Jenlain Ambrée
Brasserie Duyck

Copenhagen 17/1 2021. 75 cl corked bottle from Brdr. D. Vinhandel, Rolighedsvej, Frb. C. Black simple label with name and style orange letters.

Pours slightly unclear amber with a mid-sized white head. Settles as thi, almost transparent layer of foam struggling to cover the surface of the beer. Clinging to the sides of the glass. Not much lacing.

Aroma is medium intense with a sweet malty odor mingling with a slightly unpleasant scent of butter. Caramel, toffee, biscuits. Light toast. Butter.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, greasy, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a strong, almost sugary, sweetness followed by a medium strong tart, sourish bitterness. Aftertaste is tartly bitter with a sweet undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry.

Sugary sweet nose but with a strong tart bitterness in the end.

Murky edges on the mostly clear burnt orange body with a foamy khaki head. This was the highlight sadly. Smell and taste are the same: mild dark fruits soaked into yeast waters, with supporting apple, lemon, and cork, but everything is so weak in potency. Feel is the culprit as the body is light and thin while staying wetter. Much better than the blonde version

A bière de garde with a nutty red colour and original taste.
Poured mostly clear with a thin, tan head. Smelled bitter and hoppy to me.
The taste is where the roast came through more. Much drier than I anticipated still. An ale dominated by strong alcohol flavours, with a touch of cloves and banana

75 cl corked and caged bottle, popped and poured into a proper pint glass, in Toulouse, FR. Packed in November, 2023.
Skimpy (but rich) foam above amber colored brew. Notta lotta lace.
Caramel roast bready malt hits the nose with plummy fruit in tow.
Good quality taste enters with malt right up front, fruit and spice middle, some sweet on the lip, all pushed by xlnt alcohol balance.
Mouth is medium, high end of medium carbonation.
Overall, really nice biere de garde, went well with dinner, asserted itself more as the bottle was emptied. Will mos def buy again!

Dark brown color with a small head and bubbly lace.
Aroma - malty, biscuit, fruits and raisins.
taste - sweet, dark fruits, malty with zero hop flavor - (aged 1 year )
feel of low alcohol burn in finish and low carbonation.
medium bodied beer. Tasty beer.

Cloudy amber appearance with a thin head and spotty lacing. Woodsy, malty aroma with a hint of spice. Well carbonated with a mild fruit taste and a medium-bodied mouthfeel. Tart, dry finish.

 

Poured from the 50cl can in Paris.

Smell is slightly fruity with toast and bread backbone. Hard to pick out a specific aroma. Light tinge of alcohol in there.

Taste has a bit of a funky side to it up front but smooths out with plum and toast. Some yeast thoughout but only about as much as, say, a Belgian dubbel, which this kind of compares to. Some spices and earth in the middle. Finishes relatively light for a beer this strength.

Overall very drinkable, especially for the price in the shop. A nice change due to the spice character. Could pair well with lots of dishes and snacks.

 

Amber Ale is an American invention, right? Well the French did a damn good job on this one.

 

Picked up 24 bottles on a whim - as the case was on sale...

7.5% abv, pours a clear amber with a tight white head of compact bubbles which settle into a laced ring relatively quickly.

On the nose, subtle saison (barnyard funk) smells - yeast layered upon a solid malt backbone.

On the mouth, up front - light and effervescent with taste following the nose and the taste is consistent through the middle to back of mouth with enough hops and effervescence to cleanse the palette -

Slight warming all the way down...

Overall, a real nice table bier, will age a few to see how the flavors evolve,

A solid purchase.

 

 

 

Pours a clear amber color. A ginormous head displays excellent retention and sticky lacing throughout.

Aromas of spiced fruit laced with a touch of alcohol. It reminds me of one of those fruit salad desserts soaked in rum or brandy.

The taste follows the nose with fruity notes of apricot, apple cider, white raisins and peach, all spiced with a cinnamon like flavor, peppery phenols and alcohol spice. Sweet malt notes of honey and sugar are nevertheless offset by a dry finish that displays some hops bitterness.

Medium bodied, smooth and lively carbonated. Drinks like a fruity cider with a dry finish. Less rustic and sweeter than a Saison. I don’t know much about the style, however, I enjoyed this.

 

Not as misty as some report from this can bought in Saumur. Pours dark ruddy brown with an effervescent head that rather quickly settles leaving the beer looking rather flat. Aroma slight toasty grain - flavour: caramel, chewy, nutty finish.