Grand Blanc
de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.28
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Grand Blanc is a golden rye wild ale aged in an oak foeder and refermented with late harvest Riesling grapes from the east Willamette valley.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is vinous with white wine notes, grapes and tannins. Some light oak notes. Light citrus and tropical fruit notes with moderate acidity. Light grain and honey notes. Pours a hazy, bright gold color with a medium sized, thin, white head that recedes immediately to the edges where it disappears. No lacing or legs. Flavor is moderately acidic with a light, balanced sweetness. Light grain notes with some lemon and light tropical fruit. Low bitterness and light oak notes. Moderate white grape notes with grape skins and tannins. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer if you like the white wine notes (which I do). I like that the acidity and find that it isn’t as sharp as some of the de Garde beers. Pretty nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2016
at 20:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle pours a lightly hazy gold with some frothy, white head. Nose has pears, white grapes, green apple, a little neutral oak. Flavor is lightly sweet with pears and apples and grapes, hints of pepper, neutral oak, straw, a little lime. Crisp finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2016
at 17:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at the May 1st DC Tasting. Poured a golden, hazy yellow color with a fizzy white head. Aroma was acidic notes, white wine. Light tartness, wild fruity notes. Tasty and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2016
at 12:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the DC RateBeer Tasting. Mostly clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of stone fruit, white wine. Tastes of white wine, stone fruit, citrus. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2016
at 18:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a bottle at the DC gathering May 1, 2016. Pours a hazy gold with a thin off white head. Tart white grape aroma. Flavors of sour grapes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2016
at 17:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle courtesy of nimbleprop, thanks! Hazy golden color, white head. Aroma of lightly spiced stone fruit. Taste is tart fruity and spiced straw.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2016
at 16:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out barnyard funk, lemon zest, and some acidity. Flavour is along the same lines, with funk, lemon tang and a fair degree of acidity. Need an antacid with this one, but it's well done for what it is. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2016
at 12:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle - pours gold with white head - nose/taste of riesling grape, rye, oak, sour acid - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2016
at 23:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Ratebeer Best. Pours a hazy orange with medium frothy white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is strong funk, wood, grape, rye. Thin mouth, tart grape, strong oak, light acidity, very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2016
at 15:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
[1/31/16] Draught sample at RateBeer Best festival in Santa Rosa. Cloudy golden. Funk, wine, lacto, oak. Sour.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 02:58