BFM Cuvée du 7ème

Brewed by BFM (Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Saignelégier, Switzerland

This beer foamed up hugely upon decapping. I filled four glasses with foam before it died down enough to pour properly. The appearance is somewhat marred by the carbonation kicking up all of the yeast. At any rate, it pours a light brown color with an excellent, creamy head. The aroma is sweet and fruity with earthy complexity. The beer tastes similarly, a balanced sugar sweetness with notes of apricots, oranges and plums. There is also a balancing bitter herbal flavor and a good but somewhat light Belgian earthiness. The feel is smooth and creamy and drinkability is very good. Overall, it’s a fairly delicious beer.

5th July 2008. Cloudy brown beer. Strong orange and grapefruit with a little spice. Dry zesty finish. Just a shade too sour to be great.

A very strange but interesing beer. The pour left a very thin head that also left a very sticky layer of lacing on the glass. Initial flavors on this one certainly come across as having some serious belgian wild yeasts. Hops come across as well, though I think its more on the aftertaste. The carbonation is very smooth, leaving behind a nice feeling on the lips. In the end, this beer really is an interesing combination of a rather sour and citrus like ale with some generous hop profile to keep the sourness at bay. Intruiging beer but not something to buy on a regular basis.

2006 750ml bottle... pours a deep murky light brown with a huge off white head... this bottle was a gusher.... flowed and flowed for a while.... some nice sour / funk aroma at first with some citrus hops... as time went on the funk faded away and the hops took over.... medium soft body with light sides and more yeasty citrus notes... a solid funky IPA.... but not worth the price tag...

11.2oz swing top. Pours a swampy orange color with a ton of sediment, small off white film. Nose is really funky with a kind of weird fruity, yeasty hop combination. Flavor was also quite sweet and funky. A kind of yeast hop bitterness on the finish. One of the stranger beers I’ve ever tried, especially in the IPA category.

2006 12 oz. bottle served in shaker (from Liquid Solutions)- A cause for a minor celebration since this brew puts my geo total at 50 different countries as determined by Ratebeer (WOOHOO!). Poured a murky (almost cider like quality) copper brown, creamy white head formed and laced nicely. Low to zero carbonation. Aroma of funk, cork, tart fruits, and a note of citrus. Hits the mouth with low-medium body, malt is in disguise with some very light floral, a light barnyard smell transformed to taste comes in the middle, finish has some mild pineapple and lasting funk. All over the map, but refined to limits. I really like it! Side note- getting to 50 different "countries" was relatively easy- did it by purchasing brews available locally and setting up maybe 4 or 5 different trades just for brews from different nations. As for the next 50- this is a marathon, not a sprint. But I’ll get there...

2006 bottle.Hazy amber with a fleeting head. Nice aroma is mildly sour lemon with dry hay and mustard powder. Medium body. Lightly sweet n’ tart lemon flavor with dusty malt, dry hay wet wood and spicy hops, light oxidation. Different.

Appearance: Cloudy, light brown. Lots of tan, longlived head. Aroma: Tart fruit, citrus. Not pleasant. Taste: Tart, quite sour. Fruit, hops. Disappointed. Info: 750ml bottle, 4/7-2009