BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 2006

Formerly brewed at BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Saignelégier, Switzerland

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Poured from a 750ml bottle, thanks to the Boise guys. Woody, fruity, wild bugs/brettanomyces and lactobacillus, slight citrus notes.

750ml bottle thanks to Jeremy
Appearance: Clear amber with a small beige and light lacing
Aroma: Tart fruit and oak
Taste: Sour, oak, woody and plastic
Ok

UPDATED: APR 14, 2013 750 thanks to Jeremy. Pours a clear dark copper color. A sour woody nose. Sour, aggressive, brown malt, some cherry. Woody. Overall, pretty easygoing.

Copper-ruby color, clear. Aroma of toasty malt, light sour note. Flavor is similar with some biscuit, cherry notes, some pearlike light fruit, a little earthy spice, warming alcohol. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

750mL bottle, sent from Glouglouburp (thanks a lot, Dany), pours a murky deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is full of oak, vinegar, deep dark sour fruits, and wood. Flavour brings out loads of oak, vinegar, wood and some cardboard. Fairly boozy and oaky – really dominated by the oak. There is a mild hint of cardboard which suggests oxidation, but the complexity doesn’t suffer. Actually seems boozier than the 2005 despite the way lower ABV. Good stuff.

Pours a hazy reddish brown color with a fizzy three finger pinkish eggshell head. On the nose its got some nice vinous fruit that mingles with some barrel mustiness, dark fruit, and a slight touch of boozy acetone. The palate is complex and inviting. with a balance between dark raisin fig fruit notes, subtle caramel roundness and some younger lively berry, cherry notes. Nice funk creeps midpalate and draws out the dry vinous finish.

Bottle to celebrate my 1st Wedding Anniversary. It pours murky deep red- brown with a quickly dissipating off-white head. The nose is sour red berry, jamminess, vinous, oak, earth, spice and a touch of vanilla. The taste is deliciously sour, tart red berry, strawberry, red grape, vinous, lemon sherbet, Granny Smith apple, subtle vinegar, earth, wood, lactic acid, alcohol warmth and light acidity dry, tart finish. Medium body and effervescent carbonation. Nice depth of flavour and well balanced. Impressive.

Really nice sour. Pours leather brown with a white head. Aroma is funky, balsamic, yet slightly sweet. Flavor is similar. Mostly lactic but also funky and earthy. Really nice combination. Great beer.

Split a 750ml bottle with some friends. Poured a really murky ruby-copper color with not much of a head to speak of. Aroma was some light oak notes, some sour bits. Flavor is some sour fruits, some wine character, earthy notes. Sour for the most part, alcohol is still pretty present here, even after 6 or so years, though it is really drinkable.

Bouteille. Nez fruité aux notes sûres et acides (cerises noires et sûres, raisins vineux, notes de prunes) boisé et vineux, léger de vanille et d’alcool doux. Plutôt ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture vineuse (un peu visqueuse). Goût assez fruité et boisé à la fois sucré, moyennement sûr et légèrement acide (cerises noires et sûres, raisins vineux, notes de prunes, qui dure longtemps en bouche) avec des notes de vanille lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté très légèrement terreux, rappelant le caramel doux, ainsi qu’un goût de sucre brun léger et des notes de chocolat et en finale, l’on retrouve un goût légèrement amer d’alcool doux aux notes vineuses ainsi qu’un léger goût de levures boisées aux petites notes acétiques et herbeuses. Arrière-goût long et un peu asséchant, moyennement amer d’alcool doux vineux et de levures fruitées aux notes sûres, boisées et sèches (moût de cerises et de raisins, notes de pelures de prunes).