33cl bottle from Intermarché HYPER Le Bugue. Head is, big, tan, good retention. Colour is dark amber, hazy. Aroma is toast, nutty, caramel, bit herbal, spicy. Taste is medium malty, caramel, nutty, herbal spicy, toast, long lasting bitterness, medium carbonation, nice one, enjoyed for sure.

33cl bottle from Intermarché HYPER Le Bugue. Slow gusher after opening, head is pink, big, long lasting. Colour is reddish coppery, hazy. Aroma is light sour fruity, citrus, blueberries, raspberries. Taste is medium malty base, raspberries, blueberries, citrus, decent bitterness, dry on the palate, high carbonation, ok for the style, enjoyed.

'Generic' IPA by one of those hundreds of new microbreweries in France, many of which are still - and probably will be for a long time unless they really excel - largely unknown outside of their own region; thanks to Craftmember for sharing. Snow white, frothy, membrane-lacing, firm and stable head, cloudy peach blonde robe with ochre tinge. Aroma of wormwood, old bread crust, dried thyme, spring blossoms, 'witloof', raw parsnip, dry earth, birch leaves, old dried grapefruit peel, dandelion, clover, nutmeg, grass. Dry-fruity onset, green pear and unripe peach, medium carbonated with somewhat 'fluffy', rounded mouthfeel; cereally core, bread crust, quickly bittered by a rooty, leafy, wormwoody and floral hoppiness, tonic water-like in the end but a bit 'pale' in coloration, fighting against a pronounced bready and somewhat phenolic yeastiness. Ends long bitter (wormwood) and earthy, with ongoing breadiness. Well-bittered, quite powerful and in that sense 'an' IPA of sorts, but due to the breadiness, earthiness and yeastiness, I think it is fair to say that in pure fact, this one falls under that oddly uninentional (in many cases at least) 'Belgian IPA' category. Viewed as such, tasty and solid enough though, free of technical flaws. Serves its purpose, just do not expect a clean and bright Anglo-Saxon style IPA of any subclass.

Amber ale by a brewery in the Périgord region of southwestern France, thanks Craftmember for sharing. Foamy, pale yellowish white, cobweb-lacing, pillowy and rocky, firm head on a deep brownish-tinged amber robe indeed, cloudy and darker (more brownish) with sediment. Aroma of hard caramel, unripe peach, dried persimmon, unsalted peanuts, dark green tree leaves, beech nuts, dried mushrooms, roasted pumpkin, wet clay, dried thyme, dry earth, honey. Dryish-fruity onset, apple peel, touch of blackcurrant with a light sourish undertone, softish carbonation; caramelly maltiness with dry-(pea)nutty core, bread-crusty with the bready part strongly reinforced by the yeast. Herbal, earthy, bit leafy hoppiness, bit tea-ish and bitter without overpowering the caramelliness and nuttiness of the malts; phenolic spiciness (thyme, tea leaf even) shows up, along with an extra bready yeastiness, in the end even hinting at baker's yeast. Quite yeasty for a single hop amber, needs cleaning up if the intended goal is to be achieved, but intentions aside, I did enjoy this one, as it reminded me primarily of an old-fashioned, micro-brewed and somewhat 'dirty' Walloon style ambrée, something I have nothing against. Much more a Belgian style amber than an 'international' amber ale if you ask me - whatever the latter may be.

Imported from my RateBeer account as BAM Old man (2017- ... ) (by Bam! Brasserie Artisanale Marsac):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

2/II/19 - 33cl bottle as BAM Old Man Baltic Porter @ Erwin's place, BB: III/2020 - (2019-205) Thanks to Erwin for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: soft roast, pretty metallic, caramel, dried fruits. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soft roast, metallic, grains, hay, malty. Aftertaste: soft bitterness, dried fruits, some red currants, strawberry jam, some liquorish, soft roast.

33cl Bottle. Dark brown colour, thin beige head. Aroma is sweet, milky, hint of rye, light fruity. Flavour is sweet, malty, milky, hint of roast. Medium bodied at best. Not great tbh.