accentuate and compliment the flavours of this beer. I would love to sit down and drink one with a traditional spaghetti bolognese or lasagna.
Best season to appreciate: Because of the intense, full-flavoured hoppiness, I suggest this as more of a cold weather beer that is sure to warm the cockles of any sleazy Uncle’s heart.
All-nighter beer? Yes, I would be more than willing to drink this all night!
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