La Mandragore
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Stout - Foreign / Extra Regular|
Score
6.88
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La Mandragore is our winter black beer, comfortable and rich in taste.
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4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Brown bottle, 33 cl, winter 2006-2007, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on March 1 2010; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, basement, liquorice, molasses; mouth: roasted malt, basement, liquorice, out-of-place sourness, finale in roasted malt, medium-thin body, a bit thin; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, hiver 2006-2007, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 1 mars 2010; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse; nez : malt rôti, cave, réglisse, mélasse; bouche : malt rôti, cave, réglisse, aigreur déplacée, finale en malt rôti, corps moyen-mince, peu carbonatée, un peu mince; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2010
at 13:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter roasted flavor. Average moderate bitter finsih. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2009
at 15:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, thanks Allen. Hiver 2008-09. Dry, minerally, somewhat sour grain-aroma (from the spelt I think. Jet black, brown layer. Flavor remains dry and salty,roast, burned orangepeel, catty hops. Chalky aftertaste. Medium to light body, mellow mouthfeel. I am not sure this bottle was in perfect condition anymore, warrants a re-rate next season.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2009
at 13:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Very dark brown. OK amount of tan head. Aroma: Malt. Burnt orange? Smoke. Taste: Tangy. Fruit and malt. Roasted. Info: 330ml bottle, 21/7-2009
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2009
at 14:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Smoky-malty aroma. Starts quite dry, malty, a bit smoky. Finish with notes of liquoric, rusty-dry and modest sourish. Not very balanced but still enjoyable. Big thanks to Allen for the bottle!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2009
at 08:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled Hiver 2007-08 (thanks Bov!). Quite much black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, sugar, alcohol,some nuts and toffee. Flavour is toffee, roasted malts, dark dry fruits and some alcohol. Quite sticky palate. Slight sour coffeeish notes in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2009
at 11:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled Hiver 2007-08. Dark almost opaque black, small brown head. Coffeish, a bit sweet aroma. A bit sour, some hops, roasted malts. Coffee notes. Tartness in the aftertaste. Not maybe in the best shape and certainly the not best BFM (otherwise a good brewery).
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2009
at 12:58
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draft at Birreria Paradiso in DC. Opaque black color with a thick foamy head. The sourness comes through in the aroma. Smooth and roasty with a definite sour finish, this is quite nice. Mellow carbonation, the sourness is quite balancing and refreshing. Tart cherry black beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2009
at 18:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Swing top bottle from Allen, thanks! Hiver 08-09. Almost black. Maltaroma with cardemom and ash. Malty sweet roasty flavor with pear drups, ash, licorice and cardemom. Hint of tabacco. Very interesting, tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2009
at 03:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This one reminds me of the flemish sour ales, like Rodenbach, but a bit stronger and not quite as sweet. Ruddy brown, smooth and balanced. OK.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2009
at 12:17