de Garde Brewing The Broken Truck

The Broken Truck

 

de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular
Score
7.77
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 109
Shortly after we started distributing, we had our cursed old brewery truck break down while carrying a load of kegs to our distributor. Our distributor was about to close for the weekend, and we had no way to get them there in time, and nowhere to store them in good condition during the opressively hot weather. As is our habit during times of stress, we sought a cold beer at the newly opened taproom and growler station around the corner, Tin Bucket. After chatting with the owner, he expressed his disappointment at not being able to get our beer. To cut it short, he and his partner bought the entire truckload, saving not just the beer, but quite literally our business.

This beer is for them. We worked with them to blend this from three different years of our lambic inspired barrels. We chose a blend with a beautiful and expressive Brett character that has only blossomed during its extended conditioning. Our favorite beer to date.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is somewhat fruity with notes of grapes, apricots, and cherry. Moderate herbal, funky notes and some light oak notes. A bit of a lemon note. Light grain and alcohol notes. Pours a slightly hazy, copper-orange color with a large, fairly thick, frothy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Flavor is somewhat acidic and a bit sharp, but not terrible. Light grain notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Medium light notes of apricot, cherry and grapes with some light lemon notes. Hints of herbal funk and oak. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid de garde beer. A bit on the sharply sour side but not strongly sour. The herbal note in the aroma.doesnt quite mesh with the fruity notes, but it fine in the flavor.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2024 at 01:54


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 750 ml, shared with others. Hazy orange with white head. Funky, citrus, juicy, soem barnyard, medium+ sourness.

Tried from Bottle at De Garde Brewing Tasting Room on 29 Jan 2024 at 05:52


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours hazy golden with small white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk and wood. Medium body, funk, wood, apple skin, dry finish, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2023 at 20:02


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 750 ml at the brewery. Cloudy golden with large white head. Lots of funk, vinous, juicy, fruity, citrus, horseblanket, complex. Medium sourness. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle at De Garde Brewing Tasting Room on 07 Dec 2023 at 05:47


8.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2023 at 17:56


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught@CBC2016. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is wood, some tartness and mild floral notes. Flavour is floral, some qooden, mild spruce with quite a big dry sourness to it.

Tried on 08 Sep 2023 at 22:09


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750ml bottle pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is very complex tons going on sour tart funky some fruit spice herbs citrus. Taste is just as wild plenty funk tart sour great balance and so complex.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2023 at 15:31


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

750ml bottle at share. Cloudy golden pour with a fizzy white head. Aroma is citrusy, limes, zesty, grapefruit. Taste brings out some of the barrel notes, musty, citrus peel and a nice pucker.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2023 at 18:16


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

750ml bottle at share. Clear golden pour with a small bubbly head. Fruity arroma, tart, white grapes, pineapple, melon, floral. Taste is delivered with a tart pucker, grapes, white wine, lemons, jasmine. Dries out towards the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2023 at 18:11


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

750ml bottle at share. Dull pale golden pour yields a small bubbly head. Aroma is fruity, grapes, lemon, wooden, floral. Taste is tart, fruity, lemon, white wine and light tropical fruit. Mildly dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2023 at 18:02