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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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 ucusty (1915), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Feb 22, 2009  
Vintage 07/08 750 series. Transparent light orange pour, fluffy off white head and spotty lace. Nicely carbonated medium bodied. Peach, spice and apricot upfront with a subtle, dry & doughy finish


 adrian910ss (1435), philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Feb 5, 2009  
22 oz bomber. Pours a clear honey amber with a medium sized light beige head. Aroma of honey, light malt, nuts and a hint of spice. Taste of honey, light malt, bread dough and light spice.


 Alldaydrinker (558), Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Pours a amber color with a small white head. Nose is bland, spice, touch of hops and unique copper mystique in the background. Initial taste is a crisp bready and earthy. Touch of fruit possibly plum in the background. Palate duration is average. Fizzy mouth feel. light body. A drinkable brew, but light and bland flavor.


 coldbrewky (736), Saugerties, New York, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/510/20
Jan 20, 2009  
Bomber for 3.99 at the rip and run. Uppity Yankees brewing a French Farmhouse ale. It was destined to fail before it even began. Strike three for this lackluster brewery for me. Poured a nice amber/copper with a short lived head but that is where the pleasant-ness stopped. A flat bodied, alkaline mess with a watery finish. In short, boring. Better beer has been consumed from open cans the morning after a party.


 Arayaga2 (990), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Yellow orange with white head. Aroma faintly spiced and sweet. Taste is very light with apricot notes. Not as much to this as I had hoped. $5/13 oz


 blklab2007 (978), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 9, 2009  
22 oz bottle poured a light copper color with a thin off white head that took some vigorous pouring to produce. aroma has spiced yeast, faint citrus hops, and a touch of dark fruit. mouth feel is light and the carbonation is low. flavors of a lightly malted base, medium sweetness, low level hops, and some spices. altogether a very lightly flavored beer. just alright.


 jeff789 (411), Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jan 8, 2009  
Pours a clear amber color with a small white head that disappears quickly, nearly no lacing... Faint aroma of spices, a little sweet malt, no hops.... Taste of very slight hops more on the malty side, not what i was expecting...


 watson1977 (279), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/512/20
Jan 8, 2009  
very mild aroma with a little spice to it. pours a light ruby color with minimal head and no lacing. flavor is just ok with notes of cinnamon and clove balanced out with mild hops that linger briefly in the finish. mouthfeel id kidn of thin for a christmas ale. i was a bit disappointed in this one.



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