BATS (Bière Ambrée parfumée au Tarry Suchong)
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.67
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Smoked Red Ale. Amber ale, earthy and malty, with a tannic tea flavor and a subtle smokiness. Brewed with smoked malts and pimped with a hint of Tarry Suchong, a chinese smoked tea, this amber ale is surprisingly subtle and food friendly smoked.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. @ home.Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a large, initial frothy - creamy later open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, orange, light to moderate yeasty, light smoke, plastic - rubber notes. Flavor is light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long to average duration, funky yeasty and fruity, light smoked - rubbery but in the nice way. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100528]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2010
at 00:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330mL flip top in a Melbourn Bros long-stemmed glass. Pours is a dark copper-amber color. The head is small but long lasting with a decent lacing. To call this a smoked is a bit of a misnomer. I am definitely able to pick up the Tarry Suchong in the beer as it warms, but that makes it far from a smoked beer. S/H/V would be a better category for me. The character is very much like the tea as opposed to just the smoke (but the tea is obviously smoked). Otherwise, the malt is a bit sweeter with an apricot character. Easy drinking and as advertised. A medium body with a slightly subdued carbonation. Low on bitterness and a bit drying at the end.
Tried
on 22 May 2010
at 16:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Deep amber coloured body with a relatively thin look and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of smoked tea, peat, light malt, alcohol and a touch of burnt sugars - not much though. Lightish-bodied; Sharp smoked flavour at first that turns mild with some yeastie and dry finishes near the end. Aftertaste shows more smoked peat (not tea), some sugars, dry oak and perhaps a touch of black tea. Overall, not so pleasing - thin and mild with no standout flavours dominate in a bad way, more so than compensate for strong flavours - if that makes sense. I sampled this 33 cL swing-top bottle, purchased not from Drinks of the World in any Swiss town, but from local Chevy Chase Wine & Spirits in Washington, DC on 13-May-2010, sampled 3 days later on 16-May-2010 from home in Washington.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2010
at 22:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled as La Sainte Barbe Virtually no head on paler foxy-amber beer. End of bottle unsightly soup. Lightly sourish nose, cola and oranges. Some lactic acid, I hazard. Sourish again, lactic with backthroat spicy... ?tea? and very lightly smoked. Retronasal, after some time, faint bitterness. Very citrussy, lactic... Light bodied, refreshing, spritzy. Often drinking Lapsan Souchong, I really can’t find it in here. As to infection... Vielen dank, Sebastian!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2010
at 11:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Mekong’s Beer tasting with Jerome on 01/20/2010. Clear ruby amber body with a small fruity off-white head. Sweet smoke aroma with a bit of caramel. Sweet smoke flavor, light caramel, and fruit. Well blended. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2010
at 12:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Swing top bottle from TheCheeseMan, thanks! Amber color. Malt, licorice and a hint of pepper in the aroma. Malty, smoky tarry lapsang souchong tea flavor. Pepper, citrus and some tartness. Tarry hopbitter finish. Excellent, well balanced and tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2010
at 22:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 6%. Mild citric aroma, refreshing, perhaps a bit of Brett. Cloudy dark amber colour. Big stable off-white head. The flavour is slightly roasted, there are some citric notes. Not as much Bretty as lactic, but rather mildly so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2009
at 11:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark orange with a fizzy and off-white head. Aroma is dry and yeasty with light smoked note. Dry malty, smoked and caramelish note. Dry and slight acidic note. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2009
at 11:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to blutt59. Pours with a fading tan head and a hazy brown body. Aroma of leather, dark fruits and smoke. Taste is lightly sour with leather, fruits and caramel. Medium to light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2009
at 06:05