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New Belgium Biere De Mars

Percentile
87
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4313.49/5.03.48/5.0Spring6.2%88.1Snifter, Tulip
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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 BeerandBlues2 (3203), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 21, 2005  
Draught. Pours orange with a rocky white head; lined lacing. Sweet fruit hop amd malted grain aroma with clove hints. Sour fruit hop bite and farm/grain malt body with a lemon zest near the end. Light bodied and refreshing spicy palate.


 alaskanwarren (286), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 19, 2005  
On tap, well, from a growler purchased at the brewery. Lovely appearance with nice white bubbles. Great mouthfeel, velvety, but with nice citrus experiences.


 KAggie97 (2425), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 13, 2005  
Wonderful seasonal that gives a nice representation of its parts- sweet apricot, tangy hops, and a nice roasted malt. A very satisfying brew that I wish was available year round.


 CapFlu (3481), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 1, 2005  
(12oz bottle) Pours a thin, white, creamy head with a mildly clouded orange body. Best before April 2005. Nose and flavours of apricots, yeast and marshmellows. Thanks to Joey_Capps for the offering!


 Lubiere (4480), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 29, 2005  
Hazy golden ale with a creamy white head. Yeasty malt with light sulfur notes. Sweet malt with yeast and coriander notes with lingering light bitterness, and nice lemony points. Medium bodied. Thanks to Joe C., via Capflu.


ColoradoBobs (31), Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 21, 2005  
On tap at the brewery -- talk about fresh and properly-served! Brewed with Pale, Aromatic, C-40 and Carapils malts, all fairly lightly-toasted. Willamette, Cascade and Magnum hops are very much kept in abeyance here, with only 18 IBU. The malts dominate the smell and the taste. Unpasteurized (as all of this breweries ales are!), unfiltered. bottle-conditioned spring ale on its first run of the season . Semi-cloudy, orange-colored pretty looking beer. Notes of orange and lemon in the nose, with wheat and maybe even oats. Taste matches, but lays a bit lower than the smell. Very drinkable and very pleasant. You who live in Colorado need to try this one at the brewery. You who don’t live in Colorado -- well, tough luck!


 jzzbassman (842), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 19, 2005  
Did not strike me as a typical saison, with a little less funkiy yeast straings. Nice flavor of fruit, a bit dry, and a pleasant drink. Aroma of citrus was hampered by an unidentified off-aroma that smelled astringent.


 henry3r (586), Wichita, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 15, 2005  
When poured from the bottle, this beer presented a golden copper, slightly cloudy liquid covered by an inch of rich, foamy head that lasted nicely throughout and left good lacing. The aromas were malty with spicy notes of coriander and lemon verbena just as advertised on the label. The mouthfeel was light and dry with impressions of spice. The middle was sweet and dry while the finish was slightly bitter and had a nice alcohol warmth.



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