Castelain St. Amand French Country Ale

Brewed by Castelain
Style: Bière de Garde
Benifontaine, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Cherry and butterscotch aromas. Cotton candy malty with slight wood and very light body. Finishes with roasted cashews, ocean wind and very mild sourness.

750, corked and baled. Pours a crystal clear rubied medium amber with a loose tan head. Mild grassy floral nose, understated. Creamy medium body, on the light side. Very lively carb. Toasty caramel, grass, and flowers on the mid palate. Not much happening here, good or bad. Tasty and drinkable and forgettable, but refreshing and pleasant.

750ml bottle poured into a snifter. Pours a hazy dark amber with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of dark fermented fruit, plums, fruit loops and sugar. Taste is light bitter and light sweet. Plums, dark fruit and some caramel. Medium-full bodied with a thin yet creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. I wouldn’t drink it again but I’ll enjoy this one.

Really wasn’t huge on this one. Aroma is light, fruity, raspberry, malty, vinegar and very light acetic. Color is rich amber, kinda nice, but the flavor is a little off for me. A good malt character, sweetness, very light berry flavors, light acetic. Overall, it definitely wasn’t for me.

750ml bottle pour. Appearance is light copper and hazy. Thin milky head with great lacing. Aroma of flowery hops, malt, toffee, and a little bit of brown sugar. Medium body with some carbonation and a very smooth finish. Flavor is malty with fruit notes and a hint of sherry. Slight alcohol taste at the end, but a very refreshing beer to drink.

Bottle. Pouts mostly clear amber with an average, frothy off-white head, medium retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is heavy caramel and biscuit malt, fruity esters, faint hops, sherry and cellar notes. Flavor is heavy malt, light oxidation, sherry and fruity esters with a dry finish. Medium body, warmth, and carbonation.

Massive caramel and vinegar on the nose. Clear orange with gold on the edges. Drinkable.

Appearance: clear brassy amber with a soft white head slowly shrinking to a thick cap. Aroma: fruit loops, a little hot sauce, and some saison funk. Taste: malty and sweet, with notes of cracker, some spice, and a hint of plum. Finish: crisp, clean, and a bit toasty/malty. Notes: A very nice beer. Drinkable, lively palate. Smelled like it would taste over the top with fruit, but the pleasant malty taste was a nice surprise. Solid.

Pours gold with a lasting white head. Smells of dry malt, some underlying funk, some floral notes, touches of spice on the finish. Tastes of dry malt, slightly fruity, some dry malty hints on the finish.

750ml. bottle purchased at Whole Foods, Tempe, AZ. Pours an amber-coppery color. Moderate head is white. Well carbonated, big pop when uncorked. Aroma is earthy, grassy, apples, malt and restrained floral hops. Taste is malty, honey, caramel, fruit sweetness with subdued background hops. Finish is malty, with some tartness and slight bitter aftertaste. This is a nice refreshing summer ale.

Translucent amber with a thin white head; medium body with medium-high carbonation.

Aroma: toffee malt and a bit of subtle farmhouse funkiness.

Taste: toffee malt, some farmhouse funkiness, faint fruity esters, a leafy citrusy hop bitterness.