Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien (2005)
(Batch of Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien)
BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭
Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production|
Score
7.21
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9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
750ml from dsnowden, thank you!!!
Ok, i’ve been anxiously waiting for this.
Aroma is fruity, and sour, with a touch of caramel. the sourness is very much like a flemish sour, and overall the aroma is very much like wine. Flavour is woody, the oak really comes through. Its a combo of an oak aged flemish sour, and a barley wine. I’m getting the sourness with oak and caramel. If there ever was a beer that deserved it’s own classification its this one. VERY interesting, i thoroughly enjoyed it! 15.5% are you kidding me!?! i wonder if thats a typo, the alcohol isnt even close to being present. Wow, awesome stuff
Ok, i’ve been anxiously waiting for this.
Aroma is fruity, and sour, with a touch of caramel. the sourness is very much like a flemish sour, and overall the aroma is very much like wine. Flavour is woody, the oak really comes through. Its a combo of an oak aged flemish sour, and a barley wine. I’m getting the sourness with oak and caramel. If there ever was a beer that deserved it’s own classification its this one. VERY interesting, i thoroughly enjoyed it! 15.5% are you kidding me!?! i wonder if thats a typo, the alcohol isnt even close to being present. Wow, awesome stuff
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, many thanks derA! Murky brown color with white head. Aroma is maltose, balsamico, light oxidation. Taste is balsamico, maltose, light oxidation, prunes. A bit metallic finish, low carbonation. Fun, but probably a bit past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2018
at 04:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Taster, courtesy of DerA. Pours BFM color, much denser though. Aroma is oxidized, metallic, glue, but still some BFM funk lurking behind. Body is heavy and strong, yet wierdly oily, and acidic. Palate is long and super warming, dense and softly sweet. Not the perfect ageing, but it still works.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2018
at 11:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong oak, dark fruit, caramel. Thin mouth,vinegar, leather, oak, tart, boozy finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2016
at 16:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours a murky dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma of massive wood, oak, vinous notes, and tart dark fruits - no hint of 15.5%. Flavour brings out loads of wood, vinegar, some slightly tart dark fruits, oak and some mildly vinous notes. Quite vinegary and oaky. Surprisingly, no slight hint of the 15.5% - seems like 7 or 8% max. Finishes on moderately vinegary notes with quite a bit of oak. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2013
at 10:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Brick Store Pub in Decatur, shared with staf, two dudes drinking Founders, and a polite older British couple. Cloudy ruby naroon color, scant tan edge head. Aroma of ruby port, plums, raisins. Taste is lightly tannic and softly sour red grapes, apples skins, cranberries. Easy to drink for such a big beer. Fantastic stuff, never expected to find it on a quick weekend trip to Atlanta.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2013
at 11:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Blindtasting, Odense, July 2011. Pours cloudy amber red with a small creamy bubbly head. Nose is tart, fruity and vinous with some clearly oxidized notes. Oak, caramel and subdued acetone. Flavor has a bit of cellar. Vaguely over the top.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2011
at 12:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of cherry, vinegar, malt with faint notes of alcohol and turpentine. Oddly un-integrated flavour with lots of alcohol, dusty cellar, mint and licorice, cherry and wood.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2011
at 15:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Malzig-herber Antrunk, in dem die Säuerlichkeit im Vergleich zu anderen Jahrgängen des Biere nicht die Hauptrolle spielt. Dagegen wirkt dieses Bier in Teilen fast schon süßlich, die trockene Herbe und der Hopfen spielen im Mittelteil eine wichtige Rolle. Im Abagsng natürlicher sauer, hier deutlich malzig und auch würzig, was durch die helle Säuerlichkeit aber wieder etwas begrenzt wird, da diese der dunklen Aromenbildung entgegenwirkt. Vielen Dank dn den Doppelbock für das Bier! /8/11/12/12/11
Tried
on 02 Jun 2011
at 02:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle shared by mreusch. 2005 Vintage. Pour is hazed brown copper with a minimal off white head. Aroma is soft cherry sour, vinegar acidity, along with a light grassiness. Taste is acidic, cherry sweet, oak barrell, all pretty soft and integrarted - nicely rounded. Doesn’t really show the age at all. Palate is medium to heavy bodied, low carbonation level makes this a slow sipper. A touch of alcohol in the finish that plays well with the overall taste. Thanks for sharing this one Matt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2011
at 15:01