DeanF (285), Paris, France Oct 31, 2009 Huge big cork pop, it’s good to be on a fourth floor balcony to watch it fly away! Decent amber colour and okay head. Nice bready aroma with some soft spices. Tastes like dark malts, grains, with nutmeg and warming hops in there. A good Noël brew for sure. HenrikSoegaard (4260), Randers, Denmark Oct 27, 2009 Bottle at Jydske Øldage 2009. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy nice fresh aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. saxo (3511), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark Oct 26, 2009 Sample at Esbjerg beerfestival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt and caramel. Some xmas spices as well. BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA Jul 31, 2009 Brewed in France..... Courtesy of AFI96, thanks Waylo. Pours amber color with a small off white head. Aroma of caramel, warm bread and spices. Taste is also of caramel, spices, fruits and earth. Mouthfeel was dry and finished a bit on the sweet side. Not bad overall, and one of the better ones from France. Bloekie (149), Belgium Apr 3, 2009 (Small bottle at Ambleteuse, France) Amber-colored beer with a thick head. Taste was very abrussive bitter. Pinball (2685), Allerød, Denmark Jan 11, 2009 bottle 75cl, thanks faroeviking.
this bottle best before 05.10.2007, tasted 10.01.2009.
pours a cloudy red amber with a large yellow/brown head that lasts but is fluffy. collapses after a minute or so.
aroma of aged beer, well balanced flavors, christmas spices, caramel, slight fruityness.
flavor is spicy, caramelly, sweet, sawdust, honey. i can taste the aging has done some damage, but mainly to the palate, and it has added some cellary notes. KimJohansen (6645), Copenhagen V, Denmark Dec 28, 2008 Clear dark deep amber with a medium off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with malty notes. Sweet flavour with peach and malty notes. Finished sweet. beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA Dec 27, 2008 Sampled on 12/27/2008. This Biere de Garde pours a medium amber color from a 750ml bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head, with nice retention and decent lacing. The aroma is caramel malts, bready and some green apples. A medium bodied Biere de Garde. The malts are caramel and sweet. Somewhat bready with a good dose of ice tea and some green apples. The hops are fairly mild and mostly earthy. It gets a little sweeter and the hint of orange intensifies as the beer warms. Nice beer, very drinkable. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.
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