BFM Cuvée du 7ème

Formerly brewed at BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Saignelégier, Switzerland

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Bottle from Vendome Cahuenga & Riverside. Tart nose. Color is great creamy brown with tan head. Flavor is tart yeast, brown malt, nice funk. Very mild hops at most. Distinctly Belgian.

Bottle sample from Guerde (thanks!) Hazy orange pour, with TONS of carbonation that took a while to settle. Flavor was not what I was expecting, although the hops were definitely there, they were very mellow rather than in your face like I’m used to. Effervescent mouthfeel continued through the sample and I could notice occasional earthy spice as it warmed a little. Good, but not worth going out of your way to get.

11.2oz bottle. hazy orange-brown pour with a fluffy off-white head that sticks around a while. spices and yeast in the aroma. the taste holds on to the yeast - but not quite as strong. mixes well with sweet malts, dark fruits, coriander and a slightl sour note. finishes up with an even grassy hop bitterness. not sure what to make of this one. an interesting sipper I guess.

750 shared at tasting. Poured cloudy orange with a small beige head. Aroma of citrus fruits, sweet yeast, and light malt. Taste had plenty of orange flavors, light hop bitterness, mild yeast, and plenty of sweetness. Mouth was fairly carbonated and medium bodied. Finish was a little bitter. Overall, an interesting "IPA".

11.2oz swing-top bottle, served in a shaker. This poured a hazy burnt orange hue with a thin, short-lived beige head. A small amount of lace was left around the glass. The aroma contained strong grapefruit, oranges, sour lemon, and also some heavy, sugary caramel. The flavor was bitter and somewhat sour. Bitter oranges along with sour lemon candy. Some caramel lurking underneth the sourness. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied and had a light to moderate amount of fairly aggressive carbonation. The flavors on display here didn’t really mesh well.

Bottle. Rating #3500. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Hasa fruity malty hoppy yeasty aroma. Dry bitter hoppy yeasty flavor with hints of grapefruit. Has a dry malty bitter hoppy finish with a long bitter aftertaste.

bottle. an ugly cloudy gold under a small white head. lots of sediment in this one. bitter tart citrus, grapefruit, hop flavors. kind of weird. very bitter and thin.

Bottle from Holiday. Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Orange spice and hops aroma with a strong orange juice taste with a floral perfume taste to the finish. Decent.