5.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml bottle. Cloudy, dark amber colour with late awakening, small, creamy, fading, white head. Sweet-ish, caramel malty and estery aroma, hints of candied fruit, apple, resin. taste is sweet, caramel malty, slightly fruity, hints of dried fruit, candied fruit, raisin, apple, some alcohol, a muesli touch overall. Not really convincing.

5

Too sweet for a Biere de garde

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at The Castle, pours a hazy amber with a small white head. Aroma is quite sweet and estery, with lots of alcohol, candied sugar, bubblegum esters, and red fruits. Flavour is very sweet, with red fruits, candied sugar, esters, and plenty of alcohol. Totally inauthentic, lacking the character of a proper bi�re de garde, but it's still pleasant enough for what it is.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Unclear orange color with white head. Aroma is caramel, Belgian yeast. Taste is sweet caramel, banana, esters, Belgian yeast, leafy, light barn. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Solid Bière de Garde!

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap. Cloudy amber, golden head, dry earthy floral, medium full, sweet, leafy, herbal notes, light wood and Funk, light orangepeel finish, the Huguenot tradition lives on!

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

29-03-19 // taster at CRAFT Nürnberg Bock mit Champagnerhefe? vergoren. Sweetish bock base. But dry. This goes into barrels according to the brewer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Biere de Garde on 30 Mar 2019 at 14:33 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bock mit Champagnerhefe? vergoren. Sweetish bock base. But dry. This goes into barrels.