Ferme De Chien
Wicked Weed Brewing
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- From:
- Wicked Weed Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Farmhouse Ale - Saison
Ranked #343 - ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,224 - Avg:
- 4.08 | pDev: 5.88%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 13, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 25, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Notes:
Our craft honors our childhood lessons. We were lucky to learn ours the hard way: “stick with it,” “wipe your tears,” “earn your callouses,” and “try to keep up with your Ol’ Man.” These are the lessons that stay, working their way into our weathered flesh and aching bones until they are as much a part of us as our own names. Ferme de Chien is a foeder-rested, brettanomyces farmhouse ale. This pleasantly tart, lightly hoppy ale is fermented with over a pound per gallon of fresh Balaton cherries to reflect and echo that the craft of the old has not been wasted on the young.
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4.58 by rangerred from Tennessee on Mar 13, 2022
4 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana on Sep 30, 2021
4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York on Jul 04, 2021
4 by JLK7299 from North Carolina on Oct 25, 2020
4.08/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
by sulldaddy from Connecticut
Sampling a lightly chilled 12 oz bottle poured into a snifter. Beer is part of a trade with @jerryfreak, Thank you!
Beer pours a bright clear rose color that becomes more solid red as it fills the glass. Bleached white fizzy head forms on the surface and is continually fed by active streams of carbonation, but doesnt maintain more than a sturdy edge layer of froth.
The aroma on this beer is not overly complex with some tart cherry notes and a bit of sugary maraschino cherry mixing with some funky yeast notes. Seems about right for the style of beer.
First sip reveals a light to medium body with very fine and tingly carbonation. Texture is fairly light and crisp overall.
Flavor is what I expect too, with sweeter cherry notes up front and then more tartness that lingers on the finish. Some funkiness comes through in the finish as well.
No hints of booze and hops are never present on the flavor profile.
Beer drinks easy and is fairly crisp and enjoyable, while being straightforward as what it is.
A decent all around beer that gives you what you would expect.
Aug 14, 2020
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
by sulldaddy from Connecticut
Sampling a lightly chilled 12 oz bottle poured into a snifter. Beer is part of a trade with @jerryfreak, Thank you!
Beer pours a bright clear rose color that becomes more solid red as it fills the glass. Bleached white fizzy head forms on the surface and is continually fed by active streams of carbonation, but doesnt maintain more than a sturdy edge layer of froth.
The aroma on this beer is not overly complex with some tart cherry notes and a bit of sugary maraschino cherry mixing with some funky yeast notes. Seems about right for the style of beer.
First sip reveals a light to medium body with very fine and tingly carbonation. Texture is fairly light and crisp overall.
Flavor is what I expect too, with sweeter cherry notes up front and then more tartness that lingers on the finish. Some funkiness comes through in the finish as well.
No hints of booze and hops are never present on the flavor profile.
Beer drinks easy and is fairly crisp and enjoyable, while being straightforward as what it is.
A decent all around beer that gives you what you would expect.
Aug 14, 2020
4.79 by bubseymour from Maryland on Aug 12, 2020
3.9 by robotic_being from Florida on Jun 30, 2020
4.29 by MJSFS from Florida on Feb 29, 2020
3.91/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by AyatollahGold from Indiana
From a 12 oz. bottle into a Willi Becher style glass, this beer pours out a beautiful red color with pink tints and forms a thin, sea foam pink crown.
The nose brings an acidity mixing with tart cherries and black cherries.
The taste brings tart cherries, black cherries and sweet cherries. Really nice blend.
Nice tartness with a light and refreshing body. I would like a little more depth to the body but it’s being nit picky.
Overall, it’s a solid offering.
Aug 01, 2019
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by AyatollahGold from Indiana
From a 12 oz. bottle into a Willi Becher style glass, this beer pours out a beautiful red color with pink tints and forms a thin, sea foam pink crown.
The nose brings an acidity mixing with tart cherries and black cherries.
The taste brings tart cherries, black cherries and sweet cherries. Really nice blend.
Nice tartness with a light and refreshing body. I would like a little more depth to the body but it’s being nit picky.
Overall, it’s a solid offering.
