Maakun (16597) reviewed iE XXYZ Bitter from La Franche 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Shared 75cl bottle. Slightly hazy dark golden with average sized white head. Sweet malts, light cocoa, peppery, fruity with some pineapple, red apple, roasted nuts, yeasty. Light sweet, saison like peppery yeast with tart touch, going into light bitter to medium finish. Very interesting beer, like a mix between a saison and English IPA with some roasted notes even though it’s a very light colored beer. Good French farmhouse ale, nice one.
caesar (10848) reviewed Forte from La Franche 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ WWT IV (or at least after a couple of hours of sleep), small sample. Slight hazy amber color, short frothy head. Aroma of slight caramel malt, toffee, some flowery hops, bit citrus. Soft bitter in taste, bit sweet toffee notes. Nice.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Forte from La Franche 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ morning after WWT IV. Clear amber color, soapy off-white head that diminishes quickly. Smell and taste malts, floral hoppyness, blossom, moderate bitter. Decent IPA.
Maakun (16597) reviewed Forte from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
75cl bottle. Clear Amber with big creamy light orange head. Sweet malts with some caramel and sugared orange rind. Pine and lots of grapefruit. Taste is sweet at first with a strong bitterness coming through. Finish is strong bitter with lingering sweetness. Medium to full bodied. Nice stuff, especially on the nose.
77ships (14506) reviewed d'En Bas from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Golden, lightly hazy; Mineral, light hops, touch berries nose; Taste is thick yeast, yoghurt, mineral,… Yeasty body. Another overly yeasty beer in my opinion. Still okay.
77ships (14506) reviewed Ipane Brune (Summer Version 6°) from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Hazy mahogany brown with no head. Nose is chocolate, cacao, instant cake mix & pudding. Taste is cacao, Christmas spices, chestnuts, instant cake mix. A bit thin & not overly rich but pretty nice still.
77ships (14506) reviewed Révolution Franchaise from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Dark wood, little tanned head. Nose is umami, cacao & champignons. Interesting. Taste is umami, cacao, mushrooms, tad chocolate, gravy,… Mid to lighter body. Pretty good + bonus points for originality.
77ships (14506) reviewed Forte from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Murky amber, little bubbles. Nose is bitter fruity apple, cinnamon, maybe some Sorachi Ace? Neat; Taste unfortunately carries notes of rotting yeast, tad mould, bitter apple, bitter leaves. Medium body. Still okay but could have been more.
77ships (14506) reviewed La Planche Volutes from La Franche 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Amber malt appearance, little bubbles. Nose is rich sweet spirit, liqueur, syrupy warming, good oxidation, sugar,… Taste is old wood, syrupy, malty, warming spirit, liqueur, sugar, good oxidation, sweet spices. Slick, lower carbonation. Pretty nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml. bottle sampled @ Vini, Birre, Ribelli 2014. Golden, little white head. Nose is rotting white grapes, soggy old wood. Nose is lactic, fermenting grapes, lactic yeast, white grapes, mineral. Fizzy. Not really what I was hopping for. Nothing stellar but okay still.