 bgburdman9 (823), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 29, 2009
Bottle from my secret santa. Poured a slightly cloudy light brown color with a pretty good size head. Aroma was of some aged toasty malts. Some light dark fruity notes to this one. The head really sticks around. A great palate on this one, perfectly bubbly. Not much hop presence at all. A pretty unique beer actually, well at least something i havent had in awhile. A very easy to drink beer though just not my style.
MrChopin (704), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Transparent amber with a thin white head. Belgian nose with candi sugar, light yeast and citrus. Flavor of more sugar, pumpernickel, honey, and some recurring wheat. Sticky full-bodied palate that stings with a bit of carbonation, alcohol with warmth. Overall, a rather aggressive and singularly sweet BdG that, while still enjoyable, may be more aptly anticipated as a Belgian Strong Ale. I like some elements here but won’t return when I want a BdG or BSA.
beerandIT (190), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 First pours very nicely also looks and tastes rather true to style. Half an inch of head on the initial pour that seems to be staying around as it should. I taste malts, very bread like flavor, wheat along with some subtle fruit nuances there like a candied sugar. Awesome depth in the color of this beer. Light bodied. I can see some sediment floating around in the beer as well. Overall a nice one.
ruskiimperial (78), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Some residual candy sugar on the aroma, with not much else. The pour yielded about an inch of head, with some decent lacing. Taste is rather subdued with some fair amounts of light caramel and belgian candy sugar. Very decent for this style.
MrBunn (1561), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Bomber. Pours a slightly hazy deep orange with little head and aromas of sweet malt, oranges, cinnamon and cloves. Flavor is all of the above with only a slight addition of astringent alcohol that appears from time to time.
yobdoog (1543), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Aroma has some spice and caramel malts. Flavor is very mellow, light, faint spice. Nice body, light grain and finished fast.
WVHouseofBeer (392), Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Interesting. A perfect brew for the holiday season, this Biere de Garde really brings a yeasty and malt punch to the palate and nose. A nice caramel and malt aroma wafts from a dark orange and copper body with a decent white head. A carbonated body emits from a healthy yeast background with no hop flavors or bitterness to the brew. A sugar sweet flavor resembles homemade hard candy. While the mouthfeel could have been better, I must say this beer was impressive.
NobleSquirrel (1121), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2009 Bottle from Hopdog. Pours a pretty orange/gold. Nose is floral with apricots and distant wet bread notes, a bit musty. Taste is a tad tart, iced tea, more apricots then some distant roasty notes. This is a pretty fine BdG that I would drink often. Nice.
presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 16, 2009 BA shows this beer at 6.6% and a regular Biere de Garde at 7.2. I had the regular 7,2% version one year old bottle. Very carbonated dark amber with big lively head. Light caramel nose with light trace of yeast. Body seems a little watery but lively with dusty caramel and floral flavour. A hint of old must and wood.
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