BFM Cuvée du 7ème

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

2006 bottle. Took a long, long time for the gushing to finally stop. It was like the energizer bunny in that it kept gushing, and gushing and gushing. Huge frothy, foamy and fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting, minimal carbonation, virtually no lacing, murky, and an orange brown hue. Nose was hoppy, sweet, clove, spicy, tart, fruity, caramel, and citrus. Flavor was sweet, tart, sour, hoppy, fruity, spicy, lightly acidic, light caramel taste, and somewhat bitter. Mouthfeel was thin. Light-medium body. The aroma was better than the flavor IMO which was a disappointment even though this is not one of my favorite beer styles.

Bottle - swing-top - at Max’s. Copper with a huge head. Very effervescent! Nose is hoppy and floral with a spice and subtle herbal aroma. Taste is floral and hoppily bitter with more light herbal notes, yeast and dried fruits. Body is bubbly but light-medium overall. Finishes with more bitterness but some stronger fruits and dusty yeast. Light flowery notes as well.

750 from Holiday Wine Cellar Shared with my girlfriend Cyn. Seems weird to have an aged ipa, but oh well. Nose is muted and somewhat hoppy. Taste is sweet and spiced. If this an IPA, I’m drinking this in outer space while sitting on the rings of saturn.

In the 330 mL flip cap bottle at Beertopia. Pours light copper with a ginormous off-white head. Very highly carbonated. Aroma is yeasty and a bit like pie meringue. Aroma is floral and nectar-like. Perhaps a bit of blue berries. It tastes nothing like the aroma. Pronounced quinine flavors not unlike tonic water. Has an unusual hop bitterness for such a style as this. The hops remind me of some cheap malt liquors. Some caramel flavors emerge at warming. Starts to get very candy sweet at room temperature. There’s a residual lingering bitterness on the entire tongue. Really mild, but nice.

Opened when lightly chilled. The bottle exploded with carbonation and lots of escaping foam. Dry aroma of herbal hops, but it is quite nice. Dark brown color and lots of carbonation and a tall brown head. Some sweetness, but lots of herbal hops. Dry flavor and dry finish. Very expensive at $16.

Bottle. 2006 vintage. Amber-brown (somewhat murky) beer with a big beige head. Slightly tart aroma, light malt and earthiness. Tart flavor with earth/spice and lemon and herbal tones. Medium body. LIngering tartness with herbal/earthy tones.

The pour reveals a murky dark amber color with a creamy offwhite head. The aroma is great with its spices and welll balanced hops, malt and yeast, very appealing. The flavor is amazing, it feels like a superb fruity cake with malt, hops and yeast, all the elements are well balanced. The body has a light to medium thickness with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Amazing.

Unknown vintage of my swing top bottle, but has had time to gather lots of dust. Pours with a large, rocky, white head covereing a cloudy, light orange body with some medium sized particles floating around in it. Some alcohol legs stand above the minimal lacing on the side of the glass. Aroma is rich orange zest, tangarine hops, some citric sourness (and barnyard), lightly tangy toffee malts and some muscat grapes. Taste is dry and quite tangy with a bit of sourness. Lots of lemon with some apple, earthiness, and wood. Creamy mouthfeel with soft bubblees. An odd, sour instead of bitter IPA.