L Atrébate Ambrée

Brewed by Brasserie Saint-Germain
Style: Bière de Garde
Aix-Noulette, France

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

Bottle@Home. Aroma of apple with a hint of butter. Light amber color, hazy, off-white head that diminishes quickly, no lace. Sweet, brown apple, light bitter, hint of caramel, hint of butter. Unbalanced and badly brewed.

75cl bottle from Carrefour, Calais. Deep brown colour with a touch of ruby and a beige thick lasting head. Yeast, toffee and hop aroma again, like the blond a bit of woodiness too. Lively in mouth with more of that distinctive woody flavour coming through. Hop is quite bitter on the end and there is some toffee that runs through the beer. Like the blond, the woody flavour is too strong an influence and it doesn’t give the toffee and hop enough chance to shine.

UPDATED: JUN 23, 2005 (Bottle 75 cl) Dark, clear amber in colour. A huge head with ditto carbonation. Malty, slightly sweetish with a rather pronounced hop-bite. Excellent aromas. Nice surprise. 241204

Bottled. Amber colour, small head. Sweet and big on toffee. Velvetty, yet lively, sparkling mouthfeel. Lightly fruity with some cellar notes.

Very dark beer with rich coffee and chocolate aroma. The flavour is generally sweet with a strong richness about it. Overall a pretty good beer.