Old Hights Brewing Company Brickyard Biere De Garde

Brickyard Biere De Garde

 

Old Hights Brewing Company in Hightstown, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular
Score
6.83
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Bière de garde, or "beer for keeping", is a rustic French style amber ale. Leading with aromas of caramel and toasted biscuit, the malty sweetness is perfectly balanced with a crisp, clean finish. The amber color inspired the name, dedicated to the Reed Brothers Brickyard, which opened in Hightstown in the early 1900's.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

16oz can pours a clear, dark orange with some white head. Nose has malt, candy sugar, yeast, phenols. Flavor is phenolic, yeasty, malt, some red fruits. Creamy finish. Fine.

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2022 at 20:51


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

DC Share. 16oz can. Poured a mostly clear, apple juice dark orange color with a small, wispy off-white head. Aroma was big sweet malts, like rally sweet. Some cardboard, oxidation. Light caramel malts, touch of yeast.

Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2022 at 03:06


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can at share: pours copper with small head. Aroma is malty, caramel, slight yeast. Taste is sort of oxidized, caramel aroma. Fine. Taste is oxidized maltiness with some mellow bitternesss. Fine.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2022 at 22:40


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Citrus and florals. A little too syrupy and sweet. Golden amber pour with ok head. Kind of a tangy caramel like sweet finish that isn't very pleasant. Can.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2022 at 19:29


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

16oz can. Sort of an odd aroma, not that enticing. Comes off like an amateur try at the style. No finesse, borderline off. Has some flavors of the style but not that good at all.

Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2022 at 19:13


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can from brewery. Tawny amber brown color. Large firm, frothy beige head. Earthy toasted malt aroma hints at brewed Orange pekoe tea, plums and dried apricots. Tangy, sweet orange notes upfront. Toffeeish malt and Demerara sugar come to mind. Some booziness in middle. A bit of stickiness on the palate. Dry finish has a touch of bitter citrus. I love the Biere de Garde style, though it is quite difficult to find. This is an outstanding example.

Tried from Can on 25 May 2021 at 04:53


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz can from the brewery, 4/19/21. Pours a clear burnt amber color with a beige head. Nice malt-forward offering with toffee, biscuit, dough, and a little earth coming through. Drinks fairly clean, not overly sweet, just a touch sticky, and with the heat of a lower ABV beer. Tasty stuff.

Tried from Can on 19 Apr 2021 at 19:22