Description
Since 1926, brewing has no longer been a matter of chance at Bénifontaine, but rather is an art which has been passed down from generation to generation. From microbrewery to family business, Castelain Brewery has had a loyal following thanks to its artisanal beers and its respect for tradition. Thoroughness, patience, authenticity: these have been the key words for Castelain bières de garde and seasonal beers since the creation of the brewery.
5.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
A yellow beer with an OK head. The aroma is is sweet with a nice malt nose. The flavor is primarily sweet with not enough bitterness to balance it.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2003
at 16:10
3.1/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
I already knew the French were not very good in brewing, but this cannot be called an "abbey tripel". It's a disgrace for all those quality triples, which are available around the globe. This is definitely more like a cheap pilsener. Hoppy and a bit sweet. Watery. Like the Fischer, another example of a french masterpiece ;-)
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2003
at 08:28
6.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden color. Some malt, hop and cork in the nose (it's a 750ml bottle, corked). Sweet, good body strength, some malt, some cork. Not impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2002
at 15:17
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Blond, misty. Sweet aroma, honeyish, fruity (banana,...). Sweet, some malt, no character, poor hop.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2002
at 06:39
4.2/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Organic is a good way to describe this beer. My bottle was slightly skunked but luckily it did not carry over to the taste. Cloudy yellow with a medium head. Earthy, crushed berry flavor that didn't do too much for me. Now I can say I have tried a French beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2002
at 07:16
5.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
............................................................................
Tried
on 14 May 2002
at 12:12
4.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Too sweet and tastes a bit like cork.......................................
Tried
on 06 Feb 2002
at 11:52
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dryish, yeasty biere de garde with a decent level of complexity. One of the better examples, lying between Jenlain Noel and Choulette Ambree on ye olde ale list.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2001
at 23:45
3.6/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Suprisingly bland...........................................................
Tried
on 25 Nov 2000
at 22:35