Cerveza Sin Frontera
Brasserie Trois Dames

Cerveza Sin FronteraCerveza Sin Frontera
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From:
Brasserie Trois Dames
 
Switzerland
Style:
Saison
ABV:
5.69%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 14.56%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
48
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 01, 2023
Added:
Jul 29, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by fthegiants:
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Rated by fthegiants from California

3.75/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Sep 26, 2015
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Rated: 3.76 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

May 01, 2023
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Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Wow!!! After reading the reviews, it almost seemed like I was drinking a totally different beer. I picked up an 11.2 oz bottle at Half Time distributors in Poughkeepsie NY. It was bottled in Spring 2017 and supposedly best by March 2020. I drank it on Nov 29th 2021 and it was still good!!!! What I didn't see on the other reviews was the abv which was 7.9% vice the 5.69% that one of the reviewers mentioned. I had no idea what style of beer it was (I only saw the Jester version which was less potent and called a Saison), so I poured it into a goblet. Poured a slightly hazy orange color with no head and little carbonation. Looked like a Tripel ( I suppose because it was in a goblet). Aroma and taste were like a sour, probably a Wild Ale, aged in bourbon barrels. the label said it was in Cognac barrels. The aroma was robust and I liked the taste. If there was any Saison here (yeast, funk, horse blanket etc.) it was masked by the alcohol from barrel aging. Good sour beer. The barrel aging just made it a bit more complex.. Mouthfeel was strong on the sour aspect and the beer itself was rich enough. I would drink this one again (even though it was beyond its freshness date). I would have liked to try the Jester King and Crooked Stave versions on this collaboration to see how different they were.
Nov 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Dec 08, 2019
 
Rated: 2.82 by Ajlvt from Washington

May 03, 2019
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Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts

3.54/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle dated "best by march 2020" into the test glass
A - Copper in color a bit lifeless, very little carbonation, a thin ring clings to the periphery.
S - Dusty basement mainly, with some leather and cigar wrap tobacco.
T - Strong tannin, cider vinegar, and chalky ash. I do get the kiss of Cognac.
M - Largely acidic, with a brown sugar thread involved.
O - Glad to have tried this later in its life, the flavors are tempered and makes me glad to have missed this in its youth.
Mar 08, 2019
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
BOTTLE: 33cl format. Brown glass. Pry-off crown cap. Uninteresting label art. Imported by the Shelton Bastards.

5.69% ABV. Aged in Sherry casks. No style is listed on the label.

Served cold into a tulip and allowed to come to temperature over the course of consumption.

HEAD: None whatsoever. No lacing.

BODY: Looks like apple cidre vinegar. Bright copper-gold colour of average vibrance. No yeast/lees are visible within.

Appears undercarbonated. Not a great appearance overall, regardless of the intended style.

AROMA: Cidre. Red apple skin. Red wine. Grape skin. Dampened oak. Vinegar/acetic acid. Hints of doughy yeast. Mild (~4/10) sourness. Twangy, with barnyard notes, lemon, hay, faint leather, and funky brettanomyces yeasts giving it a rustic vibe. Suggests an acidic brew with nice diversity of flavour and elements of spontaneous fermentation in play.

Aromatic intensity is average. I find no off-flavours aside from a hint of oxidation (judging by the presence of a dampened stale cardboard note). No overt booze.

TASTE & TEXTURE: Acidic, acetic, twangy, and mildly sour (maybe a 3-4/10 in terms of intensity). Cardboard joins dampened wine barrel, signaling oxidation...don't age this beer. Apple cidre vinegar is prominent along with hints of apple skin and grapeskin. Brettanomyces funkiness is present in the background, but it's neither very funky nor very sour, which may leave some drinkers disappointed.

Unrefreshing. Smacky. Smooth. Wet. Undercarbonated. Acidic. Light-bodied. Not chewy, harsh, rough, scratchy, oily, or heavy. A bit thin on the palate, with a weak overall presence on the palate.

OVERALL: Given the three breweries involved, I hoped for better. This is thin, watery, undercarbonated, and a bit underwhelming in terms of depth of flavour and intricacy. Drinkable but forgettable work. I wouldn't pay the Shelton Bastards price to try this again, but it'll scratch your sour ale itch even if it isn't as complex or as balanced as the best expressions of the intended style.

High C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jan 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Nov 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
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Reviewed by tylerstravis from Colorado

1.62/5  rDev -55.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This tastes and feels like vomit. If someone offers this to you sock them in the throat. I can't imagine what went wrong here, but it's not infection.
Feb 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.48 by dsshuck from Delaware

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.4 by Rockjocknroll from California

Oct 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by mig100 from Texas

Jul 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.66 by Texasfan549 from Texas

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by polopaul20 from Maryland

Jun 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Sweffin from Wisconsin

May 03, 2016
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Reviewed by tomghiley from Canada (ON)

1.96/5  rDev -46.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
THE TRUTH HURTS

Okay, I'm going to be as polite as possible, but believe me, I'm also being honest, and this is going to sting, the problem with craft and specialty import beers, and beer culture as a whole, is that it's relatively new, trendy, and complete bullshit. Everyone is enthusiastic, and that's great, beer deserves and needs your support and everyone else's support to get the respect it deserves, problem is, now every enthusiast is also masquerading as a critic, and nobody has the balls, common sense, or beer sommelier training to take opinions seriously, well, I do, so listen up. This beer flat out sucks, pun intended. It's completely fucking flat, anyone who is saying they enjoy the light carbonation or how subtle the bubbles are, is a fucking moron, it's completely flat. It's so flat it might as well be collapsing into itself, the brewery fucked up, for real, the brewer knows he fucked up too. Luckily for Trois Dames every enthusiast on here who thinks they're a smart beer critic is willing to polish a turd and romanticize just how great this lousy fucking beer is. It was not meant to be flat, they brewed a shit beer, accidents happen, their other beers are great, but me giving this a score of 2 is being generous. Does it taste better than a Pabst, sure, it barely tastes better than a Pabst, but I'll take a PBR in a second over this bottle of flat shit, let me add that I'm a huge cask beer fan, this has NO carbonation though. It's like taking a bottle of Chardonnay and trying to say that you've made a sparkling wine, so beer enthusiasts, educate yourselves, take notes, while you claim to like this beer, it's a huge fucking disasterous mess that is so poor, the brewery should be absolutely ashamed for having bottled such piss.
Apr 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by chippo33 from Vermont

Mar 23, 2016
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Rated by bobv from Vermont

3.94/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Original rating:

3.75/3.75/3.75/3.5/3.75

New rating as this beer warms up:

3.75/4.00/4.00/3.5/4.00
Mar 05, 2016
Cerveza Sin Frontera from Brasserie Trois Dames
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 48 ratings