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New Belgium Biere De Mars

New Belgium Biere De Mars  - Bière de Garde

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86
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A Bière de Garde brewed by
New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
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3623.5/5.03.49/5.0Spring6.2%87.1Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Biere De Mars is New Belgium’s exploration of the classic French and Belgian brews celebrating the half-winter, half-spring month of March. Our bottle-conditioned version, however, goes where no BIERE DE MARS has gone before. After gazing at its cloudy, yet glowing orange hue, prepare yourself for a celestial collaboration of oats, wheat, barley malt and lemon verbena, all of which is set into orbit by unidentified flying yeast strains.
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 joshpiledean (213), Ames, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 1, 2009  
Orange/yellow pour, smallish white head. Spicy nose, cloves and cinnamon. Mouthfeel is soft, no single flavor dominates, but there is a pronounced spicy forefront partnered with the soft malts. The finish is long and slightly sweet, and more spice. Hops come in well towards the end, and are very subtle.


 robertjm (363), El Cerrito, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/513/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Nice foam, leaving nice lacing on glass. Beautiful orange body with average carbonation in the bottom of the glass. Slight spicy aroma. Some brews have their spices kick you in the face. This one’s spice is mild, among flavors of mango. (2009 Lips of Faith version)


 chicagodri (885), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Pours orange with a thin head. Aroma has a little bit of the sour beer smell, some spices. Flavor is good, spices come through a little bit more and decent malt. Decent beer, I should have picked up the La Folie next to it instead, but I wanted to give this one a try.


jumpjet2k (94), Austin, Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Bomber. Never had a Biere De Mars before, so this should be interesting. A pleasant and bright orange color with a little white head that barely remains on the beer’s surface. Aroma carries a little barnyard funkiness, a little pumpkin pie-like spice, a little bread and honey. Flavor is similar to Avery 15’s blend of spice and funk, though not as powerful, which is pleasant. A mild honey/malt combo sweetness leads into a slightly farmy finish. Once it warms up a bit, the palate is smooth and full. A really easy beer to drink, especially for something with brett, though it’s not exactly an easy one to pay for.


 arrogantb (389), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2009  
22oz bottle $9 which is kind of expensive but whatever. Really nice looking orange color, wispy head that is really just swirls of white at the surface of the beer. The smell of this beer is straight animalistic like sweat dripping off the bristles of a feral hog’s back, whew its strong. Piggy, manure aromas, heavy brett and reminds me of Avery 15. A little prickly on the tongue but the taste is pretty refined, lemony but not sour, zesty almost. This was a good beer but given the price I won’t be making a second purchase. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-05-2009 03:16:13


 ditmier (729), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 21, 2009  
2009 Lips of Faith Bottle - Pours copper with a nice white head...aroma is fall spice, ginger, malt, bread...flavour is similar, malty, like a spicy pumpkin brew sans pumpkin, sweet, yeasty, bit of cocoa...blah...


 blutt59 (1638), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2009  
bottle, golden colored pour, small foam, aromas of celery seed, mint, spices, flavors of mint, cepacol, spice, woody, finish can be a bit strange


 notalush (2453), Rawn-kawn-kohma, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Bomber (Lips of Faith) - hazy gold pour - nose of spices, belgian-ish phenols, honey, a very mild wild character, crackery malts - herbal bitterness - full but soft carbonation - starts with light phenols, very light funkiness, gingerbread, and moderate herbal character - these complexities are soon washed out by a honey sweetness soon becomes all you can taste from the middle, through the finish - maybe a touch of mango - starts out great, but ends up slightly disappointing.



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