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Southampton Biere de Garde (French Country Christmas Ale) 3.62 294

Southampton Biere de Garde (French Country Christmas Ale)

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2943.64/5.03.62/5.07%94.3Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Our Holiday brew is a malty, French-style "Biere de Garde". This traditional style is brewed by small, independent farmhouse breweries in the north of France.
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 faroeviking (6122), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pale deep amber colour. Sweet malty alco aroma. Sweet fruitish alco flavour with caramel and a good maltiness.


 DenverLogan (421), MileHi, Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Funky, strange, fun. fruity, navel orange, tasty batch overall but funny...not like a "normal" bier!!


 Chapel (330), Levittown, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/513/20
Feb 28, 2008  
This is an example of the style Biere de Garde. Ratebeer’s description says, off handedly, "Good head retention." The head retention on this is far beyond what could possibly be described as ’good.’ The head on this is as thick and sudsy as bubble bath fluid. The head even forms in the bottle as I am pouring it. The actual beer, once the carbonation starts to get out of it, is a cloudy copper. As I drink it, it puts a thick lacing on the glass. Sadly, the rest of the beer simply wasn’t as exciting as the looks of the beer. Aroma is sweet with a bit of spice and yeast. Flavor is lightly citrus and caramel with an alcohol warming


 thewolf (5808), Kolding, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/511/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Bottle @ Yespr tasting.
[thank you, Storm]
Pours a lightly hazy copper with a frothy and bubbly off white head. Aroma is sweet, lightly spicy with some caramel. A little thin mouthfeel. Flavour is equally a little dull with pretty sweet caramel notes.


 KimJohansen (7132), Copenhagen V, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Feb 24, 2008  
[Courtesy of Storm, session @ yespr] Deep amber with huge head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and yeasty notes. Sweet and fruity flavor with yeasty and caramel notes.


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 22, 2008  
75 cL bottle, thanks to Storm. Pours slight hazy orange with a collapsing white head. Light honey and mild yeasty aroma - into a light caramel aroma. Flavour is smooth caramel malty and subdued sweet and light caramel malt flavoured. Ends sweet caramel malt lingering sweet malt flavoured.


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 11, 2008  
GABF 2007. Beer is light golden-brown, hazy. Head is small, white, total and quickly diminishing.<P>The aroma is malty with light notes of toasted grain, biscuit, cracker; Hoppy with a light notes of tea, herbal honeysuckle flower; Yeasty with light/moderate note of basement; Trace of cherry.<P>The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter, moderately acidic with long, moderately acidic, trace bitter finish.<P>The body is light, the texture is watery and the carbonation is lively.<P>Fair, not stunning.


WhiteAlePower (91), Long Island, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 11, 2008  
750 ML Bottle at SPH Brewpub. Awesome head to start off with, and finished! Poured a nice golden honey colour. Aromas include but are not limited to toffee, butter, caramel, spices, and soft citrus. The flavour was very dry (which is a good thing), sour citrus and yeast. Nice carbonation as well.



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