Girardin Faro

Brewed by Brouwerij Girardin
Style: Lambic - Faro
Sint Ulriks-Kapelle, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

27-JAN-2012, bottle @home, from "Fish & Beer". Almost clear amber with beige head. Dusty fruity nose. Taste is very malty fruity with red and dark fruit. Some yeasty notes and a hing of brett. A little tart and ends sweet. Carbonation like a Coca Cola... A bit too simple but OK.

chocolate, cereal, grass, cheese, dough, leather, raisin, cooked vegetables, amber, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, average carbonation, thin feel, astringent,

2011 bottle opened 1/7/2012

A: Dark caramel colored body. Crystal clear with a pale khaki one-inch cap. A few stray steaks left on the sides of the glass. S: Caramel, apples, oak, and brown sugar. A nice general funky/musty character. T: Like the nose, the Girardin Faro is dominated by caramel, apples, oak and must. The one draw back is that you can tell that there is artificial sweetener here (Ace-K). M: Medium bodied. Gentle carbonation. Nice tartness. However, the presence of Ace-K creates a chemically residual sweetness that isn’t present in fresh faro. O: A tasty bottled offering of faro. I’d prefer Girardin cut the crap and remove the AceK though.

Clear light brown pour with a thin white head. Bready caramel and acetic dark fruits lead to a curious Flemish Red like profile, finishing with sweet funky nectar, lemon juice, and white grape. Medium body with low carbonation and a puckery sweet finish. Yummy!

Bouteille de 37,5cl. Bière ambrée avec une mousse beige qui m’a surpris d’être aussi durable. Une fine couche avait persisté jusqu’à la fin. Le nez est léger, boisé, une touche de cassonade est perceptible. Peu de levure sauvages sont accessibles. La bouche est peu complexe, facile, soyeuse. Il y a un léger suret en fin de bouche qui résiste.

375 ml corked anbd caged bottle shared by adneilsen (thanks AAron) poured a hazy orange amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of barnyard, carmel, citrus, tobacco and cedar. Palate was light bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, cinnbamon, apple and light barnyard with a smooth dry lingering spiced finish.

Bottle @ ratman’s house, courtesy of wavers1. Somewhat cloudy, slightly reddish orange appearance with a white head. Somewhat funky, barnyard, tart citrus fruity, dark sugar aroma. Tart, plum, apple, somewhat spicy, dark sugar, tangy citrusy, slightly tart flavor. Pretty cool brew.

Bottle shared by adnielsen. Pours hazy amber with a medium, fizzy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is fruity, biscuit malt, lactic, apples, and horse blanket. Flavor is malt, horse blanket, plums, light sourness, and a dry finish. Light body, low warmth with medium carbonation.