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New Belgium Biere De Mars

Percentile
86
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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4493.48/5.03.47/5.0Spring6.2%88.7Snifter, 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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 CheersMate1 (864), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Oct 31, 2009  
22 oz. purchased at Mac’s on West Peachtree. Glad this made its way to Atlanta. Nice haze orange appearance with a head that fades away rather quickly. Malt, fruit, and slight brett aroma. Also, there is a slight spice, but I feel with this beer I am slightly having to look for the spices, but as the beer warms the spices come out. Ah, not really sure about the flavor. Rather weak flavor is you ask me. Slight brett taste towards the end. Fruity flavor with some malt backing. I feel like this one is just missing something. At times the brett comes out more than at other times. Slight lemon fruit flavor as well. Not really a huge fan of this one, but it is decent.

 GJF (516), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 31, 2009  
Very interesting beer. A clear deep golden color with a thin white head. Slight brett flavor with citrus and spices. A dry, almost astringent, finish. I found it went down much faster than I thought I was drinking, for whatever that’s worth!


 Ughsmash (4091), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 30, 2009  
Lips of Faith bomber. Poured lightly hazy medium orange with a short cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up coriander and oranges upfront with a malted wheat base.. warm and a touch syrupy. The flavor found caramel and biscuity malts at the core with coriander, orange zest, and white pepper around.. again syrupy-sweet.. tangy and increasingly funky from the Brett as it warmed up.. the dry, funky finish picked up an unexpected dose of chocolate. Medium-bodied and spicy on the palate, but there was still too much sweetness. This was OK.


 curly (759), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 29, 2009  
Lips of Faith version. Hazy orange with a foamy beige head. Aroma of honey, spices and orange. Taste is lemony tart but not very acidic or sour. Very low carbonation.


 zdk (273), New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 28, 2009  
bottle shared by JoeMcphee: Pours a cloudy orange with a thin white head. Smells acetic. Nice funky sour taste. Dry finish with some astringency.


 Boutip (2402), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Dec 26, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a clear deep golden color ale with a large foamy head that disappeared way too quickly without any lacing. Aroma of spices with bland malt base and light dry Brett notes. Taste is also dominated by light spice mix with notes of bland Belgian style malt with a very faint funky aftertaste. Body is a bit light for style with average carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very disappointing from a brewery who usual produce better offering.


 punkrkr27 (654), Berkley, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 26, 2009  
Hazy gold pour with a small white head. The aroma is lightly nutty with notes of pear, clove, allspice, lemon, and bread. The flavor is earthy and nutty with a mushroomy umame like quality. There’s a little bit of allspice in there with a subtle sourness, some toffee and a sort of salty finish. The body is creamy, medium full with soft carbonation.


 NachlamSie (1653), Tennessee, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 25, 2009  
Bomber from Midtown shared with Tronraner on Mithros’ birthday. Pours a cloudy gold with a small white head. The aroma is hoppier than I expected given my experience with La Folie, but figuring this is an American brewery I shouldn’t be entirely surprised. The hop character is not massive, but assertive and not really the kind of hop I look for. Spices, gummy candy, and a faint brettiness are also in the aroma. The mouthfeel is a little sticky with flavors of citrus, cinnamon, chewy candies,and really weak brett funk in the finish. It’s hard to finish half a pint. The finish is compounding with flavors of apricots and some sticky, fruity sweetness. This is okay I guess. It certainly does not live up to La Folie.


 tronraner (1938), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 25, 2009  
Lips of Faith bomber, shared by NachlamSie. Pours a hazy orange gold with moderate offwhite head. The aroma is leather, slight cheese, some eathy hops, and a touch of mint. The flavor is pleasantly hoppy with earth, grass, and distant lemon notes. There’s a mellow gouda note in the background that makes it rather interesting. It takes on a sort of plantiness toward the finish. Not too shabby.



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