Goose Island Pere Jacques Dans Les Bois

Formerly brewed at Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap at FoBAB 2007. Pours orange brown with a white ring of a head. Sour aroma against caramel with a light but present brett funkiness coming out. Sour fruit flavors is a bit tangy. Caramels with a light pepper spice and a drying finish. Balanced nicely. Really enjoyable.

I really like Ughmesh’s description on this one. It starts off sweet,/sour, spicy. Finishes with a big bourbon, fruit, flavor. It finished hoppy, but dry and smooth.

On tap at FoBAB ’07. Dirty light brown color slight beige head. Sour fruity aroma. Oaky flavor, big fruit, earthy, caramel. Thin to medium body, a little watery. Great flavor and aroma, a little thin.

On tap at FoBAB 5. Poured near clear coppery amber with a light cap of white head. The aroma had a nice sweet/sour contrast (perhaps a little Candi Sugar playing around with Brett).. caramel and toffee not far behind, and an enjoyable level of funk was presented. The flavor had lots of peppery spices with a great Belgian yeast strain and some toffee-like sweetness.. warm and complex.. Brett hit with a cool sour & funky appeal.. the sweet bourbon sugars lingered for the first ¾ of the drink, and just rocked on the sweet, warm, and spicy finish. Medium-bodied and smooth across the middle of the palate with nice tangy yeast and peppery notes.. just felt fantastic throughout the entire drink. Great beer!

FoBAB 2007: Coppery with a minimal head and some oily character. The aroma has notes of sugar, pear, fig, orange peel, biscuity and bready malts, phenolic and there is a light hint of funk. The taste has a nice twang up front supported by a cheesy brett note. The base is a sweet syrupy malt and rich fruity combination, interesting complexity that I would like to see even more funked out. Not too shabby, thanks for the recommendation from the ratebeer wild beer table.

on tap at FoBAB V: pours murky auburn with small white head. nose is musty, funky, caramel, and dark fruits. flavor is caramelly with dark fruits and a funky finish. wow the brett makes Pere Jacques interesting!