BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) √225 La Saison

√225 La Saison
(has 2 batches)

 

BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes) in Saignelégier, Jura, Switzerland 🇨🇭

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular
Score
7.55
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 18 Ticks (all batches): 169
Barrel Aged fruity Sour Ale. Historical blend of a rustical saison of which half is aged 6 months in oak barrels which contained wine. Remarkably komplex, dinstinguished through the wild yeasts’ actions. Refreshring, well-balanced between sour and bitter notes, as well as an intensiv fruitiness. The ideal and surprising compromise between wide aromtatic complexity and a refreshing easy drinking beer.
 

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Gulbrun tåkete med hvitt skum. Sure bær, sitrom og noe halmlukt. God syrlig sur smak. syrligheten sitter godt i ettersmaken også, medium kullsyre.
Tried on 21 Jan 2014 at 01:30

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
2013 750mL bottle drunk at Deep Ellum on 1/18/14
Hazy apricot colored body has a tight, peach-flecked white head that is moderately well-retained, though some of the barrel acids knock it down a bit.
Before I can even smell it, my girlfriend smells her glass exclaiming "Olive Juice!!". Son of a bitch. I hate when that happens. Someone say something that is actually spot-on and you can’t shake it the rest of the way through the beer. Despite this being a really nicely made beer, with a reserved wildness and good body, I was never able to get past the olive aroma of it. Obviously the acetic acid, possibly the hops and some other notes from the barrel combine to create this "olive"-like note, but it’s hard to escape it once you start thinking about it. With some breathing and warming, it starts to open up and you can tell that it’s just a very concentrated barrel aroma. It never completely disappears though...Heavy vinousness, what seems like rosemary (though there is none in it) and moderate tartness are found behind this olivey note. No alcohol, no happiness. Light pepper phenols and lots of wood tannin keep it quite dry.
The flavor is mostly free of this persistent olive note seen in the nose. Nutty, chewy, bready malts are well-attenuated, while barrel and wild yeast notes produce suggestions of cherry, raisin and plum. Lightly watery, yet a very engaging carbonation and bready maltiness give it a decent body through the middle. Some odd phenolic character on the end (more rosemary, dill pickles, light anchovy??) and greasiness from the barrel detract. Strange, yet well-constructed beer. Definitely demands drinking another bottle. I’d guess the AdSBC character it pulls from the barrels dominates the beer a bit too much.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2014 at 17:00

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
750ml bottle from Vinmonopolet Bestillingsutvalget shared with friends. White foamy head, dissipating. Unclear, golden body. Fair lacework. Smell of dried lemon. Taste of tart juicy fruit, grain and mid-dry yeasty fruitiness. Bitter fruity ending, dry on the swallow, still very fresh and soft. Maybe a bit unvaried. Fine with spicy food (Tromsø 11.01.2014).
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2014 at 11:52

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at CBC Clerkenwell during the Tuesday Horal Chugging Tasting - London. Big thanks to Bruce for this one. Pours hazy gold with a creamy, white head. Tangy citrus and peach in the aroma with subtle hints of funk. Light sweet flavor with decent funky twang, lemony tartness, barnyard edge. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Moderately dry to finish with some funky brett, tangy lemon and lightly bitter citrus rind. Solid stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jan 2014 at 09:53

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Torst. Pours cloudy yellow with white head. Nose and taste of lemongrass, Brett, French oak, Meyer lemon and light funk. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2013 at 12:24

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 75cl. A big, creamy, white head forms over an off-white body, leaving lacings. Fruity and piney aroma with a light milky funkyness. The flavor has a little yeast note and a pleasant bitterness, not much maltyness, and the same fruity and piney things found in the aroma. Medium to full body, nicely carbonated, and finishing mostly bitter. A pleasant and tasteful saison. 131004
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2013 at 14:02

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Golden-orange colour with a white head. Aroma is sourness, fruit, citrus, malt. Flavour is dry, fruit, sourness, citrus, malt, hop, dust, yeast, pepper. . Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2013 at 20:56

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
15.12.2013, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Big slightly bubbly longlasting head. Aroma is fresh fruity, slightly funky, grapefruit, brett, citrus peel, light malts, dried fruits, hay, leafs, orange, flowers. Taste is mild funky fruity, citrus peel, brett, lemon, sorrel, chalk, grass, light malts, hay. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Nice one!
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2013 at 10:13

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Huge offwhite head. Hazy yellow body with carbonation. Funky mealy lemony aroma with herbal notes. Dry-acidic funky herbal lemony taste with vinegary mealy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dry-acidic vinegary funky earthy aftertaste with lemony wooden barnyard notes. Interesting and drinkable, if a bit challenging. (0.75l bottle, wine monopoly, web order.)
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2013 at 02:31

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 75 cl green bottle poured into a tulip. Pours hazy light orange with big white head which dissipates quickly. Aroma is nice slightly tart saison Belgian yeast aroma, medium carbonation, medium body, and some thin small bubble lacing. Taste is tart lemon, oak, slightly spicy yeast, with dry finish. Good saison.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2013 at 17:50