Blaugies Bière Darbyste

Brewed by Brasserie de Blaugies
Style: Traditional Ale
Dour-Blaugies, Belgium

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard

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Shared at Kp’s cellar thanks to CaptainCougar

Aroma: Yeasty aroma. Some slight barnyard aroma. Slight sour aroma. Light fig aroma. Malt aroma. Low hop aroma.

Apperance: Light golden color. Slightly cloudy. Tight fine white head. Good head retention.

Flavor: Malty flavor. Yeasty, mild barnyard flavors similar to a Farmhouse Ale. Fig flavor undertone. Slight sour note with a hop bitter presence.

Palate: Medium body. Smooth mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation

Overall: An interesting derivation of a Farm House Ale with an addition of fig juice

bottle, clear pour
nose: spiced, cinnamon, fig pudding, dusty potpourri, christmas spice candle, ripe canteloupe, fake lilac, mild bubble gum.
mouth: yuck! too much hops clashing with the prune juice sweetness of the figs. round in the mouth, with a nasty, glycerol, slippery texture as well. there’s a disconnect between the moldy mustiness and the perfumey, soapy-sweet fig stuff going on. reminds me of one of the mikkeller single hops that i really disliked--nasty old shoe liner flavor, flat grape soda with the sugar taken out.
all that said, it doesn’t seem badly made, fairly clean and balanced. reminds me of some rhone whites i’ve hated. intellectually, i can appreciate why people might like this (even the awful texture). viscerally, i’m shuddering.

Very hoppy (Flemish hops, maybe) and fruity aroma. Pours a huge white head, persistent, but not very compact. Amber in colour. Mouthfeel is dry and a little sour, medium bodied, lightly bitter and flavour is hoppy and spicy. I didn’t notice any fig note. Delicious, indeed.

Good first impression: amber body and small particules, aroma of apple (fig ??). The flavour was not really impressive despite a medium duration with the final fruity bouquet. Not exceptional.

pours opaque, nice carbonation, good head. smells like a real lambic (though honestly i don’t smell much fruit, much less figs). i’m new to "real" lambics, and thought i disliked them, but this one is drinkable