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Currant Gin Bu
de Garde Brewing
- From:
- de Garde Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 97
- Avg:
- 4.42 | pDev: 8.6%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 03, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 22, 2014
- Wants:
- 34
- Gots:
- 9
Oregon grown Black Currants married in Gin barrels to our tart Berliner Weisse inspired base. Rustic earth and spice notes with a distinctive currant character. Refreshing, crisp, characterful. Plus, it looks very pretty.
4% ABV
1 IBU
4% ABV
1 IBU
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Ratings by cpetrone84:
Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania
2.3/5 rDev -48%
2.3/5 rDev -48%
Pour is a deep fuchsia with a pink head that dissipates fairly quickly. Nose is heavy tomato juice, light pepper, and a bit of chlorine. Taste is similar, lots of tomato juice, a bit of currant fruitiness in this one, faint barrel, some heat and acidity in the finish. Light body, soft feel, gentle carbonation, puckering burn.
Sep 27, 2014More User Ratings:
Reviewed by gcamparone from Rhode Island
4.31/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 750mL bottle into a DeGarde snifter. Acquired in a trade.
Pours a deep maroon body with a two finger effervescent pink fizzy head that reduces rather quickly to leave no lacing or retention. Color is stunning.
Aromas are are tart and berry-forward with some definite gin notes in there.. I describe it as alpine or "christmas trees", rosemary.
On the tongue is an interesting medley that surprisingly works together.. sour raspberries, currants initially, giving way to spruce and alpine notes, finishing dry and tart. A good balance between the gin barrel and currants. Mouthfeel is light and easy drinking with high carbonation.
An interesting, unique beer that I really enjoyed.
Feb 23, 2017Pours a deep maroon body with a two finger effervescent pink fizzy head that reduces rather quickly to leave no lacing or retention. Color is stunning.
Aromas are are tart and berry-forward with some definite gin notes in there.. I describe it as alpine or "christmas trees", rosemary.
On the tongue is an interesting medley that surprisingly works together.. sour raspberries, currants initially, giving way to spruce and alpine notes, finishing dry and tart. A good balance between the gin barrel and currants. Mouthfeel is light and easy drinking with high carbonation.
An interesting, unique beer that I really enjoyed.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.31/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at the Arch Bridge Tap House, as part of their anniversary special tap take over. Have never heard of or seen this beer before, but was advised that it was a "keeper release" from a few releases back (which would certainly explain why I'm not familiar with it).
The beer pours a slightly hazy, rose color, with good retention and decent lacing. The nose is very attractive and complex (no surprise there), as I pick up raspberry and blackberry, light vanilla, wine, gin and maybe some light funk. The flavor profile replicates the nose, though to some extent the complexity is overwhelmed by the sour component. The sour isn't over the top in this beer (I was able to enjoy a small glass without much problem), which I think allows the gin and fruit to shine though better. In fact, the fruit flavor is very bright and really shines on the palate. There also seemed to something of a lemon/lime quality as well in this beer, that blended well with the fruit and gin. Mouthfeel is pretty light, which again, is what you would expect in a 4% abv. beer. Drinkability is exceptional, and this would really make a lovely, spring or summer time drink.
Impressive effort.
Apr 26, 2016The beer pours a slightly hazy, rose color, with good retention and decent lacing. The nose is very attractive and complex (no surprise there), as I pick up raspberry and blackberry, light vanilla, wine, gin and maybe some light funk. The flavor profile replicates the nose, though to some extent the complexity is overwhelmed by the sour component. The sour isn't over the top in this beer (I was able to enjoy a small glass without much problem), which I think allows the gin and fruit to shine though better. In fact, the fruit flavor is very bright and really shines on the palate. There also seemed to something of a lemon/lime quality as well in this beer, that blended well with the fruit and gin. Mouthfeel is pretty light, which again, is what you would expect in a 4% abv. beer. Drinkability is exceptional, and this would really make a lovely, spring or summer time drink.
Impressive effort.
Currant Gin Bu from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating:
97 out of
100 with
147 ratings
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