Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy yellow with a lasting white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light smoked. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish. 290613
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Brought back from France by me girlfriend: Pours something close to black with a light brown head. Aroma is burnt chocolate, roasted malts, and toast. Taste is more complex than expected. Somewhat bitter, with barely any sweetness. Nice sustained aftertaste with some astringency. Body is nice and creamy; correct consistency. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours dark gold into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Tropical fruit and resin aromas. Sweet caramel and toffee upfront turning dry in the lasting resin and grapefruit finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled, from La Cave à Bulles, Paris. Hazy golden, lively head. Fruity nose with gooseberry and grapefruit. Dryish with clean, sparkling mouthfeel and light-medium body. Dominated by ripe fruits and gooseberry hops. Mid bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris, lot 10A, bb 31.12.2013
Hazy amber color, with medium sized compact head. Very nice aroma, sweet citrus fruits, light pineapple, candy, some cream. Good malt and caramel flavor with some toffee; the hop provides first a nice lemony character, then pungent resins; long bitterness in the final, with an accent of yeasty astringency.
Fresh, a bit rough still, but very pleasant nevertheless.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris, lot 2012-10A, bb 31.12.2013
Black color; medium sized brownish head, creamy. Nice aroma of roasted and biscuity malts, deep and elegant. Smooth mouthfeel, dry chocolate flavor, tobacco, a hint of vanilla, traces of coffee and rhubarb extract; very light liquorice in the final; correct bitterness, with some late astringency. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris, lot 2012-10, bb 31.12.2013
Cloudy brown-amber color, fizzy head, reducing quickly. Some aroma of smoke, wood, chestnuts and dry yeast. Highly carbonated; some malt/caramel flavor, medium smoke, with a woody touch, dry mouthfeel, far from the fatty Bamberg beers; there are traces of yeast, otherwise it’s a good beer. Still a bit rough but pleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris, lot 092012 bb 30.09.2013
Hazy amber color, small creamy head. Very nice aroma of fresh resiny hops, then fruity hops, later some herbs and honey. The mouthfeel is just a bit weaker than expected, rather dry and smooth; quite good dry malt flavor with a hint of toffee; strong bitterness, providing enough resins and limited fruits; the final is getting drier, with a grassy touch. Some rough edge, not fully refined, but very drinkable.
A good start for this brewery.