BFM 13

Formerly brewed at BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Saignelégier, Switzerland

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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from the brewery - cloudy dark reddish-amber colour under a little pale beige foam; subtle spicy aroma with hints of malt and red fruits; velvety mouthfeel and medium malt backbone; a decent bitterness; quite dry and with a long peppery, spicy and gently fruity aftertaste - subtle and very well-brewed; the 7,5% alcohol are very well hidden

75cl bottle thanks to sebletitje! Pours ruby copperish with a little white head that dissipates quickly. Spice dominates the nose, but red berries are also present. Taste is also spicy, but not a ginger bomb. A bit sweet and tart. Med body with fine carbonation. An interesting treat.

75 cl. bottle shared / thx to sebletitje – YAY a colab between Kiuchi & BFM: amber fox red with a slightly tanned head, smell is sharp red fruits, spicey, ginger, hops (don’t think it is sorachi unlike the rest), guava, lychees, taste is very fruity, plenty of guava, red berries, zingy hops, fruity yeast red pomegranate, touch sour, non-eatable berries, very spritzy carbonated, sort of works, quite Hitachino-esque, zingy, quirky, bio-tesque, lovely

75cl, courtesy of Rémi. Thanks for bringing this from Switzerland. Cuivrée, fine beige. Arôme est fruité avec un léger rappel de poudre de gingembre sans être trop surfait. On note de suite ce côté bien Hitachino pour un bouquet rappelant bien la Hitachino Ginger. Au gingembre s’ajoute un beau nez houblonné fruité. En bouche, houblonné japonais, peut être du Sorachi? laissant un très bon profile agrumes citronné. Le gingembre donne des notes d’épices sans être pour cela trop présent ce qui est souvent le cas des bières utilisant le gingembre. Le profile fruité oscille entre le tropical, goyave, citronné avec une levure étant plus dans la lignée de BFM. Le malt reste plus en retrait et laisse le champ libre aux houblons.

14/IV/2012 - 75cl bottle @ home - BB: 7/XI/15 (2012-364) Thanks to sebletitje for sharing the bottle!

Little cloudy copper red beer, aery light beige head, unstable, pretty adhesive. Aroma: sweet ripe fruits, pineapple, lychees, sour berries (reminds me of the Goji Beer), oranges, honey, guava. MF: way too much carbon, medium body. Taste: sour red berries, bitter nasty flavours, rotten fruits, some mocha, weird bitterness. Aftertaste: sour, poisonous berries, nasty oranges. Man this is bad. Funny thing: opinions were very different on this one. Always interesting.

Bottle. Murky purplish brown color, medium beige head, solid lacing. Aroma of prunes, apricots, raisins. Taste starts sweeet but has a slightly sour edge, very soft, with tons of dark summer fruit. Medium body. Nice.

Beautiful red-amber color, hazy; medium sized creamy head. The aroma is slightly funky, with rose petals and apricot jam. Smooth mouthfeel, high carbonation; the malt flavor has traces of Bretts giving a pleasant woody astringency; there are delicate fruity notes and spices; correct bitterness, peppery too in the end. It’s a balanced, intriguing, wonderful beer.

Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits, malt, caramel, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, fruit, and spices - especially ginger, leading to a dry spicy finish. Thanks fiulijn for sharing.

Bottle 750ml.

[ Courtesy of fiulijn ]. Light unclear medium to dark amber orange color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate yeasty, spicy, ginger, pine notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration,fruity, orange - citrus, ginger notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110223]

Bottle at Papsø’s - Thanks. Cear red/brown - white head. Toasted, dusty, sourish, fruity, bretty, caramel, spice, ginger, citrus, acid notes. A bit wierd - but nice.

UPDATED: JUL 3, 2011 Bottled 750ml (BB 11/2015)
Ruby color, small off-white head. Berryish, a bit sour, woody and earthy aroma. Medium-bodied. Berryish (sorbus, cranberries), cellary, sour, probably at least slightly bottle. Unsual BFM. (5/3/5/2/9 2.4)
Re-rated 750ml @PBF
Dark amber color, good steady off-white head. Berryish, caramelly aroma. Medium-bodied. Very berryish. acidic, tart - but not cellary. This bottle is in condition but still unsual BFM :) (6/3/7/3/12 3.1)