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Jenlain Bière de Printemps

Jenlain Bière de Printemps - Bière de Garde

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A Bière de Garde brewed by
Brasserie Duyck

Jenlain, France

bottled
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1223.13/5.03.11/5.0Spring5.4%46.6Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
In 1991, the brewery decided to revive an old custom harking back to the 14th century when there were no means of refrigeration. Beer was then traditionally brewed in early December and stored over the winter under naturally cool conditions. The first barrels were only opened in March, as the days started to become warmer. It has a fresh, springlike bouquet with dominant tones of malt and grains. It is made using a top fermentation yeast, malted barley and newly harvested Alsation hops. With 5.4% alcohol by volume, it is a pure malt beer that is highly refreshing. It has a fine white head and clear golden colour, a dominant hoppy taste with a hint of fruitiness. Best served between 5 and 6°C.
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 ericandersnavy (707), denton, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/511/20
Jun 19, 2009  
bottle thanks to mar. poured yellow with a white head. aroma of skunk and honey. flavor was grains. light body and high carbonation.


 Rciesla (2800), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/511/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a golden body with a white head. Dried fruit grain and a floral hoppiness. Earth y tones and a bread y yeast y body. Decent.


 Swalden28 (1257), McKinney, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 18, 2009  
Bottle thanks to Mar. Pours a hazy light gold with white fizzy head. Aroma of some malt and light hops. Flavor is malty, some fruit, hops, corn and grain. Mouth fel is light body with high carbonation. Overall, has some good points and bad points, just reminds me of a basic euro lager.....


 michael-pollack (2192), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 26, 2009  
750ml Bottle: Aroma of grass, herbs, vegetables, slight skunk, and a hint of hops. Pours yellow/gold in color with a large, foamy, white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Very sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of grass, pale malts, water, and hops. Light to medium body. Thin texture. Average carbonation. Grassy, pale malt finish. Really boring.


 radiomgb (1906), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Mar 27, 2009  
Clear golden in colour with a large lasting white head, good lacing. The aroma is grassy, herbal, sweet and a bit alcoholic which surprised me. The flavour had lots of perfume in it along with some grassy hops and some sweetness. Sweet mouthfeel, thin body, medium carbonation. Finishes sweet, lingering with some alcohol twang.

Not all that great. It was very sweet and I was surprised by the amount of noticeable alcohol for a 5.5% beer.

330ml boittle from the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.
Opened on October 17, 2008.
Best before December 14, 2008.


 Indra (1960), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Mar 20, 2009  
750ml bottle, likely about a year old. Aroma is very lightly fruity and sweet, fairly slight overall, but featuring some honey, pear and vanilla. Lightly hazy golden yellow color, head is fine, uneven and lasting. Flavor is sweet and gently tart, sugary and very lightly fruity, some very faint spicy hop but no discernible bitterness. Low-moderate effervescence with an oddly thick mouthfeel, body is medium. This did not interest me for long.


 KAggie97 (2232), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Bottle. Pours with a cheddar orange that is thick in color but thin in body. Aroma is zesty lemon/lime sugar peel with sweet hay and Sprite. Flavor is uninspired flat, buttery lemon/lime with a lemon tea finish. Average mouthfeel. Flat and dull.


 unclemike (760), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Feb 7, 2009  
Lightly spicy, grassy, herbal, minty aroma with mild barnyard character apparent. Hazy blonde body is topped by a low but lasting, fine bubbled white head that recedes eventually to cover with some patchy lacing. Grassy herbal hops over fresh clean malt profile with a little bit of funk and spice in the aftertaste. Very dry medium body with moderate carbonation



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