Jenlain Ambrée

Fatemi fare il tamarro ogni tanto: lattazza da 50cl scolata in strada mentre andavo a prendere il treno a Genova Principe, comprata dal mio besagnin (fruttivendolo) preferito in Via della Maddalena... da cui dovrò tornare fra poco perché ha tantissime birre interessanti ed io avevo pochi soldi oggi. Questa non solo mi ha aiutato a rinfrescarmi un poco lungo via Lomellini e via Balbi, ma mi ha anche piacevolmente sorpreso in quanto è una bière de garde che... mi piace. Cioè non potrei dire che mi fa impazzire, ma mi soddisfa abbastanza; una discreta complessità nel sapore compensa il profilo un po’ anonimo dell’aroma, ma la birra mantiene la sua dignità anche nella confezione di latta. Il colore l’ho intravisto appena, purtroppo, ma mi sembrava carino. La riproverò un giorno versandola da qualche parte... lo prometto a chi si scandalizzerà leggendo questo mio commento.

Bottled 75cl. It pours a copper beer with a creamy off white head. Nice lacework. The nose is of malt, straw, white pepper, caramel, candy, a huge amount of figs, wood, pineapple and manure. Slightly sour. Sweet taste balanced by a good bitterness. Dominating figs, raisins and hay with white pepper, home made caramel, sour apples, pineapple, candied fruits and wood showing up. Medium bodied. Very drinkable. Perfectly balanced. Sourish. Some honey and peaches showing up in the finish which is rather dry. Extremely complex.

Clear reddy copper coloured body with an off-white head. Sweet taste, some caramel/toffee that is not too thick so therefore very easy to drink, also some fennel though not too much else. Alcohol is only just warming. Enjoyed this!

750 ml bottle, corked and caged, from John’s Marketplace in Portland, OR. Nice reddish copper color with a huge beige head. Aromas of caramel hop and mild spicey hop. Medium body with loosely creamy carbonation. Flavor is definitely mild caramel, with really laidback hop. Suggests berries in the background. Far background. Agree that it resembles an ESB, but probably needs more florality. Except for the absence of smoke, it reminds of Adelscott. I think there is a baseline of French ales that has the smooth, mild maltiness of an ESB, but varies the flavors from floral hop. Finish is very pleasing. Perhaps the hop is a spicy noble?

Its french and in a corked bottle-yet this is nothing like other Biere de gardes -ive sampled . So "bonjour" : This darker Biere de garde -’Ambree’ stuff it sinkable -a bit mellow and yet decent. : Jenlain Ambree aint dismilar to an English ESB -but one with heaps more booze . It feels kinda empty and hollow though. It is not soulless beer . I found creamy caramel flavours. Is that cereal ? and sweet , its heavy on the maltiness. Could use some cutting dryness .