Astrolabe
Frenchies Bistro & Brewery in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular|
Score
6.75
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To be served in a balloon glass or wide tulip glass.
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Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed Astrolabe from Frenchies Bistro & Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Lane Cellars. orange. Can was 6.5% abv. Deep reddish amber colour with a white head. Slightly earthy, and malt than fruit. Full body.
Jybi (2414) reviewed Astrolabe from Frenchies Bistro & Brewery 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pas certain que le Barbe Rouge soit le houblon idéal pour une bière de garde. Celui-ci donne en effet un côté fruité (sur les fruits rouges) perturbant pour le style et inadéquat. Structurellement, si l'alcool, à 7 % est plutôt bien, une douceur trop appuyée déséquilibre l'ensemble, avec de surcroît une petite astringence. L'ensemble est donc très particulier et ne ressemble plus trop à une bière de garde. Le visuel est sur un ambré rougeâtre limpide avec une effervescence modérée et une mousse peu présente. Le nez est sur un cocktail particulier alliant caramel, candy, pomme, et fruits rouges. Sur l'attaque, l'alcool donne un bon caractère avec des arômes de caramel et candy. Cependant, en rétro, viennent la douceur et les arômes fruités venant complètement perturber l'ensemble. Le reste de la dégustation est homogène avec base douce et alcool qui s'allient à notre désarroi. La corpulence est honnête mais le final très court. Perplexe.
SimonF (3374) reviewed Astrolabe from Frenchies Bistro & Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Can) Pours clear deep red brown with thin short-lived beige head. Aroma of toffee, candy, hints of bread. Light body with good bright carbonation. Unusual, complex and good taste. Dark toffee provides a backbone. There’s some burnt sugar notes at the end, and some raisins and funky hints at the start. The alcohol is well hidden. Unusual, interesting, but maybe a bit too unusual.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Can, bb 6/19. Clear deep red with a rapidly fading beige head. Rather shy aroma of sticky breadcrust and spices. Pretty thin for its strength. There's caramel and some dried fruit but no richness or depth. Fairly bitter and a bit spicy at the end. A bit more malt is revealed as it warms but it still feels a bit mean. I wonder if it's as intended.
Davros (5303) reviewed Astrolabe from Frenchies Bistro & Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Pours dark brown with a small fading head.Nose shows bready and toasty melanoidin notes as well as faint spicy hops.Flavours include more sweet bready malt along with slight booze and cardboard notes.
DreamAudit (3935) reviewed Astrolabe from Frenchies Bistro & Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From a 440ml can on 8/4/2018 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours a clear dark red amber with a pretty big head. The nose is light but pleasant enough, with some malt and fruit. Flavour wise, there's some caramel malt followed by a good dash of fruity sweetness, particularly berries and cherries. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Drinks lighter than 7.4% for mine. I've had bugger all farmhouse ales to date, so no expert on the style, but thought it a decent enough drop.