Aug 01, 2019
3.85 by Zazzi82 from Tennessee on Jul 10, 2019
4.04/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania
L - 1.5 finger fizzy pink head atop a translucent maroon body.
S - cherries, floral, saison yeast.
T - mildly tart cherry. Reminds me of a cherry freeze pop. No bitterness. Low sweetness. No booziness.
F - light body with ample carb.
O - crushable, and ephemeral.
Jun 30, 2019
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania
L - 1.5 finger fizzy pink head atop a translucent maroon body.
S - cherries, floral, saison yeast.
T - mildly tart cherry. Reminds me of a cherry freeze pop. No bitterness. Low sweetness. No booziness.
F - light body with ample carb.
O - crushable, and ephemeral.
Jun 30, 2019
4.08 by aprabhu from Kentucky on Jun 28, 2019
4.08 by samEBC from Belgium on May 28, 2019
4.25 by paulish from New York on May 22, 2019
3.99/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia
12 oz. bottle purchased in Nashville, TN. No date. Poured into Aslin anniversary glass.
L: Nice very slightly pink head, maybe 1.5F, with good retention and heavy lacing. Beer is a light garnet and mostly see-through.
S: Sour cherries, sour base, and Brett. Pretty straightforward.
T: Sour cherries, whiskey sour mix, Brett. Slightly sour and astringent finish.
F: Light bodied, moderately carbonated. Crisp but maybe a bit too sour to really drink easily. Otherwise fine.
O: Another decent sour/farmhouse ale from Wicked Weed.
May 19, 2019
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia
12 oz. bottle purchased in Nashville, TN. No date. Poured into Aslin anniversary glass.
L: Nice very slightly pink head, maybe 1.5F, with good retention and heavy lacing. Beer is a light garnet and mostly see-through.
S: Sour cherries, sour base, and Brett. Pretty straightforward.
T: Sour cherries, whiskey sour mix, Brett. Slightly sour and astringent finish.
F: Light bodied, moderately carbonated. Crisp but maybe a bit too sour to really drink easily. Otherwise fine.
O: Another decent sour/farmhouse ale from Wicked Weed.
May 19, 2019
4 by desint from Belgium on May 16, 2019
4.25 by atlbravsrno1 from New Hampshire on May 03, 2019
4.27 by Best_Enjoyed_In_Texas from Texas on Mar 26, 2019
4 by Kurzman from Rhode Island on Dec 30, 2018
4.09 by dsshuck from Delaware on Dec 14, 2018
4.26/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by jpkand from Virginia
The cherry smell is amazing. The taste is a close second
Nov 15, 2018
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
by jpkand from Virginia
The cherry smell is amazing. The taste is a close second
Nov 15, 2018
4 by aztraz from Sweden on Oct 29, 2018
3.93 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania on Jun 30, 2018
3.75 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois on May 08, 2018
3.49/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Sabtos from Ohio
Pastel salmon-ruby with a creamy persistent white collar
On the nose, I'm getting a bit of an aerated grapefruit note before the cinnamon dusted crust comes in with faint cherry.
Even more toasted brown sugar and cinnamon crust-like malt comes out in taste, with the slightly tart cherry following. That classic marzipan that's often present in a cherry sour tries to come through, but it's a bit watery, while having a firm and substantial carbonation through a moderate body, finishing semi-wet.
Feb 03, 2018
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
by Sabtos from Ohio
Pastel salmon-ruby with a creamy persistent white collar
On the nose, I'm getting a bit of an aerated grapefruit note before the cinnamon dusted crust comes in with faint cherry.
Even more toasted brown sugar and cinnamon crust-like malt comes out in taste, with the slightly tart cherry following. That classic marzipan that's often present in a cherry sour tries to come through, but it's a bit watery, while having a firm and substantial carbonation through a moderate body, finishing semi-wet.
Feb 03, 2018
4.34/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by ThickNStout from Georgia
500mL bottle from Bruisin Ales (Asheville, NC). 12.25. Bottled 8/30/17. Served in a Wicked Weed snifter. Enjoyed 12/10/17.
