L'Amoureuse Blanche
Brasserie Trois Dames

L'Amoureuse BlancheL'Amoureuse Blanche
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Brasserie Trois Dames
 
Switzerland
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 10.34%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
59
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 19, 2024
Added:
Jul 17, 2012
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  3
It’s thanks to Raphaël’s friendship with Nicolas Pittet and Pierre-Alain Dutoit, winemakers from Lavaux/Vaud, that the L’Amoureuse beers were born. They’re real hybrids – born of a combination of dry Saison and the freshly-squeezed juice of local grapes, blended and fermented together. The result is a relatively dry beer with a light, fruity, vinous nose. Unfiltered, unpasteurized, and refermented in the bottle, the L’Amoureuse will continue to evolve and grow more acidy over time thanks to the wild yeasts that occur naturally on the grape skins.
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by Thomas_Picton:
Photo of Thomas_Picton
Rated by Thomas_Picton from Florida

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

Jun 06, 2013
More User Ratings:
Photo of cabsandking
Reviewed by cabsandking from Ohio

4.26/5  rDev +13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
11.2oz poured into large tulip
Notched 2015 January

Nose is buttery toffee, apple, grape, fruit.
Taste is dry, tart, white wine, funky yeasty, floral, late allspice, nutmeg. Lively carbonation on a medium body. Fantastic depth
Jan 19, 2024
Photo of zonker17
Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

3.86/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
BB 12/19, consumed 2/21. Still, golden, no lacing. Nose of grapefruit rind, vinous, slight funk. Taste very much like IPA without bitterness, citrus, white grape, finish a bit off.
Feb 02, 2021
Photo of Mark-Leggett
Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri

3.59/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from bottle : Dark orange in color with almost no head. Smells of grape and white wine. Tastes like a fruity wine but the saison part of it is definitely evident. A unique beer.
Sep 03, 2019
Photo of zeledonia
Reviewed by zeledonia from Washington

2.35/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Haven't reviewed a beer in a while, but a graped saison is right up my alley, and I don't know if I've ever reviewed a beer from Switzerland. Bottle best by 12/2019.

Color is nice, 90% clear, but it's completely flat. I get a few bubbles on top, nothing more. Bad bottle, or standard for this beer?

Smell is nice. Strong on the white wine some floral pieces coming through. I'd like more yeast character.

Taste is okay. Grape-y up front, then turns grainy, then mildly bitter. Not a whole lot to hang onto. Feels kind like a white wine watered down with light beer. Not my favorite.

Feel is just bad. Completely flat, slick and too persistent on the tongue.

Overall, not something I'd want to drink again. I'm not even sure if I'll finish the bottle. Lack of carbonation is the most obvious thing that went wrong, but it's also just not very balanced. Altogether too much grape, and not enough else in there.
Feb 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by archero from Texas

Jul 26, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by harpus from Alabama

Apr 23, 2018
 
Rated: 4.54 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
Photo of woodychandler
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.91/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I picked up this bottle & its sister, Rouge, at the Hunger-n-Thirst bottle shop here in Lancaster, PA a while back, more for the labels than anything else. The woman depicted is very evocative of post-World War I 1920s in Paris & some of the advertising artwork of the period. The name translates to "The Blonde Lover"!

From the bottle (translated from French): "Winemaker's beer with Chasselas grapes"; "Ingredients: Barley and Wheat Malt, Hop Flowers, Grapes and Fresh Yeasts"; "dry hopped Simcoe"; "Winemaker Nicolas Pittet Savuit-sur-Lutry"; "Three Ladies Beer".

Ah. mademoiselle, je suis fasciné et ravi par votre compagnie! S'il vous plaît, asseyez-vous et rejoins-moi pour un verre. I gently prised off her cap, whispering soft, sweet things, like "marshmallows" in her ear the entire time. I was utterly gentle in my pour, although she begged me to be more aggressive. Once decanted, I gave her contents an aggro swirl in the hopes of frothing things up, but to no avail. She was as flat as a board! Her color was a beautiful Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) with NE-quality clarity, prompting a coitus interruptus visit from the Gelt Gang of Mammon, Midas & Croesus, until they saw what we were up to! I guess that even mythology has some modesty. I breathed deeply of her wild, musky, untamed scent & was rewarded with odors of the barn where I first met her. Oh my. I pressed her against my lips & drank of her tartness. It would be a mistake to describe her as "Sour", since I did not get a puckering quality. Instead, the had a vinousness like dry white wine with that tartness that always seems to get me in the hinges of my jaw. There was no question that grapes were involved in the production of this beer. Finish was dry, bit not in a hop-driven way. Instead, it was very white wine-like, moderately tart, but eminently drinkable. I am not a fan of Sours/Tarts/Wild Ales, so if this was to my liking, it probably marks it on the low end for its fans. You may recall that I was gentle in my initial pour & that was for a reason. I like to try and achieve clarity on the initial pour, leaving the lees on the punt for one last taste. I know that many people eschew the lees & dump them out, but I find that their ingestion keeps me a regular guy. We got the mud out of her system as a result of my final pour & she had a look of relief. The nose was now truly funky! We did the Super Freak as I gulped her down in one quick swallow. Thanks for a good time, baby! I hope to run into you again.
Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by Winston3737 from Michigan

Aug 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mklisz from New Hampshire

May 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by BeerWithMike from Nebraska

May 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by BlakeAM from Illinois

Apr 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by Burkbom23 from Connecticut

Apr 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.66 by Vylo from New Jersey

Apr 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.55 by CUBeerBuff from Washington

Feb 07, 2016
Photo of metter98
Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.71/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is a little hazy light yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that quickly died down, leaving a thin collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of fruit are present in the nose—lemons and white grapes seem to stand out in particular.
T: Similar to the smell, the taste is quite fruity and has flavors of lemons and white grapes along with some hints of Belgian yeast. No alcohol is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little thin on the palate with a low to moderate amount of carbonation. No dryness is perceptible.
O: With all of its fruity flavors, this beer drinks a lot more like an English Pale Ale compared to a Belgian Strong Pale Ale, especially since there is no dryness and any traces of alcohol are well hidden from the taste.

Serving type: bottle
Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.03 by durlta from Iowa

Nov 17, 2015
Photo of jzlyo
Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

3.51/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Aroma is grapes and slightly perfumed and musty. The flavor is grapes/pale grapes, fruit, malts, mild sweetness and a long and very tart/very slightly dry finish.
Oct 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by gatorlove from Florida

Jul 17, 2015
L'Amoureuse Blanche from Brasserie Trois Dames
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 59 ratings