L'Ambrée d'Esquelbecq
Brasserie Thiriez in Esquelbecq (Ekelsbeke), Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular|
Score
6.63
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Rusty color, airy foam, pretty malty and roasted aromas, lively mouth and well-balanced bitterness.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Review based on the BJCP2015 guidelines (style 24C - amber). Bottle 33 cl - Batch 496. AROMA: medium-low malty notes with a toasty quality. faint esters. no hop aromas. APPEARANCE: dark amber color with a rubi tint and clear. large light tanned head with medium-low retetion. TASTE: medium-low malt flavor with toasty notes and faint toffee. medium-low to low bitterness to balance malt with an almost dry finish. esters imperceptible. PALATE: medium-light to light body with medium-high carbonation. faint alcohol warmth. OVERALL: an amber biere de garde not much complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2016
at 11:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle @ Shrewsbury Beer Share, Dec 15, courtesy of Paolo. Many thanks! Pours hazy amber. Earthy aroma. Taste is a straightforward biere de garde, a little unexciting but bearing some nutty warmth and a smooth mouthfeel. Nice enough, would probably enjoy more having a full bottle to myself in a nice rural Flanders Estaminet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 16:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared bottle at the December 2015 Shrewsbury Beer Share Group meeting: cheers Mat for this and others! Loved the aroma of this amber brew, sadly the taste wasn’t as intense or interesting as the nose. Spicy, malty and fruity smell, taste just malty to me: where did all the exciting esters my nasal organ found disappear too? Maybe a full bottle rather than a 5th might have helped answer that question.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 04:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl, lot#503, BB 12/2016. Couleur ambrée, col crémeux blanc-cassé. Arôme offre un bouquet renfermé tirant sur des houblons frais et une note de basse-cour/ferme. Herbacé avec un rétro plaisant épicé rappelant la muscade. Palais au profil demeurant axé sur un épicé plaisant. Je note un côté de coriandre et muscade? le tout est ponctué par un malté carapils. Houblonné moyen légèrement citronné. Petite pointe grillée perce en fin de bouche, pour une effervescence moyenne voire faible. Le tout brille par son côté épicé qui tient sa part de bière de fin d’année.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2015
at 07:15
5/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Red amber color with medium white head. Malty aroma with caramel. Sweet fruity taste, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 13:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Cloudy, amber-ish red colour with average, frothy to macropore, diminishing, minimally lacing, off-white head. Malty and fruity aroma, notes of rose hip and hibiscus, a spicy touch of cinnamon and soy sauce. Taste is moderately sweet malty, some caramel, hints of rosehip, cautious cinnamon allusions. Spiced in wisely restrained mode.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2015
at 13:56
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
9th April 2007
One dimensional and somewhat watery but perfectly drinkable. Overall, below average.
One dimensional and somewhat watery but perfectly drinkable. Overall, below average.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2015
at 06:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - a stunning auburn. It would’ve been a 5 had the head not disappeared so quickly. Nose - redcurrants and cherry. Some wood spice. Taste - more wood and red fruit. Palate - medium bodied with a tangy texture and a dry tangy finish. Overall - interesting and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 08:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe, shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear red-amber, short-lived white head. Aromas of cherry, sandalwood, spice. Taste is spicy, light fruit. Light body, thin spicy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2015
at 08:13