7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Carrefour, Calais Won the Medaille d’Or Paris 2004 according to the sticker label on the bottle. Reddish amber colour with a caramel/white head. Lots of malt on the nose and some kind or freshly washed green vegetable? Lots of caramel malt in the flavour and the sweetness is balanced by the relatively astringent hop finish. Excellent balance, will buy again when I go to France next week.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2005
at 04:17
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Dark brown - or perhaps rather chestnut brown - small, beige head and presumeably filtered. Some caramel in the nose and LOADS of caramel in the flavour + candi sugar + roasted malt - naturally. Sweetish with a dry, bitter finish. A perfectly balanced "Brune". 080705
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2005
at 15:21
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottled. Cloudy golden. Heavy lemon aroma. Medium bodied with notes of vanilla overpowered by acidic lemon and yeast. Unclean.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2005
at 10:43
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a cloudy dark yellow color ale with nice big head with better then average retention. Aroma is quite floral but does not seem to contain any spices, as I would have expected. Taste is quite refreshing with some nice floral malt and lingering bitterness at the end. Body is a bit thin for a ‘’biere de garde’’ and this generally lack some punch to be truly remarkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2005
at 08:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Ruby-red or perhaps rather mahogany? Slightly hazy. Very full-bodied, lots of malts and a caramel-like sweetness. Has a somewhat vinous touch - sherry? Fine - albeit discreet - bitterness to give balance. Typical rusic biere de garde-character. A true Christmas beer. 230405
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2005
at 16:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 75 cl) The abbey-thing with abbeys being paid by breweries for letting them use their names has apperently spread to France as well, where strong abbey-beers are popular. Blond, slightly sweetish with a rather full head. Very classical for it’s type, but nothing special. 160304
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2005
at 03:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Good looking dark beer with a slightly roasted and coffee aroma and a very sweet barley wine like flavour. Overall a disappointing beer.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2005
at 16:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Frothy looking brown beer with a fermented malty aroma, and a fruity, sweet and strongly alcoholic flvaour. Overall a plain biere de garde.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2005
at 10:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
2003 or 2004 bottle. Good hearty, if somewhat muted, golden color, with some light orangeish/amber tones. Big puffy white head, sediment and light haze. Aroma of light DMS, almonds, butter, vanilla, alcohol, strong pils-like malt. Flavor is strangely sweet, but then turns almost sharp or bittersweet. What the hell causes this vanilla extract-like flavor?? Whatever it is, it seems to go hand in hand with a harsh alcohol flavor, that is sharp and very disruptive. On the positive side, the body is good and chewy, with pils malt, warm honey flavors and a strong, herbs and nuts yeast. Some light citrus tones come out on the finish and as it warms and breathes, some of the sharp alcohol leaves, but it still is there lurking. Either this beer has some serious alcohol issues and a vast overabundance of residual sugar, or it is just EXTREMELY young (hot as they say now. . .). I’ll give it some benefit of the doubt, but I’m not wholly convinced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2005
at 15:56
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Pours is orange with no head. Aroma is herbal and flowery. Flavor is where this one loses points. It starts out very bready and yeasty but then gives way to a overpowering sourness. I actually pucker after taking a sip. I probably won’t try this again.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2005
at 20:56