 JCB (1534), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jun 2, 2009 750ml from Once Upon a Time, Richmond. Golden to orange pour, with pretty minimal carbonation and almost no retention whatsoever. Slight diacetyl in the nose along with some pretty typical fruits and a bit of hefe character. Mouthfeel is watery, very little substantial here. A bit of grain in the taste to go with the pretty generic fruity flavors. I’m thinking this isn’t the freshest bottle, and perhaps some hop liveliness would benefit the beer.
WVHouseofBeer (246), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
May 22, 2009 Light aroma of fruit and spices. Had a very nice taste of spices, wheat, and some yeast. An interesting beer.
eboats (869), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
May 2, 2009 Bottled. Pours honey colored with a small white head. Aroma is slightly sour with some skunk notes. Reminds me of a Grolsch with some funky nutsack and barnyard notes. Flavor is sweet malts that get more sweet as you drink. Medium malt body.
BeerandBlues2 (2946), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Apr 20, 2009 Bottle. Pours hazy dark yellow with a small, frothy, white head, somewhat lasting with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (bread, meal, straw), light hop (flowers, grass), heavy yeast (dough, horse blanket) with notes of banana, pepper, and butter. Medium bodied, creamy texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.
danielyabu (209), União da Vitória, Brazil
Apr 18, 2009 expected more from a biere de garde, though the aroma was good. The appearance was OK, nothing much. The taste was quite a deception, reminding me of a refined Lager. The body was watery, lively carbonation, metallic finish and light body.
jmatty19 (3), Maryland, USA
does not count  Apr 6, 2009 A solid beer overall but somewhat lacking in flavor in comparison to Belgian abbey ales.
Strykzone (1330), Wood River, Illinois, USA
Feb 14, 2009 Lightly clouded gold beer with a white soapy head that leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma is small and nondescript but offers some yeast and wheat notes. A dry bitterness is the first thing tasted. There is also some bubblegum, spice, pear, and funky earthiness. Peppery feel and that bitterness is long lasting. This style is always interesting and this beer fits right in. Unique but not a great beer.
Gary (294), London, Greater London, England
Jan 24, 2009 Updated: Jan 27, 2009. These biere de gardes’s are broad, but kinda paradoxicaly very similar. i’m drinking this right now,. . 1 of the better biere de gardes,just by keeping things real and eazy.
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