Fond De La Mer
O'Connor Brewing Co.
- From:
- O'Connor Brewing Co.
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Tripel
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 5.01%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 08, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 15, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AndrewMichael from Virginia
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 oz bottle poured into a short stemmed glass. L: Gold color, great clarity, and good white-head lacing. S: Subtle spiciness, low fruity esters and alcohol aromas. T: Subtle spicy, fruit and alcohol flavors, well blended profile. F: Medium body. O: Solid Belgian Tripel style from a local brewery, and smooth at 9%.
Dec 08, 2016
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a reddish-orange body with good carbonation that led to frothy head but no lace. Aroma is slightly tart and yeasty with this apple cider type aroma for some reason (apple/fruit sweetness with an acidic sharpness and vinegar like spiciness). Light and crisp body with smoothness thanks to yeast, but mostly a fruit sweetness and crisp (more apple and pear than tropical) and while enjoyable it reminds me of a simplistic/generic sweet white wine.
Oct 16, 2016
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3.55/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
The bottle says "Fond de la Mer" but the website auto-capitalizes everything. I don't see a bottle date but it says 9% ABV and 37 IBUs.
Appearance: The head is a fantastic huge lofty white cloud. It has decent retention but not much lacing. Eventually it fades out to a thin layer of bubbles. The body is an opaque golden orange color.
Aroma: I am getting this big zesty and herbal, slightly mossy aroma, that shortly becomes overpowered by this sweet grain aroma. I should mention that there is no coriander aroma in this Tripel. It smells very fresh.
Taste: It has more of that mossy character in the flavor which is a bit reminiscent of springtime. This is followed by a very sweet honey flavor and followed by a bit of clove flavor at the end.
Mouthfeel: It is a thicker Tripel than the drier traditional beer. it is even a bit slick at times. The carbonation is good.
Overall: If you like dry crisp Tripels and dislike the sweeter variants then pass on this. If you can stomach a sweeter beer then you will be welcomed with a wonderful earthy character that intermingles with the sweetness instead of cutting at it. While this beer is good enough that I am glad I tried it once I doubt I would buy it again. The layers of sweetness just pile on top of the palate to the point where it becomes a bit overwhelming.
Oct 15, 2016Appearance: The head is a fantastic huge lofty white cloud. It has decent retention but not much lacing. Eventually it fades out to a thin layer of bubbles. The body is an opaque golden orange color.
Aroma: I am getting this big zesty and herbal, slightly mossy aroma, that shortly becomes overpowered by this sweet grain aroma. I should mention that there is no coriander aroma in this Tripel. It smells very fresh.
Taste: It has more of that mossy character in the flavor which is a bit reminiscent of springtime. This is followed by a very sweet honey flavor and followed by a bit of clove flavor at the end.
Mouthfeel: It is a thicker Tripel than the drier traditional beer. it is even a bit slick at times. The carbonation is good.
Overall: If you like dry crisp Tripels and dislike the sweeter variants then pass on this. If you can stomach a sweeter beer then you will be welcomed with a wonderful earthy character that intermingles with the sweetness instead of cutting at it. While this beer is good enough that I am glad I tried it once I doubt I would buy it again. The layers of sweetness just pile on top of the palate to the point where it becomes a bit overwhelming.
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