Duyck Jenlain Ambrée

Brewed by Duyck
Style: Bière de Garde
Jenlain, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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The color was a crisp light amber. The head was creamy and off-white. The aroma was alcohol, citris, light aged, and sweet. The flavor dry with some fruit. It had a little bit of a musky quality. The palate was smooth. The finish was warm.

Appearance: Pours a clear, pale amber body with a thin, finely bubbled off-white head. Smell: Light aroma of toasted grains with vaguely fruity notes and a bit of cinnamon in the nose. Taste: Toasted grains with a light sweetness. Fruitiness comes across as a white wine flavor. Again, there’s that very light cinnamon spice undertone. The finish is a bit watery, which allows some of that alcohol to creep in. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Mild carbonation. Somewhat watery. Drinkability: I could be blunt and caustic here, but hey, it’s Friday!

[can from Villard de Lans] Spicy malt aroma with obvious ethanol; green apple, pear, apricot, raisin, tobacco. Bright amber with a dense foam that doesn’t last too long, Lucious malt flavour with a little alcohol and loads of dried fruits, including dried apricot and raisin. Sort of walnutty notes come in at the end. Only a faint bitterness and no hops flavours of note. Full body, moderate carbonation, smooth and sweet finish with a little warming from the elevated alcohol.

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2011
Name: Jenlain Original French Ale (Bier de Garde)
Date: May 09, 2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Appearance: dark hazy brown, whispy head
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a bit of chocolate and floral hops
Flavor: nice sweet malt flavor, a good amount of chocolate, enough hops to keep it from being too sweet

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Score: ** /4

Name: Freedom Ale
Date: July 07, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: amber, scant head
Aroma: sweet carmel malt aroma
Flavor: sweet carmel malt flavor with a nice touch of spices, tasty

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+ /4

Name: Ambree
Date: September 06, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Appearance: clear amber, headless
Aroma: dry fruity aroma
Flavor: sweet fruity flavor, nice balancing spicyness, light bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Can from Intermarche, Nr Boulogne, France. Amber orange with a large white head. Looks good. Sweet malt aroma with a hint of fruit. Taste is sweet caramel malt with a bit of roasted nuttiness. Some bitterness. Slightly watery finish. Nevertheless this was unusual and enjoyable.

Bottled. Pours amber with a smallish head, some caramel and grassiness. OK but was expecting a bit more.

burnt amber with small off white head. very caramel floral aroma with some grass. smooth and sticky body. pretty sweet, caramel honey, with a creamy smoothness to the flavor, and some toasted biscuit. i think its a little simple, also havent had a lot of biere de gardes

Pours a medium bronze hue with a reddish tint, accompanied by a tall, frothy, egg shell coloured head that leaves behind decent lacing. Grassy, grainy and malty aroma is decently powerful. Some light caramel notes come up, along with hazelnuts and damp earth. The flavour is sweeter than expected by the aroma, but not cloying. There’s a mild acidity up front (grapes) and it all segues into a moderately sweet finish with light acidity and a light grassy bitterness. The malt sweetness begins to develop a butterscotch roundness after a while. Medium to full bodied with a creamy texture, an otherwise lovely mouthfeel is marred by sharp, rough carbonation. And a bit toasty as it warms. Something like these pre-toasted bits of toast they have here in France. Biscottes, I think. 50cl can, Duvel tulip, bbe 06/07/08.

Slightly sweet, fullbodied, malty and with a lingering aroma. Good companion to most meals as well as on its own.

Brun-gylden øl. Sød og gøret (belgisk) duft. Smag: Sød, humlet, parfumeret, brændt og krydret. Minder om en Tuborg classic, bare tungere.