Castelain Two Brothers Diversey & Lill(e)

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Brewed by Castelain
Style: Bière de Garde
Benifontaine, France

Serve in Stem glass, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Regional Distribution

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RATINGS: 35 MEAN: 3.26/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.19 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 189 ABV: 6.3%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Announcing the first ever collaboration beer from a French Craft brewery, Brassserie Castelain of Benifontaine France and Two Brothers of Warrenville, Illinois. The name Diversey & Lille is a riff on Chicago’s first brewery, Diversey & Lill (a Franco-American collaboration that dates back to 1833) and Lille (the capital of the North of France and a city near the Castelain brewery).

The nose of this dry hopped Biere de Garde sparkles with notes of citrus grass and apricot. Flavors of ripe fruit spices and toasted almond round out this slightly sweet, full beer. We are very excited to introduce it to the nation at large and most especially to Chicagoans. For the first time since 1871, Chicago has a beer called Diversey & Lill(e).

The beer was brewed in Benifontaine and is a collaboration between Nicholas Castelain and Jason Ebel.

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2.4

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20

jredmond (3999) - Manhattan, New York, USA - AUG 16, 2012

Bottle with vin. Pours a clear red amber body with thin white pacing. Aroma is light fruit and rust. Mouthfeel is thin with notes of booze, light fruit, yeast, and rust.

3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20

HighWine (836) - Whalesbro, Illinois, USA - AUG 10, 2012

Bottle to tulip. Gorgeous amber color with a garnet hue. One finger cream colored head lasts a while and then reduces to a sticky lace on the glass. Big sweet aroma with white grape juice, sweet tea, and shortbread. The taste has some golden brown sugar sweetness and biscuit malt, but the hop bitterness is pronounced and keeps the brew from being cloying. Its a blend of English bitter hops and aromatic american varieties. I was suspect about letting this beer sit around but as the name implies, it is suitable for aging. I believe that in time the flavors will meld together into a very special elixir. I may have to pick up another to rest for 18 months or so.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20

msante79 (2124) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - AUG 10, 2012

750ml bottle from Binny’s Niles. Pours a clear golden amber with off-white head. Aromas of fruit, bready malts, caramel, and spices. Flavors of bread, fruit, spices, caramel, and some grassy hops. Finishes sweet with light alcohol presence. Body and and carbonation are on point. Nice beer.

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

efdejesus (88) - Naperville, Illinois, USA - AUG 3, 2012

22 oz poured into a snifter. Pours a clear amber color with an off white head. Aromas of grass most notable. Mouth feel medium. Lots of nutty sweetness. Alcohol barely detectable. Very drinkable.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20

jstraw (1641) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 31, 2012

Draft at Jerry’s. Darker copper with good, foamy, beige head / Muted, sweet nose of burnt sugar, honey, raisins, and cooked fruit / Medium body, very sweet and lightly syrupy, with modest but decent hopping, and good, lightly bitter finish / Flavors of spun sugar, honey, and toffee, with cooked apricot and orange notes / A little overly sweet but enjoyable, although probably moreso in autumn.

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