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La Bavaisienne
Brasserie Theillier
- From:
- Brasserie Theillier
- France
- Style:
- Bière de Garde
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 11.76%
- Reviews:
- 82
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 27, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2002
- Wants:
- 43
- Gots:
- 6
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
it makes me really sad to see this brewery listed as closed, especially after drinking a well aged vintage bottle of this special biere de garde, its fantastic beer, maybe a bit past its best moment, but still drinking amazingly well, at least several years in the bottle. a dusty old import i found on a bottom shelf in new orleans i believe, folks never buy these for some reason, but i was stoked to find it, having not known much about it beforehand. its a deep copper colored brew with a tall tan head on it and just a little bit of sediment towards the bottom of the bottle. immediately interesting on the yeast side, dried red apple, a little tang and oxidation, french saison vinous esters, spicy and autumnal, even earthy like rich wet soil. there is some sweetness still from the malt, a kilned nuttiness and a long boiled concentrated toffee character, amber-esque, but with a distinctive rustic farmy rawness about it, well refined as it is. peppery on the yeast as it warms, part belgian part saisony, some funk but not yeast derived to me, subtle almonds and honey at the close, and more dank earthiness, harvesty and special to me, but i love old beers like this! gorgeous richness of texture here too, its almost creamy, denser like a barleywine or something, and i can even taste and feel a little of its alcohol at this modest strength. so much character here, even after all this time, i hope its not true that this brewery is no more, i couldnt imagine not drinking this one again. really the epitome of the style as far as i am concerned. unforgettable bottle of beer!
Dec 27, 2018Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
3.85/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
1 PT 9.4 FL OZ bottle
Served in an oversized wine glass
This beer pours a real deep, deep amber color with rust colored highlights. It is topped several inches of effervescent foam that is tan in color and leaves little lacing.
The smell has fig and date notes along with a bread or cookie aroma.
The taste follows the smell. I get fig and date flavors with a dry, crisp finish.
Thin and highly carbonated leaving a clean palate after each sip.
This is a tasty, light, easy drinking beer. I figured it seemed appropriate to pluck it from the cellar on Bastille Day.
Jul 14, 2016Served in an oversized wine glass
This beer pours a real deep, deep amber color with rust colored highlights. It is topped several inches of effervescent foam that is tan in color and leaves little lacing.
The smell has fig and date notes along with a bread or cookie aroma.
The taste follows the smell. I get fig and date flavors with a dry, crisp finish.
Thin and highly carbonated leaving a clean palate after each sip.
This is a tasty, light, easy drinking beer. I figured it seemed appropriate to pluck it from the cellar on Bastille Day.
Reviewed by shleepy from California
3.94/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle into chalice-style glass.
A: Hazy amber, with lots of and lots of floating sediment.
S: Sugary and lightly-fruity malt notes.
T: Very representative of the style. Hard candy / sugar flavor that lingers well into the aftertaste. Pleasant caramel maltiness. Mild balancing bitternes.
M: Feels very light and refreshing. Medium carbonation
O: Represents the biere de garde style very well.
Sep 11, 2013A: Hazy amber, with lots of and lots of floating sediment.
S: Sugary and lightly-fruity malt notes.
T: Very representative of the style. Hard candy / sugar flavor that lingers well into the aftertaste. Pleasant caramel maltiness. Mild balancing bitternes.
M: Feels very light and refreshing. Medium carbonation
O: Represents the biere de garde style very well.
La Bavaisienne from Brasserie Theillier
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
111 ratings
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