BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien Grand Cru 2009 (San Giovese Barrel)

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

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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(37.5cl brewed 09 bottled March 2010 thanks to bu11zeye) clearish orange/brown with a few surface bubbles. Nose of tart cranberry, alcohol, tangerine, wet barrel, light funk and mossy. Taste of bread, wheat, doughy, tart dried cranberry, smooth and easy to drink, still and without carbonation for the most part.

Bottled, thanks Bov! Hazy brownish amber, coarse head. Wonderful aroma of cobwebs, vinegar, lemon and red wine. Near full bodied with soft yet firm mouthfeel. Mildly acetic with white pepper and Burgundy wine. Warming and intense. Love it - if I am to drink big beers, this is the kind of big beers I’m to drink!!

375 ml bottle courtesy of omhper. Shared at epic tasting on February 11. Pours hazy reddish brown with a small off-white head that leaves almost no trace while dissipating. Smell is sweet and sour with caramel, brown sugar, lemon juice, dates, prunes, burnt sugar, wood and hay. Taste is sour and sweet with caramel, burnt sugar, plums, citrus, unripe grapes, dates, figs and hints of metal and farmyard. Mouthfeel is slightly thin and vinous. Finish is tart and slightly metallic with grape zest.

Bottled 37.5 cl at the epic sour beer tasting at _angst_ place, on February 11, 2012
Brought by omhper, thanks!
Cloudy copper to brown color, very small head. Alcohol, vinous scent. Red wine, vinous, grainy, husky, alcohol taste. Warming alcohol. Thin mouthfeel, vinous red wine bite. Dry bitterness.
Reminds me too much of a ry red wine to be good for my taste :(

Courtesy of omhper. Pours hazy brown with a nice beige head. Aroma is sweet, fruity, sour, caramel anf earthy. Flavor is sweet, sour, aceton, glue, fruity, maltu and bitter. Finishes bitter sour and gluey.

(bottle) Pours dark orange to brown with a small head. The aroma is vinous, woodsy, citric, fruity, light nutty, chemical-like and dry sugary. A touch of hops and coconut. The flavour is light sweet to dry, medium bitter and medium acidic. Notes of citrus, wood, wine, bready malt and subtle hops. The mouthfeel is tart with a ligt carbonation. Citric and chemical finish. Medium bodied.

Bottle at "Alex surölsprovning 2012". Murky light brown, small head. Woody aroma, vinous, red wine, fruity, nutty, oaky. Vinous flavor, fruity, figs, raisins, woody, hop notes. Fruity finish, vinous, sweetish notes.

Thanks Carl! Murky brown with no head. Coconut, toffee, wood, vanilla, tapioca pudding, and sour booze finish off with dark fruit. Thick palate for the style with low carbonation.

Light orangey caramel pour. Nose holds slight vegetal notes, apple brandy, caramel, grape jelly, and woody funk. The flavor brings more boozy heat to the profile, along with some interesting coconut and pineapple to mesh with the aforementioned dark fruit and sweet tartness. Interesting, but not as balanced or nuanced as many of BFM’s offerings.

Bottle shared by craftycarl21. Pours clear tawny with a small, bubbly off-white head, short retention with no lacing. Aroma is caramel and toast malt, vinous, oak, spicy alcohol, dates, and earthy hops. Flavor is alcohol, oak, vinous, lactic sourness, dates, spices, and a dry finish. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation.

375mL thanks to craftycarl21. Hazier, flat, reddish strawberry color. I think we know where this is going. Sugary red fruit nose with some Belgian Christmas ale red licorice and fruit cake. Taste is metallic and watery. Thin feeling. Very red fruit centric and muted wine character. The weakest of the BFM sours at our tasting.