 Beershine (950), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
May 4, 2008 Bottle. Labeled as Printemps Biere de Mars." Shared with Josh while watching the sun set over Chokoloskee Bay. Pours bright gold with a slight haze and leaves lace that looks like a sponge painting. Goat, gamey funk. Farmhouse. Some leather, some suede. Slight ginger, then rounds out with cereal. Sweet and sour, funky, quaffable, good gamey qualities.
Dickinsonbeer (2364), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Apr 29, 2008 750 ml botle labeled as Printemps and under it says "Biere De Mars:" in a different label than what is shown. Porus a deep gold color with a nice lasting medium white head- carbonation seems a bit on the mellow side. Aroma is toasty malts with lots of grassy hops, a bit of metallic hints, and a bit phenolic- seems like it is old somehow? Flavor is a bit stale as well- malts seem not as fresh as they could be- more cracker-like and off, with more grass, and light phenolics. Crisp and clean but a bit of metal in the end as it warms. I wasnt crazy about this one- A waste of $9 I think.
Boutip (1637), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Apr 22, 2008 Bottle: Poured a light clear copper color ale with a nice foamy head with minimal retention and no lacing. Aroma of grainy malt with some light dry hops. Taste is also dominated by some unrefined dry grain which is more or less pleasing with some notes of dry stale hops. Light body with average carbonation. I will have to say that this was quite bland and boring and not something I will try again anytime soon.
mgermani (494), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 20, 2008 Pours a perfectly clear golden yellow with a brief loose head and an unpleasant stale-hop and corny-malt aroma with a touch of honey. Tastes like a pilsener with just a hint of honey, but rapidly degrades in the finish. Apple juice, reminds me of the artificial sweeteners used in liquid medicine (not banana, but oddly fuirty). Body is undercarbonated and thin. I’m not entirely certain this is a Biere de Garde proper, as it tastes like a stale honey-lager. Thanks to Robinvboyer for the trade - hey, never tried Alsatian hops before, and French beers don’t come by these parts very often! Thanks!
blankboy (2340), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 18, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear, bubbly pale gold with an average size frothy white head. Aroma’s sweet, grainy and a little sugary along with some faint grassy hops. Flavour’s watery, sweet and grainy along with light grassy hops and some vegetal notes. Average bodied. It’s O.K. I guess but it’s too sweet and watery for me. I wouldn’t get it again.
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