Bière de Garde Blend 3
(Batch of Biere de Garde)
Mills Brewing in Ham, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular|
Score
7.42
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This is our third edition of Bière de Garde. It was produced from a blend of four barrels, from four different beers, produced in June 2018, March 2019, August 2019 and July 2020. The contrasting brews varied in colour and production technique. Some used a turbid mash, others an ale mash, with colours varying from from pale to brown. Both aged and fresh hops were used in the boils. They each fermented in a range of fairly neutral barrels, allowing the flavour of the malt, hops and fermentations to shine. The resulting blend is dry and toasty, with balancing acidity and funk.
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7.8/10
Still.a bit young, nice honey notes, light sharp acidity, earthy, with slight apple notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2023
at 22:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Beer Merchants Tap - Hackney. Many thanks to Ed. Pours clear Copper with a creamy, off-white head. Lightly sweet with nice twang, aged berries, a little earth, wood, salt. Medium bodied with delicate, massaging carbonation. Tart, quenching finish. Sound.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 21:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
75cl Bottle. Pours hazy golden with a small white head. Quite tart and lactic. Wood, green apple and caramel. Rough around the edges. Not the most refined of the 3 blends so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2022
at 04:52
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Mills online shop. Medium amber. Soft haze. Fairly tight off white foam. Nose has lots of barrel and lots of fruit funk. Cider soaked wood here. Bit of a bourbon thing. Old hop. Leafy hop. Peppery spice. Leather. It’s all here. Taste is tart and spicy and a little bit sweet. Earthy woody bitterness. Mouthfeel is stunning. Soft and juicy with rolling foamy carbonation. Tart juicy bitterness to finish. Top class brewing and blending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2022
at 21:00