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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
4343.49/5.03.48/5.0Spring6.2%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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 drjay44 (790), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 23, 2009  
22 oz. bottle. Pours a thin head, over a slightly cloudy copper (SRM15) body.....nose is citrus (lemon), ginger, light sweet malts, caramel, and barnyard funk....taste initially is sweet malt, then gingery lemon, then Brett like finishing light sourness, and funk....mouth feel is medium, carbonation fairly high. As it warms a bit it opens up and the complexity at all levels increases. This is a nice creation.


 jujubeast6000 (784), Houston, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jan 28, 2006  
On tap @ FS: Light aroma of flowers, oranges, apricot. Cloudy dark orange color. Smallish white head, lasting. Smooth semi-sweet taste, apricot, fizzy, hops, spicy, bitter aftertaste.


 hombrepalo (773), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 20, 2009  
On tap @ Hopleaf Friday. Poured a cloudy orange color with a slightly orange small head. Aroma of bread dough and spiciness. Had a nice malty, spicey taste with a hint of lemon peals, citrus/orange flavor. Easy drinking beer, not really my style, could be a good summer beer.


 angrypirate06 (773), Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Kips of faith bottle. Clear golden orange pour with a white head. All spice, hint of sour, wheat, somewhat floral, and brett. Flavor is big brett sourness up front. Followed by some herbal and earthy flavor. Also some citrus, lemon zest. Lively carbonation.


 hapjydeuce (771), Del Mar, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 14, 2009  
Bottle from BevMo. Pours a brilliant clear copper color with an initial 1cm foamy white head that fades to light lacing. Aroma is light orange peel, cinnamon spice with a bit of nutmeg, and toasted malt. The fizzy carbonation releases a few hints of tangy brettanomyces yeasties. Flavor is simple; toasted malt toffee, more orange peel, and a bit of sweet lemon. Finish is simple, with minimal sourness from the wild yeasts. Typical Bier de Garde brew.


 jstraw (767), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Draft at Jerry’s. Hazy orange with creamy, beige head / Nose of sour fruit and bread / Medium body, malty, with good balance and finish / Big flavors of yeasty bread, malt, and oats, with notes of sour banana, peach and lemon / Flavors are muddy with too much emphasis on the malts and grains.


 AlabastorJones (765), San Francisco, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 18, 2004  
Hoppy nose, light golden/orange color, fluffy head, mildly hoppy flavor with hints of citrus and maybe even a little love.


 nbutler11 (760), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Mar 10, 2009    Updated: Aug 23, 2009
On tap at Papago. Pours a light copper color with a creamy off-white head that leaves a fair amount of lacing. Smells of apricot and faint yeast. Tastes of both with the sweet taste of caramel on the mid-palate and a tart peach flavor that dries on the finish. Nicely balanced. Re-rated from one of the new 22oz bottles and liked it even better. Has a really comforting butterscotch richness to the flavor.



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