Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien
(has 21 batches)
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.67
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Strong Barrel aged Sour Ale. The Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien is a strong sour ale of mixed fermentation, aged during a year in old wine oak barrels. The oak aging and the action of wild yeasts confer this beer’s astonishing wide range of aromas. Its outstanding komplexity, balance, roundness and long finish, are the fruit of the meticulous blend of selected barrels. On the palate the blend reminds one of fruity red wines with a pronounced balsamic sourness. The best way to enjoy a Bon-Chien is to serve it in an elegant wine glass at 16°C or 60.6°F paired with a duck breast or some panned foie gras for example.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12/XI/21 - sample @ Billies Craft Beer Festival Day 1 (Waagnatie, Antwerp), BB: n/a (2021-1275) Thanks to the Brewver crew and other beer buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Cloudy red brown beer, no head. Aroma: lovely, very fruity, bit oxidized, lots of dried fruits, alcohol noticeable. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, lots of tannins, some vinegar, lots of red wine, tannins, dry. Aftertaste: bitter, tannins, fruity, nice!
Cloudy red brown beer, no head. Aroma: lovely, very fruity, bit oxidized, lots of dried fruits, alcohol noticeable. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, lots of tannins, some vinegar, lots of red wine, tannins, dry. Aftertaste: bitter, tannins, fruity, nice!
Tried
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from 750mL bottle (2007 vintage - assemblage Dec 2008 - so approximately 13 years old). Orange/brown rusty bronze with almost no off white head (super dissipating minimal ring). Initial hit is a bit of acetone, but in the mouth it mellows, coming off as vinous, mild ripe stone fruit, fair bit of wood and mild cherry. Light sweetness, not overly tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 05:47
8/10
A red copper brown ale with a very thin lacing off white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with dark fruits, alcohol warmth, plums, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with dark fruits, light cork, light buttery notes, alcohol warmth, very nice. On tap at St Bock.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2021
at 23:12