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4845
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Brewed by Duyck
Style: Bière de Garde
Jenlain, France
Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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RATINGS: 26   MEAN: 3.11/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   SEASONAL: Spring   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
With this fine, malty ale, the Brewery Duyck continues the long tradition in Northern France of cooking up a special brew in the first months of the year to celebrate the longed-for end to winter’s cold and darkness. Bière de Mars, or "March Beer" - so named for the season in which the first bottles were usually ready to drink - was made from the best ingredients of the last growing season, and was heartier and more flavorful, meant to be laid down and drunk for many months. The chief aroma is of grain, in this case France’s famed barley and wheat malt, which is balanced on the palate by the refreshing and bitter fruitiness of great Alsatian hops. Intended to be served chilled.


3.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Cletus (6064) - Connecticut, USA - APR 1, 2008
Pours gold with a white head. Smells funky with some lemons, touches of hay, horse blankets, some touches of sugar and perfumy. Tastes of dry malt, some touches of sugar, some tea and earth, some bitterness, hints of grassiness on the finish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
DuffMan (4428) - the land of bitumen, beef & beer, Alberta, CANADA - MAY 16, 2008
Hazy deep golden with a largey finely bubbled white head leaving gentle lace. Surprisingly malty aroma, sweet, with dried grass and subtle perfume. Sweet cereal maltiness, hints of chamomille, reedy/stemmy bitterness. Certainly malt-heavy, very nice.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Homer321 (127) - Rockledge, Florida, USA - JUL 22, 2008
smell is sweet like a maibock, little adjunct or corn smell. continuous carbonation that leaves a bite on the lips. flavor is sweet almost like white grapes. overall nice.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
joekinty (263) - rockledge, Florida, USA - JUN 3, 2008
pours a clear straw color floral fruity malty aroma with nice head and lacing flavor is floral sweet with a nice clean crisp finish

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ryan82SM (839) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - OCT 21, 2010
Aroma of citrus, coriander, honey and leather. Appearance is transparent gold with white head. Flavor matches the nose, with lots of honey, white grape and light tart raspberry. Palate is bubbly and creamy. Very nice.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ughsmash (5830) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - SEP 6, 2010
750mL bottle. Poured slightly hazy medium golden with an easily-resuscitated, dense white head.. looked good in the glass. The aroma was soft dusty, dirty yeast, earthy notes, and a touch of lemon zest.. bready backing.. smelled quite refreshing. The flavor found more of the lightly sour bread and a pinch of honey at the core.. lemon zest, dusty yeast, and a little spruce around.. dry and a tad soapy on the finish. Medium-bodied at most with low carbonation on the palate (could’ve used more).. lightly tart and quite refreshing.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BMan1113VR (6519) - Los Angeles, California, USA - DEC 18, 2008
Bottle. Pours with a small, white head and a hazed yellow body with bubbles rising. Head recedes and leaves acceptable lace. Aroma of skunk, toast, butter, pear, caramel and green pepper. Taste is dry with a mild or neutral fruity yeast with a element of buttered bread and light alcohol. Easy to drink. Watery mouthfeel and light-ish carbonation

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
norsedoc (241) - USA - APR 11, 2010
Clear golden beer with a nice white fluffy head that unfortunately disappears quickly. Aroma of crisp hops and tropical fruit. Pilsener malt dominates. Clean finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
puzzl (3093) - New York, New York, USA - AUG 11, 2008
Shared from a bottle. Very sweet floral aroma loaded with a murky yeasty grassiness. Sweet flowers in the flavor with a clean, vegetal finish. A bit sharp in carbonation.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Travlr (5393) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - MAY 18, 2010
Draught at Churchkey. Bright yellow color, massive cottony head, massive lacing. Aroma of white pepper and white bread. Taste is both bitter and sour, light body. Average.


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