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Brewed by Brasserie Theillier
Style: Bière de Garde
Bavay, France
Serve in Snifter, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 308   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.77   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
In the little town of Bavay, only a few miles from the border with Belgium, the Theillier family has crafted its fine bière de garde for generations. The charming brewery is built into the Theillier family home, which was constructed in the 1600’s on sturdy Roman foundations. La Bavaisienne is artfully brewed, in very small batches, using a resourceful combination of ancient and modern equipment.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sebletitje (4413) - Enghien, BELGIUM - JUN 26, 2011
Draft @ Moeder Lambic. Ambrée, col épais beige. Arôme procure au départ une note de grains de moutarde suivi ensuite par des agrumes; citron ainsi que un profile houblonné et côté ferme basse court. En bouche, une bonne surprise, profile malté pale et cara avec un léger aspect grillé, le tout accompagné d’une note houblonnée qui rajoute une touche de citron avec ce petit côté levure belge. Seul point négatif, sur la fin la bière gagne ce côté un peu lager qui gâche un peu le plaisir du début. Original car cette bière change en fonction de sa température et laisse entrevoir un profile différent selon l’étape de dégustation.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Travlr (5402) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - MAY 31, 2011
Bottle at Churchkey. Cloudy brown, massive tan head, solid lacing. Aroma of malt-o-meal. Taste is very malty, pure cereal with oatmeal and brown soda bread. Nice.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
77ships (991) - Antwerpen, BELGIUM - MAY 23, 2011
UPDATED: JUN 23, 2011 draft@Chez Moeder Lambic: clear, amber/yellow with fluffy head that quickly starts leaving, smells floral, grass & hops, tastes is bitter, floral, grass with herbs, yeast, gassy, medium body, simple & not bad, got less fun when it warmed up, got a stronger slightly metallic sweetness///// tried it again draft, liked it a lot more the second time, there is a lot more sweet malt & almost a touch of fruit to it this time, rated higher

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Labove (273) - Rome, ITALY - MAY 22, 2011
Magnifica birra di una delicatezza e raffinatezza unica! Dolce, speziata, con finale appena amaro. Buonissima!

3.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
jrallen34 (3445) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 26, 2011
The beer is light murky gold with a nice white head. The aroma is sweet hops. The taste is very nice, its like drinking a champagne beer, lots of sweetness and carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
ogivlado (4444) - Zagreb, CROATIA - MAR 25, 2011
Bottled 250ml. -Courtesy of and shared with Marko (thanks!)
Blue label as Blonde?! Clear amber coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, lively carbonation, malty caramel nose. Sweet malty, fruity and slight spicy with notes of caramel and pleasant hoppy finish. Nice surprise indeed. 6.5%

3.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
SudsMcDuff (3365) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - MAR 20, 2011
biere de gardes- still a mystery .. . pours a medium gold, decent foam, quite a bit of floaties .. . aroma of wood, earth, and day old showered french person .. . light and refreshing beer, more earth and some bread, pretty clean stuff .. i enjoyed this .. . You know what I haven’t had in a while? Big League Chew.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MaltOMeal (1074) - Land of Sugar, Texas, USA - MAR 19, 2011
Bottle thanks to jrob21 which I shared at the March BA Tasting. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Floaties noticeable. Nose is of funk and barnyard. Taste is the same funk and barnyard. Somewhat like a lager in the taste. Mouthfeel is medium. Not my cup of tea. Did not like much.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Marko (3161) - Split, CROATIA - MAR 16, 2011
La Bavaisienne (blue label), 0.25l, 6.5%, claims to be Blonde, it obviously isn’t.
Dark amber body with a white head. Malty nose, caramel, orange, honey... whoa, subtle, sublime, lovely! Flowery honeyish sweet maltiness, balanced by a dry peppery hopiness. Caramel pops up but doesn’t stick around for long. Rosemary again? Oooh yeah, this owns.

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
crossovert (2791) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 15, 2011
750 ml green blue foiled bottle It pours a copper honey color with a large foamy off-white head. There are plenty of yeasty floaties to be seen. The head stiks nicely and recedes to some decent lacing. It is skunked unfortunately. Reminds me of a Euro Pale Lager in the smell, skunky with some caramel. The flavor is better though it is still a bit skunked. It has a nice caramel toffee flavor mixed with some basic malts. It is a basic amber beer. I have to try it fresher/non light struck next time, hard when they insist on the green bottle. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 01-12-2011 23:45:25


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