4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pour is golden amber with a red ruby tint and a light tan tight head. Nose has a chewy sticky caramel malt front with a deep green apple skin behind and faint farmhouse spice to it. Taste is balanced, on the sweet side but not sugary, well attenuated. Sticky malt, caramel light, apple skin, sweet finish, light hop presence through the finish. Body is light, carbonation is very gentle, semi dry finish. Solid stuff and very drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
WOB Coconut Creek, nice, well balanced beer. As a recovering hop-head, I really liked this. Fairly malty, well balanced hops, subtle fruit notes.
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap at Colichio & Sons tap room. Pours caramel color with white fluffy head and nice nose of flowers and spices. tastes of pepper, woody, floral, malt, caramel, spruce, and light earth. fun drink
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Really not my thing. Been liking Biere de Gardes lately but this just reminds me of a malty tripel with a little spice. Not my cup-o-tea.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A cross between a triple and a saison with some dense malts In there. It’s alright, but I wouldn’t want to drink the whole bottle.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Light pour, white head. Aroma of hay, day old grass clippings, yeast, light fruity notes. Flavor is so nice, so easy to drink. A bretty note, farmhouse, damn good stuff.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A: Clear, amber body. One finger off white head. Decent lacing and retention.
S: Slightly fruity hints come through a soft, mellow malt body. Banana, apples, and oranges are what i picked up.
T: Slightly amped up version of the nose. Strong malt base. Good fruit presence. Typical belgian yeasty notes. Some spice (allspice/nutmeg?)
M: Smooth. Crisp finish. Not much bite to it. Lightly carbonated.
O: A solid beer all around. Tastes slightly better than it smells. Could have a few of these at a bar without a problem.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice malts and fruit, molasses, toasted malt, light boozy warmth. Berries in the finish along with light molasses and booze. A good brew.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle into tulip, no bottle dating. Cork was stuck and broke off, so I had to use a wine key to remove it haha. Pours slightly cloudy orange amber color with a nice 2 finger fairly dense khaki head with great retention that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Small bits of lacing on the glass. Aromas of big grape, apple, biscuit, caramel, candi sugar, citrus peel, grass, and spiciness. Some nice and well balanced aromas; with good complexity. Taste of caramel, toasted malt, biscuit, apple, citrus, candi sugar, pepper, and yeast spiciness. Taste and aromas almost mirror each other. Lingering notes of caramel, biscuit, candi sugar, and spices on the finish for a bit. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a fairly creamy and very smooth mouthfeel. Very easy to drink. Alcohol is extremely well hidden, nothing but a slight warming after the finish. Overall an excellent biere de garde. Great balance and complexity. I definitely would like to try out more from this style.
2.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Pours a hazy reddish-orange with a head that flees in terror quickly after leaving the bottle. Smells like wheat and hay with a little clove, fairly nice but confusing considering the lightness in flavor. This beer hits all the proper notes of a Biere de Garde, but in a fleeting, watered-down fashion, with heavy carbonation that clears away any developing tastes before they can progress. Too bubbly and way too expensive. (3/10/09)
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