3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750ml bottle from A branch of Champion, La Tremblade, France. Reddish-amber with a decent off-white head. Aroma of red fruit, caramel and earthy hops. Flavour was sweetish with some warming alcohol in the finish. Good.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On the tap in Pothuiske, in Mestreech. Nice clear dark amber color, firm head and proper lacing. Nose is alcoholic and fruity. Flavor has malt and caramels. Palate is OK, aftertaste could be smoother.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep amber color, tiny bubbles and foamy head. Soft sweet floral smell, some skunky notes. Moderate bitterness . At first the I found the beer to be to sweet but as we drank the bottle and I became more familiar with it I liked it more and more.
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Sampled from a 750 ml green bottle this beer poured a vivid caramel amber color with a huge orange-white head that lingered. The aroma was lightly skunky, malty and lightly sweet. The flavor was bitter, tangy, odd and skunky. There was something weird in here that I could not identify over the skunk. Not good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33cl bottle. Bright amber color with minimal head. Sweet malt, honey, and bit of caramel on the nose. Minimal spice. More malt, slight toffee on the taste. Overall, a bit sweet and a little one-note with the malt.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Large bottle, Casino supermarche, Cannes. Reddy amber colour with a dissipating small white head. Aroma is sweetish with some spice, malt and fruit evident. Flavour is similar with a vaguely nutty malt finish. Steady enough brew although was getting a little weary of it as I ploughed through the king size bottle.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
75cl bottle. Pours dark amber with a creamy white head. Aroma & taste is of malts, caramel, spices & some citric/earthy notes. Medium filling palate. Overall quite sweet. . . and far from superior Biere de garde - quite drinkable though!
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml bottle. The amber color suits the name. Lasting white head. Sharp aroma of hops, some earthy and citric notes and a definite sense of raw banana peel. Initially hoppy flavor that rounds off to caramel. Not my favorite biere de garde, but not hopeless either.
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