This beer appears to be brewed for a posh booze shop: La Cave Gourmande, in Gravelines on the French coast (very close to Dunkirk). The 33 cl bottle with a front label showing an aerial view of the area was given to me by Marcus: cheers Marcus. Best before the end of Dec 2012: I poured it into an ’Augustijn’ goblet at home on 8th Dec 2012. Looked a very pale golden yellow with minute yeast/grist particles floating around and failing to settle. The thin wispy head of small white bubbles just sat there doing nothing: just like the yeast bits. Yeasty nose: not strong but there was nothing else to mention apart from a grainy ester or two. The taste was fine: crisp, tangy and hop bitter with a malty biscuit sweetness to balance the whole thing out. Well carbonated, held its zesty feel right to the end of the glass. No huge flavours to talk about but this was a fine brew and very easy on the palate. Different and interesting: two of my favourite words when reviewing beers, I’ll be visiting this shop when ever I get the chance: they don’t sell cheap supermarket slabs and told Marcus this when he entered: snobby French I can do without, good French beer I need!

Bottle from a Wine warehouse in Calais, France. Slightly hazy yellow pour with a small white head. Notes of yeast and spice in the nose. Sweet, fruity flavour. Quite enjoyable, but nothing to get too excited about.

bottle at home ... golden yellow ... small white head ... soft sweet fruits ... ligth sugers ... light yeast nose... soft mellow fruits ... zezty lemon ... little custardy ...

33 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light phenolic and spiced. Caramelish, bitter and light phenolic to spiced. Bitter, dry and light toasted malty into a mild phenolic finish.

Bottle. Pours a yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

Re-rate
Pale golden colour, dissipating white head. Malty aroma, light fruity, yeast, candy, straw. Light sweet flavour, straw. Finish straw and light citrus. Interesting.
(from 75cL bottle @ home. Bottle from Carrefour)

Old rating:
Light yellow colour, quickly dissipating white head. Sweet canned peas aroma, cheap weed, some malts. Flavour of overcooked vegetables, sweet, some malts. This one’s for the drain. 2-2-2-3-5: 1.4
(From 75cL bottle @ DRBM, courtesy of IluvatarMilan)

bottle from Village de la Bière Strasbourg France. Hazy pale yellow, oily consistency, mid-sized white head. Fruity nose. Very full-bodied, intensive malty base wit hints of vanilla, honey and herbs. Quite hoppy, grassy and slightly resiny with a lovely herbal touch. Bitter-sweet overall character, very spicy, quite complex. Still dangerously drinkable for this abv. Another delicious beer from the North of France.