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New Belgium Biere De Mars

New Belgium Biere De Mars  - Bière de Garde

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 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Bière de Garde

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4223.49/5.03.48/5.0Spring6.2%87.9Snifter, Tulip
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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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 JCB (1713), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Bomber shared by ucusty at the Carolina Crew tasting - thanks, David! Amber pour with modest carbonation. The aroma is quite nice, with lively hops, pepper, and brett mixing playfully together. Nice full body. The spice and hops are up front, but there’s a very pleasant bretty finish to this one. Not quite as much complexity as you’d want for the style (and price!) but a very enjoyable beer for sure.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Lips of faith bottle from Brusin’ Ales. Hazy bright amber pour, fluffy off white head, and drippy lace. Toast, biscuit malts, and light spice on the nose. Lemon, ginger and light horse blanket with notable hints of brettanomyces underlined all over the zesty flavor. Slightly dry finish. Decent, but at the $15 dollar price tag I don’t think i’ll be picking up another.


 theisti (1640), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Tap at Crescent Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. Pour is dark golden orange, mostly clear with a nice one inch tan head. Visible carbonation on the pour. Aroma of soft biscuit malt, joined with sweet banana fruit, some funky honey floral notes, grass and some ginger. The taste resembles the nose, starting with the malt, followed quickly by the sweet fruit and honey floral. The funky and grass are present in the taste as well, though come across a little dirty. Palate is medium, coats the mouth nicely, then the carbonation lifts wells. The dirtiness of the taste actually led to a pleasant mineral mouth feel that ended dry. Nice beer.


 travita (1861), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 5, 2009  
On tap the Gingerman in Dallas. The look is golden amber in color and has a nice beige head. The smell is perfume, spices, fruits, malts, and yeast. The taste is caramel, malts, fruits, spices, and yeast.


boomer0813 (53), denton, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Jun 4, 2009  
On tap at Gingerman in Ft. Worth. Very nice smell and flavor. Nice smooth taste with ginger and peach. The smell was of ginger, honey, and florals. Color was gold with white head and vice lacing.


 ericandersnavy (1039), crossroads, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 1, 2009  
on tap at the ginger man it ft worth, tx. poured gold with a white head and some nice lacing. aroma of honey, soured citrus, and some funk. flavor was soured peach, flowers, and ginger- thanks to boomer0813 for pointing that out. medium-full body with low carbonation. pretty good stuff. i could drink this one all night.


 satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/516/20
May 29, 2009  
very dry, nearly tart. some yeast but otherwise lacking in esters in aroma. well balanced, nicely bittered, hops support this beer well when little else does. very light funk, light lemon aromas come out to play after a time. otherwise this is a bit dull.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 29, 2009  
Amber with a 1 finger off white head. Nose is fruit with yeast and a light sourness. Nice on the palate with a fruity, caramel flavor that finishes slightly spicy with a hint of tartness.



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