wombat23 (6032) reviewed Bière Darbyste from Brasserie de Blaugies 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours clear gold with an off-white head. Figs, raisins, pear, citrus notes, malt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours dark brown, looks very dark brown to black in the glass, with reddish hints if seen through light. Small to medium sized greyish head, recedes a bit too quickly and leaves little lacing. Quite good intensity in the aroma with a soft sugary (brown sugar) base and a bit of caramel; roasted notes in check in the overall balance but still quite expressive: dark bread, soft dark chocolate, a bit of coffee. Perhaps a hint of spiciness on the back of things. Taste notes more or less follow the aroma but the sugary component gets a bit too dominant and the roasted notes get quite subdued (coffee, especially, is barely detectable, which is surely not expected in a coffee stout). Taste intensity is still quite good. Quite some sweetness per style, partially compensated by not too timid dark malts acidity; still leaning towards sweetness, though not unpleasantly so. Medium to dense in body, not as dense as expected for the abv. Average, soft-bubbled carbonation. A semi-full, rather soft mouthfeel. A very typically belgian strong stout, with some highs and some lows; sort of liked it, but it didn't feel fully accomplished.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 0.75 l. Golden orange, slightly smoky, almost white head. Aroma: spicy, yeast, malt, fruity, apples, herbal hops. Taste: malty, pear and apple, yeast, light sourness, slightly bitter finish from hops, still good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Aromas are malt, yeast, caramel, a little bit of green apples, Green grapes and spice. Flavors are similar to nose with great balance between bitter, tart and slightly dominant sweet. Double fermented for excellent carbonation. Refreshing despite sweetness. Nice.
dforslund (3371) ticked La Vermontoise from Brasserie de Blaugies 4 months ago
Pinball (15907) reviewed La Vermontoise from Brasserie de Blaugies 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
75cl bottle no year mentioned anywhere as far as I can see. 6%
opened with a giant shaken champaigne like BANG but no beer spilled out so well done.
tons of brett in the aroma, also some hay, very dry and non-sweet, very balanced. crisp. flavor is grassy with notes of hay and a lot of brett dryness and yeastiness. quite refreshing and a strong bretty flavor for a 6%er. far from as sweet as most biere de garde, and imho much better. perhaps a bit onesided bitter yeasty but otherwise a fine saison.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375mL bottle, undated, as far as I can tell, drunk 8/2/25.
Clear, bright golden. Small, fairly creamy, white head.
Bright, zesty, aromatic nose with, perhaps, a pinch of Brett adding light band aid to the otherwise zesty, spicy, classic Belgian profile of stone fruit, honey and pepper. No booze noted, no crude esters, phenols. Big, round, honey-like malt with a touch of biscuit.
Clean, maybe not quite as complex as the nose, with soft honey and white bread-like malt, herbal, zesty hops and good attenuation. Fruity, peppery, with just a touch of band aid and/or Goldings-like hoppiness. Easy drinking, flavorful and showing no alcohol or crude ester/phenol character.
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12.7 oz corked and caged green bottle from Smokes and Suds. Pours slightly hazy golden with a giant soapy head that sticks around. Aroma has notes of skunk, lemon, wood, sulphur. Taste is lightly sweet with a hint of hop bitterness around the edges. Highly carbonated champagne-like mouthfeel.