Days of the Beer, March 11

The beer for today is Birrificio Del Ducato, Verdi Imperial Stout.

On March 11, 1851, the first performance of Rigoletto took place in Venice. On March 11, 1867, the first performance of Don Carlos took place in Paris. Both of those were compositions of Giuseppe Verdi.

As to the beer:

(translated by Google)

Highly attenuated fermented in the bottle. She ebony dark, dense and impenetrable, and cappuccino-colored foam. The nose has aromas ranging from chocolate to licorice, from coffee to tobacco, with hints of liqueur. The mouth has a full body, soft and dry, with great persistence. The finish reveals a sexy surprise in a position to deconstruct the fullness of the beer and make new greedy throat sips. It lends itself well to aging.

Having founded the brewery in Roncole Verdi seemed only right to dedicate a beer at the Giuseppe Verdi, was when I returned from my first trip to New York I decided to create an Imperial Stout but stood out from all those who had drunk there in greater balance, elegance and drinkability. Fortunately, right from the very first crush was able to take the road, then of course the recipe was refined, but the idea was. The originality of the recipe is also in the use of chili peppers, in fact, the classic combination is repeated here with notes of chocolate beer, but also proves to be a gimmick, very apt because the final spicy tickles your throat going to relieve the full flavor and body of the beer making it easier to drink. The Verdi Imperial Stout was the first (and so far only) Italian craft beer in history to get a gold medal in an international competition for styles: In 2008 he won the gold in the category at the European Beer Star Imperial Stout .

The brewery is in Le Roncole, which is Giuseppe Verdi's birthplace.

So, for two of Verdi's Opera release dates, have a Verdi Imperial Stout.

*I've had it before, and it's not horrible*