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Vecchia Orsa Stout

Birrificio Vecchia Orsa
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🌍 Italy · Stout · One of 32 Stouts in hopIQ

The beer that placed fifth in Italy's Beer of the Year — Vecchia Orsa's powerful Stout is jet black with cappuccino foam and notes of cocoa, espresso, liquorice and dark molasses; a full, velvety body and a long dry, bitter finish at 8.0% ABV. Made by a social cooperative near Bologna that employs people with disabilities, Vecchia Orsa Stout is one of Italy's most emotionally resonant and technically impressive dark beers.

ABV
8%
Bitterness
Noticeably bitter
Roasted bitterness
SRM
dark45
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

roasted
100%
coffee
100%
dry
60%
chocolate
60%
full-bodied
60%
bitter
60%
smooth
60%
dark fruit
60%
sweet
30%
creamy
30%
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About Stout

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Stout?

Stouts are dark ales with roasted barley character, 4–8% ABV and IBU 25–45. Expect coffee, dark chocolate and toast flavors with a creamy body and dry finish.

Finding a similar Stout

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same roasted, coffee, dry character as Vecchia Orsa Stout will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Vecchia Orsa Stout

Serve at 10–14°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Slightly warmer than you might expect. 10–13°C lets the roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes open up fully.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Can be cellared 2–5 years. Develops dark fruit, leather and port-like complexity with age.

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