New Belgium Biere De Mars

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Bière de Garde
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

From tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced and yeasty. Classic fruity yeasty and light spiced. Light sweetness and fruity flavoured finish. Smooth and fruity finish.

Medium nose of citrus, floral and bread. Light body, soft carbonation. Some caramel, banana, and orange hints in a moderately hoppy beer. the finish is ok. A decent enough beer that reminds me of a Belgian white.

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.

Tap at Brouwers. Had while hanging out with bvc. He had the Glacier IPA as did after4ever who was there too. He rated it highly This one has tons of fruit on the nose along with lots of brett. I got notes of orange, peach, lemon, dusty brett, some spice. A touch of bread perhaps as well. Pours a nice orange, hazy with a thin head. The flavor is also very fruity. A great deal of orange, lemon, peach. This is followed by some bready spicy sweetness on the mid palate and a does of dusty funk in the finish. Medium carbonaton, silky smooth mouth feel - assuming the oats contribute to this. Drinks very nicely and is pretty flavorful.

On tap. Pours murky rust orange with a thin, foamy head that quickly recedes. Aroma of orange zest, caramel malts, fruity esters and some slight sour and earthy notes. The flavor has bready malts and fruity esters appear on the front, followed by orange zest, lots of spice, and an earthy finish. This beer is on the lighter side of medium-bodied, with average carbonation and a slightly sour, funky finish. Not bad at all, and pretty drinkable

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.

On draught during Autumn Brew Review 2009 in Minneapolis, MN. Pours a semi-hazy orange amber colored brew with a thick off-white head that has some nice retention. Aroma of golden grain malt, some yeast, lemon and a hint of barn yard funk. Taste is medium bodied, some light carbonation with flavors of golden grain malt, some yeast, lemon zest and a touch of fruit. Finish is semi-sweet with some candi sugar, and yeast aftertaste.

22oz. bottle. Bright amber oange in color with an average sized head. Aroma is floral, lightly hoppy, a little funk, citrus, and a lot of brett. Taste is of straw, grain, a light tasrtness, citrus, and of course a yeasty brett character. Slightly dry finish.