BFM Cuvée du 5ème

Formerly brewed at BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: Dry Stout
Saignelégier, Switzerland

Serve in English pint

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very dark in colour, the head is giant and creamy with a beautiful lacing, the aroma shows roasted coffee, prune and some flowery notes, it is smooth with a very strong bitterness, the finish is very long, dry and very bitter with reminiscence of coffee - a wonderful beer; not for the average Swiss ...

Bottle thanks to mesandsim had at home with them. Alround rating: Awsome stuff, no longer anything like a dry stout, Oxidised, sherry, very reminisant of just being in the Kulminator.

Pours dark brow with a tan head. Smells of cherroes, woody, lactic. Tastes sherry and on the acidic side with some earthy undertones on the finish. This morphed into something nice.

Brown color; big creamy head, brownish. Very nice aroma, sour, woody; reminds the forests and the cellars, the crust of a hard cheese… Medium body strength, astringent in the front; a good mix of caramel and malt, sourness and bitterness, light liquorice and very light roasted malts. Really an original and interesting beer, from Switzerland. Thanks Philippe (Bov)!

(Bottle 33 cl) Semi-aged sample - bottled in July 2003. Pours a clear, warm mahogany with a reddish hue and a neat, beige head. Actually a surprisingly light body. Very vinous accents - balsamico - reminding me mostly of a Flemish Sour, albeit some lightly burned notes of malt appear in the finish. According to the label it’s meant for cellaring, but I doubt if the acidity is intentional. But generally I find it very lovely. Thanks to Bov for this. 100306

Bottled. Dark brown, tan head. A little phenolic along with quite some roasted malt. Chocolate notes, and a little vineous. A bit stale bitterness in the finish.

Bottled from an awesome trader. Opens with quite a hiss, a lot of carbonation is left. This tastes way older than 6 years; alas, it is not. Aroma is loaded with soy sauce, beef with broccoli, but, unlike some infected American beers I’ve had, the "chinese food" type notes actually work for this one. Kind of salty. I dig it. The flavor is a bit subdued in the middle, but leads with a strong oxidized funk and ends with an actual roasty, dry stouty note than provides a sigh of relief after the intensely oxidized body. I quite like this, though others don’t.

A Mes rate. Bottle thanks very kindly to Alex for this rarity. Dark chestnut brown with a very good tan head. This has aged really well without a doubt. Full of sherry and madeira, plenty caramel, fruity and a little tarty. Slight minty note is the only unpleasant sign of age but it’s faint enough not to spoil it. Luscious mouthfeel. Clean finish. Good stuff. Thanks a lot Alex.

Bottled: Dark brown coloured. Brownish medium head. Roastyness, chocolate and some coffee in the nose. Liquorice, chocolate and some fruitnotes in the flavour. Ends up pretty bitter. Nice one.

Huge, greige head leaving fine lace; completely opaque black-brown beer. Roasted malts, dark aromatic malts, bitter chocolate, hazelnuts - but nothing very outspoken, subdued. Nice sourish-vegetable taste (rhubarb?), mint, liquorice ("jap"), woody, bitter chocolate - and very good balance! Medium bodied, "false" texture by the dark malts, long bitter sourish aftertaste. That’s a good one. Nice balance - maybe just a touch too persistent sour, but a very good try. Thanks Alex!