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Menabrea, (for Marks & Spencer) Birra d'Oro (Italy) 
Brewed for M&S; by Birra Menabrea in Piedmont, this beer appears under the Birra d'Ora trade name. It is a strong lager that pours a medium gold with quite a thick white head. The nose is malty and orangy, with a touch of starchy corn aromas, but it is fresh and quite appealing. On the palate there's a decent attack of bitter, herbal hoppy flavours, with some citrussy fruit through the mid-palate, before that warming malt softens the finish. A nice lager with a bit of personality. 5.0% ABV, 66cl, ?1.99, Marks & Spencer. |  |
Moretti, Birra Moretti (Italy)
Now owned by Heineken, Birra Moretti has a pale gold colour and quickly disippating white head. The nose is toasty and mostly malt-dominated, with secondary hop aromas quite subdued and a soft fruitiness. On the palate there's a slightly metallic edge to this, and really not much flavour. It has some malt, and a lemony edge, but lacks hops. It is quite weak and a bit gassy all told. 4.6% ABV, 33cl, ?0.99, Peckhams, quite widely available.  |  |
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