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Bière De Garde
The Commons Brewery
- From:
- The Commons Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Bière de Garde
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 12.21%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 27, 2016
- Added:
- May 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
Our Biere de Garde was inspired by the farmhouse beers brewed in Northern France and our friend Steve Jones, Proprietor and Cheesemonger at Cheese Bar in Portland, Oregon. Traditionally, Biere de Garde was brewed while the climate was cooler, then garded (lagered) during the cool months. This beer offers a soft and clean, malt forward flavor with a reserved hop profile.
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Reviewed by Orca from Washington
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750mL into a tulip. Pours a clear amber w/ a big fluffy head that settles to a thin collar.
Aroma is bready and fruity. Pear and toasty caramel malt.
Taste follows nose. Sweet, malt-forward, fruity. Bready, toasty. Somewhat reminiscent of a Märzen.
Mouthfeel is semi-dry, slightly prickly carbonation. Balanced.
Overall a really nice, tasty beer.
Jul 03, 2016Aroma is bready and fruity. Pear and toasty caramel malt.
Taste follows nose. Sweet, malt-forward, fruity. Bready, toasty. Somewhat reminiscent of a Märzen.
Mouthfeel is semi-dry, slightly prickly carbonation. Balanced.
Overall a really nice, tasty beer.
Rated by kscaldef from Oregon
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Two years old, I think. Has developed some really nice fruitiness.
Aug 03, 2015Rated by anteater from Oregon
2.65/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
2.65/5 rDev -31.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
On tap: Thick, syrupy, cherries, not super sweet, medicinal. The taste that's there is alright but its too concentrated.
May 22, 2015Reviewed by Phyl21ca from Canada (QC)
3.33/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle: Poured a light amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with some good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with light bready notes is OK. Taste is also dominated by bready notes with some dry caramel malt notes and a grainy finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. OK for style but falls a bit short on complexity and I don’t think I would been seeking this on a regular basis.
Dec 17, 2014
Bière De Garde from The Commons Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
43 ratings
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