mcberko (47456) reviewed Houblon Red from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap at Saraveza's 4th IIPA fest, pours a filthy opaque reddish diarrhea brown with almost no head. Aroma of dank earthy hops, some in ripe berries and stone fruits, and a bizarre wild quality I can't quite put my finger on. Flavour is equally fucked up, bringing out almost a latte like quality, amidst some weird until unripened berries and stone fruits, and some highly bitter zest. Not sure what the fuck this is supposed to be - it's all over the place. Finishes highly bitter and zesty. Not exactly bad, but not enjoyable at all.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Bu Weisse from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Apex. Cloudy yellow color, flat. Aroma if tors and lemon. Taste is softly sour earthy lemon. Easy drinking but a bit plain.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught. Cloudy orange red pour with thick white head. Spicy aroma. Flavour is very saison-y with spice and pepper. Long finish, fruit, spice and pepper
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Bu Weisse from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at APEX, PDX, 26/05/13. Looks like pineapple juice ! Hazy orange yellow with thin white bubbles that dance to the edge. Nose is sour lemons, glue, grass, herbal notes, tarte citrus. Taste comprises bitter lemon, dank orange, light soured pineapple notes, sugars. Light in body, touch of spritzy carbonation, good puckerings to close the show. Decent refreshing Berliner weisse. Any session of big beers should be broken up with a few of these!
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed LOAK from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at APEX, PDX, 26/05/13. Light black with a medium sized tan head. Nose is big on oaky wood, sour and tarte dark fruits, stewed dates, sugars, dark toffee notes, light horseblanket. Taste comprises soured stoned fruits, woody, marshmallow, dates, tarte gooseberries, funk, farmyard, light trace of bourbon. Full bodied with fine carbonation, sour berries in the finish. Good stuff, a pretty big and complex sour beast but the alcohol is kept well in check making this surprisingly drinkable.
Troopie (5667) reviewed Spears from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Doesn’t taste much like a sour or a wild. More like a Belgian pale ale which is what every bierhuis I’ve been that had it in called it. Fruity aroma, rather like a specialty. Flavour has much sweet peach, though I know there is no peach fruit in it. Hop Finish.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Banks from de Garde Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Bailey’s Taproom, PDX, 26/05/13. Hazed orange amber with light white spotting atop the surface. Nose is hops, bitter orange, light tarte tropical notes, grapefruit, touch of gin on the backnote. Taste comprises sour orange, sugars, tarte and bitter grapefruit, light booze with a coating of gin, some hop presence. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, refreshing in the finish with tarte tropical notes. This sounds wrong - it is in fact totally right !!! Had 3 De Garde beers on this visit to the pacific NW and all 3 rocked !