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BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien 2005

 (RETIRED)
Percentile
98
overall
Formerly brewed at BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Saignelégier, Switzerland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2173.83/5.03.8/5.015.5%93.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Brewed in 2005, oak-aged for about 20 months and bottled in October 2006; limited to 2837 bottles (837 for Switzerland and 2000 for the US market).
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 Snojerk321 (1962), San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 18, 2009  
Pours a mostly clear blood orange with a small off beige ring. nose is very vinous with hints of prune, black cherry, and dry oak, light booze. Flavor is also very vinous with dark fruits, oak and a touch of booze on the finish. The booze is there but quite well hidden for 15%.


 TampaBrew (824), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 9, 2009  
POured a gross looking hazy brownish red. Nose is booze, lactic sourness, fig, grapes, dark fruits, vinegar and more booze. Flavor is warming alcohol, sour sour vinegar, apple cider, apple peels, figs, dry raisin, sour fruits and funk.


 Rustyham (565), miami, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/102/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
extremely strong, flavor is little more than alcohol- like sweet tart’s candy. sweet and once again, alcohol. Bottle from Ryan Blanksi’s Sourfest- Hollywood, Florida.


 daknole (2940), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Brownish pour. Fruity and tart aroma. Overripe sweet tarts. Wood, brett, wet mowed grass and vinegar. Flavor is sour but not crazy sour. Fruit, vinegar, hay and some light sweetness. Over priced IMO.


 michael-pollack (2685), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 28, 2009  
750ml Bottle (Bottle 276 of 2837): Aroma of banana, spices, light acid, slight dark ripe fruits, sour apples, light muscat grapes, light wood, slight brett, and a hint of sour funk. Poured brown/chestnut in color with no head. Cloudy. Not sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet, and lightly sour. Tastes of sour fruit, wood, light vanilla, oak, slight alcohol, light acetic acid, slight brett, slight funk, slight dark ripe fruit, slight banana, and a tad of cocoa. Medium body. Thin, watery, then lightly dry and lightly chalky texture. Soft carbonation. Tart, slightly funky, slight brett, oak, and light cocoa finish is lightly dry and lightly chalky. 15.5%ABV is very well hidden. Still not worth the $26 I paid, but it was worth the try.


 pumpmaster (478), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
May 28, 2009  
1pint-9.4ounce bottle purchased at Knightly Spirits Orlando, FL in 2007. Not worth the $21.00


 KAME (156), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
May 26, 2009  
An interesting brew indeed. Pours a caramel color with a few little bubbles. No head, and not much on appearance to comment on. Aroma is caramel, apples, some oak and a little tartness. Flavor is along the same line, with less sweetness than expected and a decent vinegar tartness. Alcohol is well hidden. Body is thin with little to no carbonation. Nothing special to report here. Not worth the $$ IMHO.


 scrizzz (1279), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Sweat socks and dirt, like after a long day running. Cutting rubbing alcohol voids some of the wood, get lots of waxy chapstick in the finish too.



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