Faro
Brouwerij Girardin in Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Lambic Style - Faro Regular|
Score
6.51
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9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
375ml bottle from Beer Mania (in 2010). chocolate, cereal, grass, cheese, dough, leather, raisin, cooked vegetables, amber, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, average carbonation, thin feel, astringent,
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2012
at 08:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ ratman’s house, courtesy of wavers1. Somewhat cloudy, slightly reddish orange appearance with a white head. Somewhat funky, barnyard, tart citrus fruity, dark sugar aroma. Tart, plum, apple, somewhat spicy, dark sugar, tangy citrusy, slightly tart flavor. Pretty cool brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2011
at 17:10
4.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ home, shared with Thompson. Light amber / dark copper color, thin white lacing on top. Smell malts and lots of grains. Tastes grainy and lightly sour. Pretty boring. Low to medium carbonation, low body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2011
at 01:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at The Wedding. Kind of weird overall but somewhat refreshing. Very sweet, not too sour. Mildly tangy. Sugary. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish. Reminded me of iced tea. So so.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2011
at 08:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
37,5cl bottle (2010) via a trade with bu11zeye. Faro rating number 10. Pours with a pretty much clear (yeast compacted to the bottom of the bottle) golden to nearly a light copper hued body with a medium large off-white head. Big bubbles, head slowly fades leaving surprisingly good lacing. Aromas are floral and funky with a decent amount of a spicy wood note (a bit cedar like). Funky, earthy, light peppery phenolic. Why can’t pseudo/backsweetened lambics smell more like this? Lightly lemony, medium sugar notes, tobacco. Flavors are interesting. Strike a pretty interesting balance between sweet and sour. Overall finishing a bit sour. Much less sugary tasting than some of the other authentic Faro’s that I have tried (Boon comes to mind). Pretty enjoyable, and makes me rethink the Bruery’s Pharaoh (as far as it not showing enough sugar character). A good amount of funk which I love from both of Girardin’s 1882 Gueuzes. Horseblanket, tobacco, grassy, earthy, straw, lemon, sandalwood, humidor. Pretty complex, but missing overall on the acidity. An interesting bitter nearly tannic note on the finish (wood tannin possibly). Quite lively on the palate with playful carbonation. Fuller bodied and not quite as dry as a gueuze, but still decently dry and medium to light bodied. No visible alcohol. Overall, one of the better real Faro’s that I have had the opportunity to try thus far (definitely the best bottled one). Enjoyable funk with only enough sweetness to challenge the sourness. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2011
at 17:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Tap at MesandSim’s crazy wedding party! It pours clear amber, with a massive foamy white head and soft carbonation. The nose is white sugar, caramel, egg and farmyard. The taste is white sugar, sweet pear, apple, ice tea, sweet cherry, hay, grass and light spice, with hay in the finish. Not for me. As faros go this is probably a good one.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2011
at 03:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dezent säuerlicher Herbeantrunk. Dass dies ein Faro ist merkt man zwar, die Süße wirkt aber nicht künstlich, die Säuerlichkeit kann sich, wenn auch nur mild, im Vordergrund halten. Ausgewogen, sehr süffig, minmal holzig. Ein guter weil sanfter Einstieg in die Geuzewelt! 9/11/12/9/9/11
Tried
on 23 May 2011
at 14:11