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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caramel body, off white head. average retention. the nose certainly fits the bill for flemish red: apple cider vinegar acetobacter, solvent / metallic phenols, subtle oak. very light traces of alcohol in the nose, less early and more late. a lot of caramel syrup and strong brown sugar as well. hearty and sweet / salty mixed up front with the brine-like saltiness becoming amplified in the finish. solvent / taste of pennies is noticed mid-palate and increases with temperature. slightly warming finish when chilled, more boozy as it warms. the carbonation and acid are quenching and the mouthfeel is perhaps the highlight of this beer. it actually seems well-crafted and directed at a palate experienced with wine. overall it’s suprisingly enjoyable, even if this vintage is a touch too phenolic, giving it a dishsoap smell and flavor as it approaches room temp.

Bottle at WWBA ’12 Brooklyn. Really nice sour. Notes of sour cherry, old cheese, and funk in the nose. Prominent funkiness in the flavor with slight sourness.

Bottle - Ruby pour with zero head and little to no bubbles. Lots of complexity on the nose including an acidic vegetal tomato character. Flavor is soft sweetness against a sour note. Approaching Flanders in acidity but not there completely. Very delicious and interesting.

750ml bottle pours a hazy, translucent ruby amber with some creamy, beige head. Nice, funky nose, cheese, hay, grass, cherries, red grapes, windex. Flavor is sweet, tart, sour, dandelion greens, lemons. Medium bodied, sweet finish. Great nose. Flavor needed more funk.

Bottle pour from Erzbierschof. Pours a very cloudy light brown. Smells mellowed, tart fruits, sour Brett, metallic overtones. Tastes medium sweetness, metallic oxidation, mellowed sourness with some soft apricot and other such fruits. Tingles the tongue. Very good, but might be fraying at the edges with age.

Bottle shared with the fam on xmas. Pours murky light brown with light tan head. Aromas of sourness, fruit, toffee. Flavors of dark fruits, little booze, and fair amount of acidity and tartness. Can’t believe how well this has held up. Really solid.

Pretty crazy beer. Not super sour, but lots going on. I got toffee, grass, a hint of some, lots of horse and blanket and lots of other nooks and crannies to explore. A little bit goes a long way with a beer like this, as palate fatigue soon sets in.

Pours a clear and yellow beer with no head. The aroma is fruit, acidity, fruit and pear. The flavor is pear. The palate is sweetness and no carbonation. Overall a very sweet but good beer.

Bottle with Dallas and Pat, courtesy of Dallas. Pours a hazy, brown body with brown head/lacing. Aroma is fruity and funky. Mouthfeel is tart, spicy, slight funk, lots of sour berry fruits. Solid sour.

Bottle with pat and James. Pours a brown haze with brown head. Nice funky aroma. Taste isn’t quite as funky/sour as I expected but it grows on you. Berry flavors shine through with some doughiness. Sticky finish.

Thanks to dedollewaitor. Blind tasted. Pours cloudy copper with a beige head. Flavour is perfume, vinegar and grape. Flavour is acidic, perfume, leather, grapefruit and light dust.