5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
29th March 2010
Opaque black beer. Zero head. Sourish nose. Crisp dry palate. Pretty sour, bordering on pucker territory. Sour dark malt and tha’s about it. Not my favourite French beer.
Opaque black beer. Zero head. Sourish nose. Crisp dry palate. Pretty sour, bordering on pucker territory. Sour dark malt and tha’s about it. Not my favourite French beer.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2012
at 17:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
22nd September 2009
Cloudy brown beer, frothy white head. Crisp and dry palate. Tart and sour with a little fruit. Finishes airy and dry and sour. Not bad but not much else going on but sourness.
Cloudy brown beer, frothy white head. Crisp and dry palate. Tart and sour with a little fruit. Finishes airy and dry and sour. Not bad but not much else going on but sourness.
Tried
on 07 May 2012
at 09:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle as chapter two of the BeerandBlues2 send off. 2011 bottle #53/352. Pours (into a geuze glass) like a lambic, hazy variegated dark golden brown color, no head to speak of. Aroma of sour cherry, lemon, dried apricot. Taste is strongly sour summer fruit, with some acetic acid at the finish. Resembles a Cantillon oude lambik, and drinking it out of a Cantillon glass completes the illusion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2012
at 07:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle recommended by Simon at Cave a Bulles, shared with Terry, Urbain, Matt, Chris, craftycarl21 and oteyj at Farmer’s Cabinet. Cloudy golden amber color, small white head. Aroma of sour grapefruit, lemons, barnyard, raw sourdough bread. Taste starts softly sour citrus, then acetic acid comes in, but not overwhelming. This one exceeded all my expectations.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2012
at 16:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.75l Bouteille from Terres de Bières Paris. Hazy straw golden colour, mid-sized foamy white head. Sour aroma, yeast and lemon. Light- to medium-bodied, malty with yeast and sour flavours, brett, quite funky, citrus fruit. Not Top sour, very well balanced. A real delight.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2012
at 12:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, thanks baggio! Cloudy orange, minimal head. Acetic cobweb aroma. Really sour with some cherries, Medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Juicy and intense, but more sour than complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2011
at 00:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Des Vignes La Clandestine (by Brasserie des Vignes):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
6/07/2011 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 05/2012 (2011-315) Thanks to my mom for the bottle!
Little cloudy deep yellow beer, white creamy head, unstable and bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, grapefruit, citrus, touch of band-aid. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: very fruity, lots of citrus, peaches, pineapple, bit sweet but mostly sour, a good sour now (the Clandestine was undrinkable). Aftertaste: still fruity, lots of citrus.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
6/07/2011 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 05/2012 (2011-315) Thanks to my mom for the bottle!
Little cloudy deep yellow beer, white creamy head, unstable and bit adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, peaches, grapefruit, citrus, touch of band-aid. MF: good carbon, medium body. Taste: very fruity, lots of citrus, peaches, pineapple, bit sweet but mostly sour, a good sour now (the Clandestine was undrinkable). Aftertaste: still fruity, lots of citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2011
at 08:10
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Imported from my RateBeer account as Des Vignes La Libertine (by Brasserie des Vignes):
Aroma: 2/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 2/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 1.9/5
6/07/2011 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 05/2012 (2011-314) Thanks to my mom for the bottle!
Cloudy pale straw yellow beer, white creamy head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sour citric start, then chemical, rotten fruit, vegetables. Smells terrible. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: very sour, bit of pineapple, rotten fruits, a little bit of bitter hops. Aftertaste: some slight bitterness and lots of sour. Probably gone bad.
Note: on reviewing I am less sure about whether the beer has gone bad or not. Although I like sour ales, this was really not drinkeable. I read "the marriage between Cantillon and Orval", both in my favorite list. But this is just way off.
Aroma: 2/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 2/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 8/20, MyTotalScore: 1.9/5
6/07/2011 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 05/2012 (2011-314) Thanks to my mom for the bottle!
Cloudy pale straw yellow beer, white creamy head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very sour citric start, then chemical, rotten fruit, vegetables. Smells terrible. MF: ok carbon, light body. Taste: very sour, bit of pineapple, rotten fruits, a little bit of bitter hops. Aftertaste: some slight bitterness and lots of sour. Probably gone bad.
Note: on reviewing I am less sure about whether the beer has gone bad or not. Although I like sour ales, this was really not drinkeable. I read "the marriage between Cantillon and Orval", both in my favorite list. But this is just way off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2011
at 08:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home with Lyoli. Pours cloudy gold with a white head. Aroma holds sharp, tart citrus. Flavor is piercingly sour, some citrus, some grass. Light to medium bodied with lively carbonation. Tart, sour finish with light sweetness and some grassy bitterness. It is hard to tell if the sourness is intentional or if the beer has just gone bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2011
at 15:42
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
12th April 2009
Bottle from La Cave A Bulles. Hazy gold beer, very frothy - suddy white head. Dry palate. Watery bitterish grapefruit. Ok if ice cold on a hot day but nothing special.
Bottle from La Cave A Bulles. Hazy gold beer, very frothy - suddy white head. Dry palate. Watery bitterish grapefruit. Ok if ice cold on a hot day but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2011
at 07:42