Pours a vibrant, nearly opaque pink with a finger and a half of pink tinged white head. Those bubbles shrink to a few small islands and a thin band, imparting a couple dots of lace.
Smells of cherries, wet oak, eathy Brett, dried apple and a little pale grain. The cherry, Brett and oak is a nice mix.
Tastes of cherry, faint clove, funky tart Brett, a slight floral note, wet wood and a bit of earthy leather. That delicious cherry remains right out front where it belongs.
Medium light feel with peppy carbonation. Aftertaste of cloved pierced cherries and Bretty oak.
Wicked Weed has been doing some strong work with these fruited foeder Brett beers. Ferme de Chien is my second favorite in the Ferme series, with cherry character aplenty to keep me interested.
Jan 22, 2018
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by ThickNStout from Georgia
500mL bottle from Bruisin Ales (Asheville, NC). 12.25. Bottled 8/30/17. Served in a Wicked Weed snifter. Enjoyed 12/10/17.
Pours a vibrant, nearly opaque pink with a finger and a half of pink tinged white head. Those bubbles shrink to a few small islands and a thin band, imparting a couple dots of lace.
Smells of cherries, wet oak, eathy Brett, dried apple and a little pale grain. The cherry, Brett and oak is a nice mix.
Tastes of cherry, faint clove, funky tart Brett, a slight floral note, wet wood and a bit of earthy leather. That delicious cherry remains right out front where it belongs.
Medium light feel with peppy carbonation. Aftertaste of cloved pierced cherries and Bretty oak.
Wicked Weed has been doing some strong work with these fruited foeder Brett beers. Ferme de Chien is my second favorite in the Ferme series, with cherry character aplenty to keep me interested.
Jan 22, 2018
4/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by EMV from Pennsylvania
Poured from a tall bottle into a Duvel tulip. Love the dog-themed artwork holding a bough of cherries.
L: Clear golden pink pour. 2 fingers of foamy white head. Falls fast with a solid ring of lacing.
S: Tart cherries and funk. Mild lemon and green fruit.
T/F: Follows the nose pretty nicely. Light grains... tart baking cherries. Not a crazy pucker, but tart enough to notice. Brett character... lemon, funk, and hay. Unripened fruits, green apple peel. Light in body... soapy carbonation a bit. The finish is tart cherry juice.
O: A solid brett Saison... the cherries complement it nicely. Not overwhelmingly sour or cherry so pretty easy to drink. Not a Belgian elite but one I'd definitely have again.
Jan 16, 2018
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by EMV from Pennsylvania
Poured from a tall bottle into a Duvel tulip. Love the dog-themed artwork holding a bough of cherries.
L: Clear golden pink pour. 2 fingers of foamy white head. Falls fast with a solid ring of lacing.
S: Tart cherries and funk. Mild lemon and green fruit.
T/F: Follows the nose pretty nicely. Light grains... tart baking cherries. Not a crazy pucker, but tart enough to notice. Brett character... lemon, funk, and hay. Unripened fruits, green apple peel. Light in body... soapy carbonation a bit. The finish is tart cherry juice.
O: A solid brett Saison... the cherries complement it nicely. Not overwhelmingly sour or cherry so pretty easy to drink. Not a Belgian elite but one I'd definitely have again.
Jan 16, 2018
4 by Jason_cs from Florida on Jan 07, 2018
3.84/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
Bottle dated 8.30.17
Poured into a teku glass
Faint rose/ light pink frothy one finger foam cap settles to a small island of bubbles.translucent reddish liquid, good carbonation
Aroma of Brett , whiff of stone fruit
The tartness overpours any of the fruit, hint of cherries
Tart , crisp, mildly puckering, not astringent
Nice beer
Jan 06, 2018
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
Bottle dated 8.30.17
Poured into a teku glass
Faint rose/ light pink frothy one finger foam cap settles to a small island of bubbles.translucent reddish liquid, good carbonation
Aroma of Brett , whiff of stone fruit
The tartness overpours any of the fruit, hint of cherries
Tart , crisp, mildly puckering, not astringent
Nice beer
Jan 06, 2018
Ferme De Chien from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
29 ratings