3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
I’ve been drinking Jenlain for years, buying it direct from the brewery in the late 70s. As output from the brewery has grown over the years and Jenlain has become more popular, the beer has lost nothing of its distinctive taste. Goes down a treat, especially with some smoked ham or Cantal cheese !
3.1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clearn unfiltered red pour. Thick lasting head. Herby scent, a bit grassy, almost salad like? Very boozy taste. They definately don’t try to hide the booze in this one. Love the logo. One of the best French beers I have had.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 ml bottle. Pours a clear orange gold with a large, off-white head and lots of tiny carbonation bubbles which settled down after several minutes. Light, pleasant aroma of malt and a touch of yeast. Flavor is also a bit on the light side with malt and yeast both present in the flavor. There is a very light flavor of saltine crackers at the finish along with a light alcohol burn.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Can. A nice malty taste and hoppy flavour. Real dark brown in colour very good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50 cL can. Pours with off-white head and orange colour. Aroma is malty and straw/hops. Creamy mouthfeel. Good soft/sweet caramel malty taste which goes into a soft bitterness. Ends slight sweet malty.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Quite the nice and refreshing bier de garde. A little malty for the stly but it works.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle sampled on 9/20/06: Pours a clear copper orange with a thin wispy white head. Aroma of sweet caramely malt and some earthy character. Body starts sweet and malty with decent balance and a smooth slightly toasty finish. A decent Biere de Garde.
Earlier Rating: 2/12/2003 Total Score: 3
Clear copper color and a full blooming head. Soft malty aroma with slight hoppy notes. Flavor is thick, but soon thins out into an astringently bitter and sour mixture that leaves a tart sticky residue on my tounge. Only the second Bière de Garde I've tried, but nowhere near comparable to the first.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUN 22, 2007 very floral, some nice malt in the background. bitterness is very welcome in the finish, i really enjoyed this.
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