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The Bruery Trois Poules Français

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9566
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Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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RATINGS: 73   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.58   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 312   ABV: 10.4%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
For our third beer in the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ series we decided to take a little creative liberty when approaching the barrel aged version. We were able to acquire an abundance of syrah grapes from the Santa Ynez Valley, which are full of rich, dark berry flavors and a wisp of black pepper which seemed almost too perfect for Three French Hens. The grapes were pressed and the juice was added to the beer which was then aged in wine barrels for one year. The result is a satisfyingly tart, dark ale with hints of oak and dried fruit that finishes with a clean, vinous character typical of a deep red wine.


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kappldav123 (3759) - Markkleeberg, GERMANY - MAY 21, 2012
Bottle sample at Sour&Bitter Copenhagen. Beer in the glass dark, almost black. Malty-old aroma. Modest fruity like plums. Starts intense sour, modest malty-dry, again fruity like plum. Finish a bit earthy-malty, milder sour, quite balanced. Not bad.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (12738) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 17, 2012
Bottle @ Sour & Bitter 2012. Pours a hazy amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity woody spicy slightly vinous citric aroma. Fruity malty spicy vinous vinegar citric flavor. Has a fruity woody spicy citric finish.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
tkrjukoff (3360) - SWEDEN - MAY 16, 2012
S&B 2012. Pours cloudy mahogany with a small.beige head leaving lacing. Aroma is a bit dull sour malty dry a bit vinous and acetone. Flavor is sour acidy dry fruity tart and bitter. Finishes sour tart.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DSG (3927) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 16, 2012
[5/10/12] Bottle sample at Sour & Bitter. Murky brown. Sour aroma with some wood and fruits. Sour flavor with some cherries, wood and light citric notes. Medium-bodied, pretty smooth.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 9/20
Aniela (1490) - Skövde, SWEDEN - MAY 15, 2012
Sour & Bitter 2012, Copenhagen.Brown beer with a beige head. Hoppy, caramell and citrus aroma with some spicy notes. Sourish, citrus and malty flavour.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Christian (9697) - Odense, DENMARK - MAY 14, 2012
Sour & Bitter Festival CPH 2012. Hazy dark copper with a lasting off-white head. Slightly dusty, funky aroma with fruit, red berries and a hint of roasted malts. Dry and tart flavour with red berries

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Theis (11078) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - MAY 14, 2012
Bottle at Sour & Bitter 2012. Cloudy amber/brown - white head. light sourish, light malty, vinegar notes, light bretty, peppery, grapes, fresh grapes, oakey notes, yeasty notes, tartness, citris. Lovely balance.

2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
GT2 (5659) - Riverslime, California, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Bottle shared at Sour&Bitter. Thanks to Travlr perhaps. Muddy maroon pour. Flat. No carbonation. Nose is sticky old wort and mint chocolate chip. Raw grain and husky wort. Taste is acetic red wine, big blood irOn metallic, some mallic and tartaric sweet tarts. Disaster as expected.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
madsberg (8790) - Søborg, DENMARK - MAY 13, 2012
Bottled. Dark brown coloured. Light brown head. ARoma of berries, light sourness, light vinegar and grapish notes. Flavour full of sourness, grape, vinegar, berries, some tart, wood and spice. Medium to full bodied. Berries and sourness in the end.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
yespr (25947) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - MAY 13, 2012
75 cl bottle. Pours hazy amber with no head. Aroma is winous and fruity, toasted malty and fruity. Sweet, citric and wineous. Smooth and citric. Smooth adn citric wineous.


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