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Flossmoor Station Avante Garde Biere de Garde


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A Bière de Garde brewed by
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

Flossmoor, Illinois USA

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183.44/5.03.38/5.0Special7%68.5 Snifter P  Stats

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Avante Garde is a deep coppery red that begins with sweet malty aroma. Flavors of dark fruit are balanced against a toasted, bready malt body. This style is tradionally a Northern France/Belgian farmhouse style that was set down to age over the warm months. ("de Garde" means "To guard" or "store" similarly to "lagern" the German version of storing beer.) Avante Garde has a slightly musty cellar character with very little hop presense. But at 7% watch out for a beer that will warm you up a bit if you aren't careful.

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 El_Borracho (472), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20

Nov 22, 2006  
On tap at the brewpub. Pours copper thin white head. Dominated by dark fruits with traces of biscuit malts. The most enjoyable part of this brew is a slight musty component that lingers about. Well done.

 dm9831 (572), Monee, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/514/20
Mar 3, 2008    Updated: Mar 13, 2008
pours cloudy and dark. dinky tan disappearing head. yeasty, fruity, spicy aroma. spicy fruity flavor finishes kinda musty. not bad, just not my favorite style.

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 drewbeerme (1785), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Feb 28, 2007  
growler, rating from memory, pours a dark amber with a white colored head. aroma of dried dark fruit. The flavor is really sweet with ripe fruits. nothing special here.


 swoopjones (1106), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 19, 2007  
on tap @ Pizza Plant Walker, 12oz goblet. Deep crimsony red in color. Not much head. Full nose of aroma. Sweet, malty & somewhat, if they say musty that must be it. Alcohol well hidden. Overall an enjoyable brew.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2700), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 17, 2007  
Clear amber pour with a thin offwhite head. Aroma and flavor of tart fruits with malt and a yeast that makes its presence felt but isn’t assertive. The body is light with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Interesting effort.




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