La Bière Du Coing
Brasserie Des Garrigues

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From:
Brasserie Des Garrigues
 
France
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
6%
Score:
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Avg:
3.68 | pDev: 15.22%
Reviews:
2
Ratings:
3
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 06, 2014
Added:
May 30, 2011
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Ratings by lacqueredmouse:
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A witbier brewed with added quince (coing). 33cl brown bottle purchased from Cave à Bulles in Paris. I've tried one quince beer before, the excellent Saison de Coing from Bridge Road Brewers in Victoria—it was brewed once and never again, so I was very happy to try another quince beer.

Pours an extremely turbid and cloudy brownish orange with a tinge of pink, almost opaque though from probably both the witbier yeast and the quince addition. Head forms a mild crest of off-white on the top but this flattens out to a patchy film. Body looks still and fairly heavy.

Nose is quite sweet, but with a very noticeable and forthright quince character from the start. Slight stewed apple notes, a little pepper and clove, and a sharp note of booze. It smells quite full, but the fruity notes suggest that it might be lighter than I expect.

Taste is, indeed, a lot less sweet and a lot crisper than it might have been. Here, the quince character mingles with the carbonation to give a tingling dryness like champagne or very "sec" cider. In some senses it makes the beer a lot thinner, and leaves less room for the complexities to express themselves—but in fact, it actually makes it a more coherent beer: crisp, refreshing and bright, where it may have otherwise been heavy or bloated. The quince is still present, but without the sweetness it's more of an aroma lingering in the mouth almost like a touch of black tea. Nice stuff.

Feel is thin and light, but quite crisp with carbonation and that peely fruitiness.

Overall, this is quite a drinkable brew. The quince adds something to it rather nicely. It perhaps lacks some true greatness, but there's much to enjoy.
Mar 24, 2014
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Rated: 3 by tom10101 from Canada (QC)

May 06, 2014
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.37/5  rDev +18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours an autumnal shade of amber; a couple of inches of foam sit atop the liquid and leave a few dots of lace behind

Smell: Bready, with a distinct aroma from the quince (somewhat akin to its relative, the pear)

Taste: Bready, up front, but it doesn't take long for the quince to arrive; the flavors from the quince have both pear and slightly tart apple elements, giving the beer a bit of an unsweetened applesauce character by mid-palate; after the swallow, the sweetness is held in check by an earthy balance from the hops and the yeast adds a subtle dimension as well

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low to moderate carbonation; just a little flabby

Overall: I went into La Cave à Bulles asking Simon for some unusual French beers and he delivered with this one; I am not normally a big fan of fruit beers but I really like the complexity and balance of this beer
May 30, 2011
La Bière Du Coing from Brasserie Des Garrigues
Beer rating: 3.68 out of 5 with 3 ratings