Girardin Faro 1882
Brouwerij Girardin

Girardin Faro 1882Girardin Faro 1882
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From:
Brouwerij Girardin
 
Belgium
Style:
Faro
Ranked #6
ABV:
5%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,093
Avg:
3.64 | pDev: 15.38%
Reviews:
38
Ratings:
80
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 03, 2023
Added:
May 15, 2006
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by megahurts4:
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Reviewed by megahurts4 from Louisiana

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Girardin Faro

Appearance: dark red-orange, good lacing, and a small head.

Smell: fruit, yeast, and a sweetness.

Taste: sweet sugar and a fermented fruit flavor.

Mouthfeel: medium.

Overall: this is a nice Faro. It has some nice flavor and actually isn't overly sweet.
Jun 08, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by Tmappin from Canada (NS)

Apr 03, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

May 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Sep 14, 2019
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Rated by emerge077 from Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared at Oud Arsenaal, Antwerp.
May 08, 2019
 
Rated: 3.52 by acurtis from New Jersey

Aug 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by desint from Belgium

Jun 28, 2018
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden

3.72/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky brownish orange with plenty of sediment. Very little foam.

Smell is a bit sweet and sour, with cherries, port and raisins masking a bit of funk.

Taste is semi sweet, with notes of port, brown sugar and grapefruit.

Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.

First Faro for me, so I don't have much to reference, but comes across as a blend between a sweetened gueuze and a quad. Pretty tasty...
Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.32 by pioppo from Italy

Mar 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by MrDell from Switzerland

Nov 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.03 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Oct 13, 2016
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
375ml bottle into a matching Girardin tumbler appears a perfectly clear dark copper color with a khaki head that retains very well.

Aroma is not very telling as all that is detected is a bit of caramel maltiness and lemony lactic qualities.

Taste is a perplexing mix of lambic tartness and earthy funk with plenty of mineral character and herbal bitterness. But where this really gets twisted is in the sweetness that tastes like a mixture of raisons meets cider and brown sugar. As it warms up, toffee and caramel come through.

Medium in body with modest carbonation. At times this feels familiar and then all of a sudden I have no idea what is going on with the sweetness. So strange but hey, thats faro for ya.
Aug 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Rutager from Canada (BC)

Jul 04, 2016
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Reviewed by Marius from Netherlands

3/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
37cl bottle. Clear copper with an almost non-existent white head. Caramel, honey, some very subtle funk notes, sour grapes and vinegar, and a medicinal/metallic bitterness.
Jun 14, 2016
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Reviewed by kitch from Hong Kong

3/5  rDev -17.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A 375ml bottle with the numbers 2016 and 09 on different locations on the cork. Haven’t been able to find a consensus on what this means exactly. Poured into a Lindemans flute glass.

Appearance: It poured a clear copper brown colour with a thin tanned head that kind of sticks around and leaves some nice lacing.

Aroma: Had a hard time trying to describe this, but I would say fruity plum, prunes and apple, light tartness, butterscotch and brown sugar.

Taste: Candi sugar, plum and apples. Sweet and lightly tart.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with light carbonation.

Overall: This was an ok Faro. I’m actually in two minds as to whether I really I enjoyed this though. After going through the whole bottle, I’m on the fence.
Jun 14, 2016
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, dark amber color with a bit of tan head. Aroma is mainly malty with a touch of caramel, ginger, pepper and some other spices. Taste starts with just a hair of tartness and continues malty with moderate sweetness. Finish has bread crust flavor, a bit of caramel and also a bit of bitterness. Body is light with medium carbonation. Overall it's quite nice table beer, tasty and easy to drink but a bit simple.
May 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Apr 22, 2016
 
Rated: 2.5 by halo3one from Georgia

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.62 by HopBelT from Belgium

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.17 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Oct 13, 2015
Girardin Faro 1882 from Brouwerij Girardin
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 80 ratings