BFM Cuvée du 7ème

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

Bottle. Rating #3500. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Hasa fruity malty hoppy yeasty aroma. Dry bitter hoppy yeasty flavor with hints of grapefruit. Has a dry malty bitter hoppy finish with a long bitter aftertaste.

bottle. an ugly cloudy gold under a small white head. lots of sediment in this one. bitter tart citrus, grapefruit, hop flavors. kind of weird. very bitter and thin.

Bottle from Holiday. Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Orange spice and hops aroma with a strong orange juice taste with a floral perfume taste to the finish. Decent.

750ml bottle, 2006 vintage. Tart, spicy aroma, very lightly sweet and toasty with notes of tangerine, pear, citrus, musty wood, dried flowers and some light brown sugar. Hazy orange-red color with a lasting, thinly foamy, off-white head. Flavor is immediately tart and citric, mellowing a bit to show some background sweetness, spice, tropical fruits and pepper, as well as a heavy dosage of earthy, musty yeast towards the much drier finish, which seems to show a brief metallic glint. Lingering herbal and citric quality. Moderately acidic, fairly effervescent, very slightly warming and dry on the palate, body is medium-full. Kind of an odd one, but not unwelcome. To call this an IPA seems a bit of a stretch, though -- the bottle refers to itself as "Rousse de garde".

’06 bottle. Dark amber colored, decent white heard, nice shimmering opacity. RB says it’s an IPA, but the nose says otherwise: a balanced combo of sour fruit, some vinegar, yeast, slight bitterness. The flavor... haven’t seen this kind of disparity yet. The flavor almost gets there, but the alcohol and heat bring it way down, drowning the acidic, yeasty, unsweet fruit notes and leaving a mess behind. The palate is rather thin but has nice length into yeast and bitter citrus, probably the closest it gets to an IPA. Overall serious potential, but the flavor is a problem. For those interested, Cd7eme:IPA as The Godfather:romantic comedy.

750ml bottle vintage dated 2006. Also the label refers to this beer as a Bier de Garde, not a Belgian Strong dark as it is currently listed in the BA database. Pours murky amber with orangy hues. A vibrant, off-white head of three inches swelled up before a slow retreat. Plenty of webbed lacework remains throughout the glass, as well as a solid skim coat on the surface. Aromatics lead off with pink grapefruit, peach skins, oaky tannins, and earthy undertones. Lemon pith, wet hay, and dusty boards follow through along with hints of wet sock and funky cheese. Plenty of acid, earth, and fruit. Light to medium bodied. A creamy and drying mouthfeel. Crispish. Peach pits, grapefruit pith, lemon spritzed grass, and pineapple skins lead off the pallet. Dried apricots, tannic wood, and bitter, dried greens follow through. Finishes with a lingering bitterness, drying oakiness, and peach skins. Very complex with a nice level of tartness. Plenty of acid without being overbearing or sour. Big ups to my SD connection for such a great extra in a trade!

750 ml bottle, 2006. Cloudy amber with thick tan head. Aroma of nuts and toffee. Taste is malty with a fair amount of bitterness. Decent beer.

Endless gusher, hazy reddish-brown with a good four fingers of puffy white foam and lots of brown yeasty clumps of sediment. Very malty aroma, tastes are all spicy esters, cloves, yeasty breadiness, spicy and then some malt. Strong bittering herb/spicy hop finish and strong alcohol heat. Odd.