Bière Darbyste

Brewed by Brasserie de Blaugies
Style: Traditional Ale
Dour-Blaugies, Belgium

Hazy amber with a great head, looking appetizing as all the Blaugies beers (giving the same excitement when uncorking also).Vinous aroma, almost geuze-like, lemony freshness meeting oak woodiness. Lots of lemon flavours, some yeastiness, oaky vanilla, talcum-powder dryness like in a Girardin. Very fizzy, prickling the tongue. Complex, yet refreshing. One of the beers that convinces you of the supremacy of Belgian brewing!

Pours a hazy and effervescent copper amber, topped by an inch or so of creamy off-white foam. Sweetish fruity aroma. Tart and tangy flavor, with a shot of not-quite-sweet fruitiness, perhaps a green apple flavor? Malt flavor on the dry side. Herbal yeast, herbal hops, and a touch of rhubarb and citrus. Very much like a saison, though one without any barnyard funk. Body just under medium, almost fizzy carbonation.

Foggy golden. Fluffy, large-bubbled dusty-white head. Fragrant, farmy aroma of lemon juice, hay, fresh flowers, earth, sponge cake, melon, and perfume. Beautifully full, yet at the same time, airy, musty, and flowery. Perfectly placed lightly spicy yeast and zingy hops. Soft medium body. More prickly than it is airy. Spicy start transitions beautifully into an elegant middle of fresh hop leaf, perfume, and flowers. Finishes round, mellow and highly appetizing with a persistently spicy, earthy quality concluding with a light doughy yeast, spicy hop tingle. The aroma is exquisitely mellow, touting its clean yeast character and well-utilized hop profile with fervency. I’m tempted to call this a Saison. It’s very farmy, elegantly funky, and perfumey. Another stunner from these garage-based brewers. Give me a plate of mussels and I’m good to go.

Bouteille verte de 750 ml obtenue via Importations Privés Bièropholie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est orangée voilée. Présence d’un moyen col crémeux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et de levure légèrement épicée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #1040)

Fluffy and abundant carbonation tickles the nose with tiny pinpricks then settles into a warm mouthbuzz as it warms. Medium, mineralized, soft and slippery body. Aroma of prickly pears, figs, bananas, dough, yeast, salt, flowers, a bit of funk like a slightly damp musty root cellar in the chill fall, musk?, and sweet honey-like malt. Taste is warm, round, yeasty, fruity, some sweet herbal/spice notes, and lots of sweetness nicely balanced by some peppery acidity and light funk. Finish is long, sweet, and smooth, with an herbal fruity aftertaste. Impressive and drinkable, a lovely beer.

Sweet hay, mild camomile, citrus lemon and gentle earthy barnyard aroma. Opaque golden with orange-white head that recedes to cover. Plenty of yeast in suspension. Flavour is fruity, yeasty, and quite herbal with earthy balancing bitterness. Very structured, fluffy, medium-light body with noticeable though light carbonation on the tongue. Very enjoyable. Bottle (enjoyed with MartinT, Rastacouere and some non-RB tasters).

Bottle. Very hazy orange color with different sized particles. Head is big and foamy with yeast specks. Aroma is earthy and a yeasty. Has a nice juicy pear mouth feel which finishes sour with a little floral hops. Very interesting, very good. (where’s the fig?)

Head is initially huge, fizzy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is hazy light amber, dense particles of all sizes, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately hoppy (flowers, grass, herbs, citrus - lemon), moderately yeasty (barnyard, cobwebs), lightly malty (toasted light bread), with notes of pear, cantaloupe, grape, and honey. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, lightly astringent. A very clean, brisk, tart, and well-balanced saison. The rustic, comforting, nostalgic farmhouse aroma that has steadily made me a fan of this brewery is certainly on display here. I like this a little more every time I have it.