La Tour d Ostrevant

Brewed by Brasserie La Choulette
Style: Bière de Garde
Hordain, France

wow, this is pure essence. straw flavors, light colors, plenty of effervescence but drawn back acids, and then in the nose -- all cellar/cork flavors. not overwhelmingly deep or curious but boldly is what it is. And I appreciate that tremendously. Thanks much to duff!

A delight of a beer. The aroma reminds me of cider, but on a strong, healthy beery background. Low head on a hazy orange body. The taste was enchanting to me: strong but sweet, a perfect thirst-quencher as well as an unforgettable tasting experience. This is, by far, one of my top favourites. A more bitter aftertaste, but I really felt on top after tasting this brillant brew! Too bad the bottle wasn’t bigger. Next time I’ll llook for a cask!

Sweetish. Well carbonated. Good to share. Works with supper. French yeastiness and active, and peach and apple cider, lending some harshness to finish. Spice, pepper Medium mouthfeel, smooth. worth a try, though pricey and clearly not for everyone.

Frothy looking brown beer with a fermented malty aroma, and a fruity, sweet and strongly alcoholic flvaour. Overall a plain biere de garde.

~ 3 y.o, thanks to fiulijn - slightly hazy dark orange colour, very little foam, honey and caramelized sugar in the nose, some apple notes, a bit bubblegum-like, oily, sweet and medium-bodied, dry aftertaste of honey, alcohol and very matured apples with notes of cork - has probably mellowed a bit in the cellar; strange and unusual but not bad at all

Sample of a bottle, Smokeless Joe’s. Light golden honey colour. Acidic alcohol aroma. Strong alcohol in flavour, but also a nice crispness and an interesting malt/fruit combination unique to my experiences thus far. A tad thin for my liking, but otherwise, a very interesting, enjoyable experience, even in a small dose. Thanks Doug and Radek. Tried it again at Beer Bistro, 05/27/05, split with Greg Clow, Blankboy, and friend and gave it the same rating. Split a 750ml bottle 4 ways. Got a much more interesting aroma from it, but probably found it a little less wowing than before. New rating was 8/3/7/3/14, same overall

Pours deep honey gold and viscous. Small beaded slow carb white sudsy head. Grassy, pepper aroma. Some of the lemony hop and caramel aroma carries over to the palate. Clover honey and toasted bread. Some pepper and sour. Very much like a tripel. A solid beer.

(on bottle)Not having that many bier de garde under my belt, I´m not sure where to go this one. I suspected some more depth and warm, but this sour/lindentreeflower-smelling brew has none of that. Nice, champagne-ish carbonation, witch, I´m afraid, is overturned by a very bitter and alcoholic taste. I should say one would judge this better if it where used at a meal.(fowl, veal, pies)