Gavroche

Brewed by St. Sylvestre
Style: Bière de Garde
St. Sylvestre-Cappel, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle: Poured a brown color with a foamy mess of off white head, once it decreased it left a lacy residue. Aroma is candy and caramel with a slight metal. Taste is a metallic coppery with a bit of caramel malt in the finish.

Verre de dégustation, provenant d’une bouteille de 330 ml, dégusté au festival Bières et Saveurs 2008 (Chambly, QC). Arôme: Odeur de caramel avec une pointe de noix. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel avec une pointe de céréales. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de caramel en arrière goût. (Rating #1921)

Poured a large off-white head on a coppery red body. A little caramel in the aroma, some candi sugar as well as raisins. Metallic in the taste but not overly so, also some apple and some dusty notes. I enjoyed this beer but not too sure why.

Notevolissima bière de garde, secondo me decisamente superiore alla più decantata 3monts; comprata in bottiglia da 33cl al mio fruttivendolo di fiducia in Via della Maddalena. Ha un aroma che ricorda le bugie di carnevale, sapore liquoroso e intenso con complessità notevole di frutta secca (mandorle) e caramello, tuttavia anche un buon amaro gustoso. Una birra di discreto impegno che però non stufa mai; decisamente una bella sorpresa, fra le migliori francesi assaggiate.

Pours clear copper / brown with a large tan head. The aroma has dank mustiness, earth, caramel, hazelnut, toasted malt and cobwebs ~ very nice Bière de Garde traits. Medium / thick body with a touch of roughness and a bit of semi-sharp carbonation. The flavor starts with caramel that is dry, but somehow a bit rich as well. There are also the aroma notes above. The finish has a bit of spice and crispness with lots of yeasty funk. The is a nice Bière de Garde. This one seems quite divisive in the rating, but I think it very much worth giving a try if you are a fan of the style.

almost clear light auburn color, glaciery rocky head, quite lace inducing. Nose was a mess of tin and strange adjuncty spoilage...Flavors were metallic, dirty, and like old budweiser. Mouthfeel was significantly fizzy to the point of being absolutely distractive, but with this beer, that was probably a good thing. I kept burping...i guess past the metal, it tastes like...some more metal. This is not going anywhere. The carbination is like pop rocks, the flavors are like sucking on regular rocks...this is completely pointless.

UPDATED: SEP 26, 2008 Bottle opened with a huge gush, foam all over the place. After it calmed down, it poured a really nice copper red color with a huge white foamy head. Smell was a little bit of dark fruit, but a lot of weird metallic aroma. Flavor was horrid. Like sucking on a mouthful of dirty pennies. Was this bottle oxidized, or is that how it’s supposed to taste? I got two sips in and then had to call it a drain pour. Blech, blech, blech. It tastes like I just drank a glassful of cold goat’s blood. BLECH.

11.2 oz bottle-Cloudy amber color w/a moderate, foamy white head which lasted thru the brew. Light malt aroma. Had some roasted malt flavor w/some caramel & raisens, but this one was pretty weak. Thin, watery mouthfeel which leaves you wanting more. Short metalic finish, I doubt if I would drink this again.