Bière des Sans Culottes

Brewed by La Choulette
Style: Bière de Garde
Hordain, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

My French is a little rusty, but it is my understanding that this beer is to be enjoyed without pants. Well, who am I to argue? This tasting (and subsequent rating) will be conducted without pants. Enjoy! Yellow, big fluffy white head. Smells grainy and a little bit skunky - kinda like a Heineken, actually. Tastes a bit like a regular pale lager at first, but it reveals itself as it warms - grainy, grassy, and some nice tart notes as it progresses. Subtle and smooth, with a lot of depth of flavor. The Bride said it was like drinking a glass of French Bread.

Pours hazy dark yellow color with white head. Grainy, musty aroma with some grassy hops. Similar flavors. Medoim body with lively carbonation.

Bottle. Moderate malt note of grain, light dried grass for the hops, light to moderate musty barnyard and earth for the yeast, with hints of pear, white wine, wood and some alcohol after it warms. Head is huge, frothy turning rocky, white with excellent thick and crusty lacing and is fully lasting. Color is sparklin clear light yellow/amber. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic, then finishes faintly sweet and lightly acidic. Palate is light to medium, watery with a lively carbonation and a slight metallic finish. Though it’s complex, there are mostly light characteristics in this Biere de Garde, but it’s both refreshing and an easy drinker.

Sample from a bottle at Bières et saveurs de Chambly. Appearance: Clear blond with a white ring. Aroma: Very surprising as I was expected a dry à la St-Sylvestre. Instead, I’m getting honey, caramel, even molasses. Also white flowers and pinneaples. Taste is packed with honeyed cereal, light tartness from citrus notes but mostly on the sweet side. Palate: Liquorous and meidum bodied, nicely fits the flavor profile. Overall: Very good when I finally found out what it was about.

Not too funky in the aroma, this is pretty easy-drinking for the style. Some weird malty flavors, but smooth and pretty tasty.

Bottle - 750ml. Hazy golden body with a thin white foamy head. Decent malty/hoppy aroma with grassy and apple hints. Alcohol is well hidden. Its fresh hoppy/herbal taste carries malty notes. Ends with a fair bitter/herbal finish.

Bottle shared by ryan. Heavily oxidized, about a year past its best by date. Still not bad though. Pours a clear slightly hazy orange yellow with a thin white head. Dusty malt aroma, slightly nutty. Moderately sweet and peppery. Malty and a bit funky. Bitter finish.

Bottle shared by ryan. Heavily oxidized, about a year past its best by date. Still not bad though. Pours a clear slightly hazy orange yellow with a thin white head. Dusty malt aroma, slightly nutty. Moderately sweet and peppery. Malty and a bit funky. Bitter finish.