 hopscotch (5549), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 21, 2009 Draft… Pours very dark with a small, creamy, khaki head. Good retention. Chocolaty, spicy, banana aroma. Medium-bodied with middling carbonation. Well-balanced flavor. A touch tangy and a bit spicy... chocolaty as well. Finishes crisp and refreshing.
RHeastings (433), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 21, 2009 Enjoyed on tap in a nonic glass. The beer pours a curious near-black color, not quite what one would expect of beers of the Bier de Garde style. The aroma gives Belgian-type yeast esters, but also some roasted malt. The palate also shows some Belgian characteristics, and a nice malt depth, but it did seem to be almost like an English brown ale a Belgian yeast. Admittedly, I have not sampled enough examples of this style to accurately comment on this beer’s trueness to the guidelines. Overall, it was a creative and refreshing effort.
mpersinger (191), , California, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 19, 2009 Muted malt flavors in this mild brownish ale that tastes more like a mild or brown ale than a biere de garde.
¾ (5009), Boulder, Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 17, 2009 Draft @ Paradiso. Dark appearane, dunkel or dubbel-like in color. Toffee, nuts, cold coffee, some roast, Dunkel-like in nose and flavor. Bread/bran is present, yeast gives a strange lightness and pastiness to the body, doughy but not chewy. Not really anything close to biere de garde, more like a dunkel with Belgian yeast.
argo0 (7014), Washington DC, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 16, 2009 (draft) Beige head atop clear mahogany body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, cherry, candied orange, some smoke. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, molasses, orange, some chocolate, light smoke. Medium body, smooth, light stickiness.
fredandboboflo (1431), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 15, 2009 Tap at Spuyten a bit back. Aroma of sweet bread/graham cracker malt; very saccharine breadiness with slightly alcoholic fruits, particularly prunes. Flavor brings on more prunes with spice notes, pepper and something nutmeg-seeming, as well as more sweet fruits that are bordering on medicinal though fortunately don’t make it. Pretty tasty.
JFGrind (1360), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 12, 2009 I had know idea what type of beer Foxtrot was, and assumed it was a Scotch Ale. The earthiness came through this malty, spiced Biere De Garde.
Rciesla (3880), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 9, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brown body with a tan head. Malty fruit, berry, some light caramel and sugar cane. Lighter pepper spice and light earth.
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