Church Brew St. James Biere De Garde

Formerly brewed at Church Brew Works
Style: Belgian Ale
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

send corrections   |   shelftag   |   edit barcodes   |   add pic

Clear copper color with no head. Aroma of flowers, spice, caramel. Lots of dark fruit, caramel and spice in the taste. Slight hops at the end. Very sweet.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark caramel-amber color with a medium sized beige head that lingered. The aroma was very faint with notes of fruit and malt. The flavor was tangy and sugary with notes of honey, candied pear, tart apricot, caramel, peach jam, pepper and noticable alcohol. The finish was long, tangy, tart, sugary and had lingering pear. The alcohol continues to show through. Boozy but very interesting.

A- Medium Brown body with ruby, rose, and plum highlights. The color of this brew is simply beautiful. Pours with a thin 1/2 finger white head that eventually fades completely. Little to no lacing is left behind in the glass. S- Light nose. Earthy cellar-like esters and spicy belgian yeast dominate with dark fruits and caramel malt in the background. T- Spicy Belgian yeast and dark fruits like plum and grape upfront. Caramel malt and mild hops can be noted in the background. Finish is a balance of spicy ale yeast and caramel malt. A slight alcohol burn kicks in at the very end. Spicy yeast and caramel malt with a hint of earthy esters linger. P- Medium carbonation and yeasty body. Goes down fairly easy. O- The alcohol is quite noticeable in this brew but that is characteristic of the style. Its a tasty brew with a decent mouthfeel and it was good enough for me to bring a growler home with me. I hope this is something that CBW decides to put on rotating release. Great experience for my first brew of this style. Serving type: growler Reviewed on: 08-12-2007 01:33:28

Date: 08/17/2007
Mode: Hand Bottled
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

clear dark amber, wispy head, sweet fruity bubblegum aroma with a touch of spicyness, rich fruity flavor balanced by lots of spicy bitterness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tasted this with zebracakes. Darker than expected, I guess this is my first biere de garde. Not sure if this really is one and I see on this page it is not. Malty alky and tasty. Unrefined dubbel flavors and personality. Alky bite and barely any carbonation. Metallic and a little offensive at times. Better than Lagunitas 10 but not as good as Rare Voss.

Sweet malt aroma , light hop aroma. Amber color, clear. light off-white head. Malty sweet caramel flavor and light floral hop flavor. Medium thin body, slight alcohol warming. Slight hop bitterness lingers into the finish. A great Amber Biere de Garde.

Pours an amber brown color with a little off white head. Aroma is malty with lots of bubble gum. Flavor is malty with a light bubble gum finish.

Hand-bottle shared by TheBeerCellar: Pours a mostly still copper amber. Fresh, authentic, sweet caramel malt and peppery hop aroma. Body starts fairly full with a good toasty caramel malty sweetness and nice earthy spice complexity. A tasty and true to style Biere de Garde.

On tap at the Church. Color is hazy cider with off white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, and slightly metallic. Flavor is the same and slightly meaty.

Draft, Church Brew Works. Pours a hazy, brownish-amber color; no head left. Plenty of cola and toasted malts in the aroma; slightly metallic. Medium mouthfeel: plenty of cola and chewy malts, with average carbonation and a doughy / bready presence throughout; very drinkable. Medium, cola and lightly toasted finish.