Tonnerre De Brest Bière Ambrée aux Algues

Bière Ambrée aux Algues

 

Tonnerre De Brest in Crach, Bretagne, France 🇫🇷

Brewed at/by: Brasserie Lefebvre
  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular Out of Production
Score
5.98
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 11
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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle @ Quarry tasting, July 22. Thanks Jeremy for bringing this back from your travels. Misty amber appearance, off white head. Sweet caramel is quite prominent, not really picking up any seaweed but it's has quite a nice tripelly yeasty character. I think we all agreed it came across more like a Belgian tripel than a French ambree.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2022 at 11:35

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle: BB December 2023. Quarry Tasting on 17th July 2022. Brought by me and split four ways. Deep amber body, slight haze; beige topping. Sweet and malty, no 'seaweed'. At a blind tasting I would have said it was a sweet Belgian Tripel.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2022 at 05:20

4.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottled 330ml. -from Le Bio d’Adam et Eve, Paris. Dark golden/amber coloured, big off-white head, quite sugary nose. Sweet malty, yeasty and sugary with notes of vegetables (seaweed?) and mild spices. Heavy sticky sweetness in the finish. One-dimensional and a way too expensive (5.50€). 6.5%ABV
Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2012 at 05:37

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle from jaghana - merci! Cloudy amber-brown colour, medium head, off-white and fluffy. Aroma of jelly beans, sour-sweet. Yeasty, grainy with something spicy, slightly sour and sweet again, as in the nose. Very interesting beer.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2011 at 10:08

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Pours with huge head, medium amber colour and plenty of carbonation. Aroma is malts and alcohol. Taste is an awkward mix of malt and what must be the seaweed portion of this brew. Not balanced - drinkable but gimmicky and not very tasty.
Tried on 04 Oct 2010 at 13:17

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - sampled at the RBESP 2005
Cloudy orange, creamy head. Fruity aroma, yeast. Light fruit, some herbs. Medium to light body.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2005 at 11:54

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle, corked "champagne" style. A beer brewed with algae, what’s next? This one pours deep amber / orange with a large pale orange head. Pleasant fruity aroma (oranges, apples), also notes of honey, flowers and hay. Flavour is also fruity / slightly acidic with some strange notes I can’t identify, probably the algae. Acidic and salty finish / aftertaste. Not the best beer I’ve had, but interesting. At least it’s something out of the ordinary ...
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2005 at 12:07

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
(Bottle 75 cl) A seaweed ale!! Now, that’s a first. Very unclear, amber colour with a small, white head. Weird scent of... coastline? Mysterious flavour of saltwater and mussels with some weak, underlying salty notes. Deeply unusual and original brew. 120805
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2005 at 16:48

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
[At Fete de la Biere 2004, Lausanne] A hazy amber beer with a small beige head. The aroma is a weird spicy one - is it the seaweeds? The flavor is sweet spicy with among others notes of coriander - the seaweed must also be in there. The body is thin.
Tried on 09 Aug 2004 at 14:47

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cloudy light amber color. Simple ale, with a light fruitness (banana). Short finish.
Tried on 01 Jul 2004 at 11:26