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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 
4213.49/5.03.48/5.0Spring6.2%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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 Dogbrick (2813), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 20, 2009  
On draught at Mangia Italiano in St. Louis (under Lips of Faith line). The beer is a cloudy golden-orange color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily. Thin rings of lacing. Aroma of fruits and yeast plus some earthy malt. Medium body with flavors of funky fruit, malt and yeast. The finish is fruity and has a bready and earthy malt aftertaste. Above average overall.


 ilovedarkbeer (1326), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 19, 2009  
On tap. Pours a cloudy orange color. with a good sized creamy off white head. Notes of blades of grass, banana creme, and earth dominate this beer, with a sweet citrus like finish. Mouthfeel is towards the thicker side but feels quaffable and refreshing. Well done.


 MeisterBrew (138), Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
May 17, 2009  
Draught. Poured a cloudy orange with a decent off-white head. Aroma of spice, yeast, and sweet fruit. Flavor starts sweet and spicy then finishes with a very slight hoppy bitterness. Evidently I’m not into the Belgian beer thing because none of these New Belgium beers are doing it for me.


 bleeng (587), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
May 16, 2009    Updated: May 30, 2009
Tap at Gingerman (is this place ever busy?) Ft Worth. Dark gold, hazy with a thick white head. Nose is spicy, a bit funky with some musty yeast notes. Taste is saison at first, musty, dirty, funky with light spices that fade a bit on the end.. Just a touch of alcohol on the end. Very easy to drink and I welcome this in my frig when I see the bottles.


 Cavie (1317), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
May 12, 2009  
Hazy orange, fair head. Floral aroma, mixed with sweet notes, spice and hops. Lots of sweet flavors. Chalky mouthfeel. Almost a soapy finish. Not offensive, but different. Incredibly smooth though.


 tmoreau (527), Lombard, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 10, 2009  
4oz. sample at Brixie’s in Brookfield, IL. A fairly clear golden hue, with a white bubbly head that settled down to a light layer and small ring of lacing. The nose was a hint of yeast and bread, spice, and some banana peanuts. The flavor was light malt, woody, grassy and somewhat dry. Okay and sessionable.


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 7, 2009  
Tap at Boonville Beer Fest. Orangish-amber color with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, mild funk/earth, and some fruity notes. Flavor is bready caramel malt and banana and other tropical fruits. Smooth palate with soft carbonation from the bottle conditioning.


 BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
May 4, 2009  
On tap as Lips of Faith Biere de Mars. Pours with a hazed amber body and a foamy off-white head that sticks for a while and leaves pretty good lace. Aroma of caramel, hay, toast, a touch of spice, diacetyl and light horse hair. Taste is pretty darn god with caramel, toast, candied figs, alcohol, toffee, bread and a very strong earthy quality (does this have a bit of brett in it?) Water like mouthfeel, light bubbles.



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