3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
My Bottom Line :
Earthy yeast, bready cereals and spicy hops swirl within this Bière de Garde’s furious carbonation, leading to an herbal bitterness.
Further Personal Perceptions :
-A veil of foam covers the cloudy beige-hued amber.
-The rusticity of it all is pleasant, but not entirely cohesive with the malt flavors (which are rough too).
-I have to say though that this is one of the rare authentic Bière de Garde’s I’ve tasted from an American brewery.
-This remains quite drinkable despite its potency.
-The faint nose is not too alluring (neither soft nor well defined).
Bottle.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Farm House in Burlington. A medium amber colored brew. Low head but good carbonation. Sweet nutty aromas. Flavor is deep and malty with some complex, but well balanced sweetness. Lots of layers with this one. Low bitterness. Decent overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 ccs from Blue Dog, Capone’s, Craft Ale, RR Street, and Frank Smith’s. Pours hazy deep coppery with 3-finger off-white head. Nose is grainy pale malt, grains of paradise, hops, funky yeasty notes. Tastes rock sugary yeasty, wity hops, funky sweet caramel flavors, some GOP notes, and a dry hoppy old aley finish. Solid.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2011 Bottle. Pours hazy amber with a thick, pillow of fizzy off-white head; decent retention and lacing. Aroma is spice, yeast, grassy hops, cereal and biscuit malt, and herbs. Flavor is malt dominate with light hops and faint fruit esters; dry finish. Light/medium body, medium carbonation, and low warmth.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Without a doubt, this is best, true to style, American brewed BdG I’ve had. Very soft and well conditioned with light honey and pear, slightly dusty yeast and a touch of crisp malt on the finish. Very nice.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours clear amber with a medium fizzy off-white head, medium retention with light lacing. Aroma is cookie and nutty malt, spicy and earthy hops with dates and leaves. Flavor is malt dominant with light alcohol, fruity esters, light hops and bitterness with a sweet finish. Full body, medium warmth and carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very hazy, almost opaque orange brown pour with a light tan head. Bready aroma with light ester notes. Bready flavor, with light sweetness and fruit. Some notes of dried hay. Bitter hop finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Great ale, went well with cod. Rich amber color. A pleasant ale, very smooth and enjoyable for a late winter’s night.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance is a medium brown head and very deep brown. Aroma is sweet chocolate. Taste is a sweet roasted chocolate malt. Overall pretty good, but not the best out there.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
‘11-750ml bottle-shared by hbmason-pours hazy amber-light tan. Aroma is sweet light/medium malt, grassy. Taste is sweet light/medium malt, grassy/spice hops, yeast.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Max’s, Baltimore. Thanks, Ed! Always a treat to try the latest Fluxus (though I haven’t always been diligent about it). This one was quite good, a bit bigger and bolder than a lot of the to-style bready BdeGs I’ve enjoyed in the past. Deep copper pour with a prickly, sticky head. Tons of retention around the glass and lacing everywhere. Fairly assertive nose with tons of raw yeasty notes, spice, and a healthy dose of bittering hops too. Dry vinous notes to taste, making for an interesting and welcome contrast subtly present throughout the beer (and making it more interesting than conventional entries in the style to me). Well rounded, balanced, but also enjoyably quirky.
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