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Chez Monieux
Alpine Beer Company
- From:
- Alpine Beer Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Fruit Lambic
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 19.24%
- Reviews:
- 76
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 13, 2008
- Wants:
- 72
- Gots:
- 34
No description / notes.
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Ratings by vince4953529:
Reviewed by vince4953529 from California
4.88/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
$28 from South Bay Drugs, 5.8% abv on the label.
Appearance: Gorgeous light pink upon pouring, a hue of orange emerged as my tulip becomes full.
Smell: tart, cherryish
Taste: wow, tart sour upon tasting, I got red wine, cranberries, a tad creamy upon finishing.
Mouthfee: sour, but not that sour as a RR sour brew. Refreshing, carbonation is done just perfectly fine. supremely exceptional.
Drinkability: amazing, I can drink this all night long. I rarely say this, but the hefty $28 is well spent. Not over hyped at all. One of the best beers I've had this year!!
Jul 13, 2008Appearance: Gorgeous light pink upon pouring, a hue of orange emerged as my tulip becomes full.
Smell: tart, cherryish
Taste: wow, tart sour upon tasting, I got red wine, cranberries, a tad creamy upon finishing.
Mouthfee: sour, but not that sour as a RR sour brew. Refreshing, carbonation is done just perfectly fine. supremely exceptional.
Drinkability: amazing, I can drink this all night long. I rarely say this, but the hefty $28 is well spent. Not over hyped at all. One of the best beers I've had this year!!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.32/5 rDev -10%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -10%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Such a mixture of color ranging like if you mixed purple, yellow and brown. Looks pretty dark for a lambic. Leaves almost no head on the top. Tart diaper aroma with cheese, dog hair and socks. It really smells like crap at times.
Taste didn't encompass any of that bullshit thankfully. Cherry, boozy, tart, wheat, oak that seems it held some red wine in a previous life. A little bit of acetic vinegar notes. Could use a bit more of a sour punch, a bit more dry (white v. red wine barrel)ness would have been nice.
Dec 10, 2015Taste didn't encompass any of that bullshit thankfully. Cherry, boozy, tart, wheat, oak that seems it held some red wine in a previous life. A little bit of acetic vinegar notes. Could use a bit more of a sour punch, a bit more dry (white v. red wine barrel)ness would have been nice.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.41/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Type: Draft
Glass: 6-oz. snifter
From: Alpine Beer Company Pub in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $6.00
Purchased: June 27, 2015
Consumed: June 27, 2015
Misc.: N/A
Poured an auburn, slightly murky color with one finger of offwhite head when I got it. Below average spotty lacing on the sides of the glass. Poor retention. (Sight - 3.50)
Smelled vomit, sour milk, cheese, cheddar cheese, butter, red wine and red grapes. (Smell - 3.00)
Tasted sour fruit, tart, sour milk, cheese, Smarties and old red wine. (Taste - 3.50)
Light body. Oily texture. Above average carbonation. Abrupt, astringent finish. (Feel - 3.75)
Might be my first Lambic (yes, it was) and maybe my last (who am I kidding?). I’m guessing this was above average for the style. (Feel - 3.50)
3.41 | 78 | B-
Jun 30, 2015Glass: 6-oz. snifter
From: Alpine Beer Company Pub in Alpine, Calif.
Price: $6.00
Purchased: June 27, 2015
Consumed: June 27, 2015
Misc.: N/A
Poured an auburn, slightly murky color with one finger of offwhite head when I got it. Below average spotty lacing on the sides of the glass. Poor retention. (Sight - 3.50)
Smelled vomit, sour milk, cheese, cheddar cheese, butter, red wine and red grapes. (Smell - 3.00)
Tasted sour fruit, tart, sour milk, cheese, Smarties and old red wine. (Taste - 3.50)
Light body. Oily texture. Above average carbonation. Abrupt, astringent finish. (Feel - 3.75)
Might be my first Lambic (yes, it was) and maybe my last (who am I kidding?). I’m guessing this was above average for the style. (Feel - 3.50)
3.41 | 78 | B-
Rated by EZEZ from California
4.75/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Great lambic . Such w great beer
Jun 27, 2015Reviewed by olradetbalder from Sweden
2.16/5 rDev -41.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.16/5 rDev -41.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Look: Not bad, brown-red.
Smell: It smells like penecillin in a bottle
Taste: Wors, diacetyl infected penecillin in a bottle
Feel: to little carb, even is I like it in a kriek
Overall: 5 people could finish off 75% of the bottle.
Feb 23, 2015Smell: It smells like penecillin in a bottle
Taste: Wors, diacetyl infected penecillin in a bottle
Feel: to little carb, even is I like it in a kriek
Overall: 5 people could finish off 75% of the bottle.
Reviewed by getkrunkhoe from California
4.32/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.32/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
(i know this will be a vAgue review but...)
An Amazing Cherry Beer(sour).
Fragrant with loads of cherries, great drink-ability, and well balanced/made.
Jan 15, 2015An Amazing Cherry Beer(sour).
Fragrant with loads of cherries, great drink-ability, and well balanced/made.
Rated by mportnoy from Pennsylvania
2/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Blue cheese nose and taste. Drain poured it.
Jan 14, 2015Rated by JGam115 from New York
3.94/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle, 2008. Dark sanguine, very well carbed. Oxidized barrel, some dark cherry. Wow. Taste is perfect tart with no funk. Extremely tasty
Jan 02, 2015Rated by jvillefan from California
2.12/5 rDev -42.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1.75
2.12/5 rDev -42.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1.75
The was a very medicinal tasting beer out of the bottle.
Dec 30, 2014
Chez Monieux from Alpine Beer Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
203 ratings
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