Imperial Apricot Bu Weisse
de Garde Brewing
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- Style:
- Sour - Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.59 | pDev: 6.75%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- From:
- de Garde Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Avail:
- Retired (no longer brewed)
- Wants
- 267
- Gots
- 24
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Notes:
Reviews: 22
| Ratings: 300
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Reviews by JonathanC:
JonathanC from California
4.63/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jul 24, 2015
4.63/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jul 24, 2015
More User Reviews:
Rifugium from North Dakota
4.47/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This has got to be one of the most unique beers I've had to date. I shared this one at a recent tasting alongside the Imperial Hop Bu, which paled in comparison.
Popping the cap revealed a goopy ring of what was presumably apricot residue around the rim of the bottle mouth. Pouring yielded an orange-copper color, murky but bright, with pours past the middle of the bottle giving quite a large amount of pulpy apricot floaties. A fluffy white head receded to a small ring, lacing the glass nicely. In the nose, apricot dominated, with lesser notes of oak and wildflowers, lightly toasted wheat. The taste was no joke...apricots and lots of them, more pronounced than in any other apricot beer I've ever tasted, a mix of fresh apricot meat and candied apricot, more sugary sweet than tart/sour; secondary flavors of fresh oak, toasted wheat, and some hay funk. Medium body, juicy mouthfeel. Overall: amazing. I would foam-dome this all day every day if I could.
May 18, 2014
4.47/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This has got to be one of the most unique beers I've had to date. I shared this one at a recent tasting alongside the Imperial Hop Bu, which paled in comparison.
Popping the cap revealed a goopy ring of what was presumably apricot residue around the rim of the bottle mouth. Pouring yielded an orange-copper color, murky but bright, with pours past the middle of the bottle giving quite a large amount of pulpy apricot floaties. A fluffy white head receded to a small ring, lacing the glass nicely. In the nose, apricot dominated, with lesser notes of oak and wildflowers, lightly toasted wheat. The taste was no joke...apricots and lots of them, more pronounced than in any other apricot beer I've ever tasted, a mix of fresh apricot meat and candied apricot, more sugary sweet than tart/sour; secondary flavors of fresh oak, toasted wheat, and some hay funk. Medium body, juicy mouthfeel. Overall: amazing. I would foam-dome this all day every day if I could.
May 18, 2014
cosmicevan from New York
4.67/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle picked up by my buddy Barry when he was in town, enjoyed from a degarde dimpled mug.
a - wow. My glass is apricot orange, thin fizzy head is gone quick leaving what looks like a fruit juice. Can't believe this is a beer.
s - nose is ripe apricot. Really nice.
t/m/o - I have had the pleasure of having this beer a few times in the past along with a bunch of other bus and imperial bus and this is one of my favs. Really nice apricot with a hint of eggy sourness. The ultimate in refreshment. Overall there is a lot of hype around degarde, but for good reason. This is one of the many shining examples of why everyone is so degarde crazy.
Feb 01, 2015
4.67/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle picked up by my buddy Barry when he was in town, enjoyed from a degarde dimpled mug.
a - wow. My glass is apricot orange, thin fizzy head is gone quick leaving what looks like a fruit juice. Can't believe this is a beer.
s - nose is ripe apricot. Really nice.
t/m/o - I have had the pleasure of having this beer a few times in the past along with a bunch of other bus and imperial bus and this is one of my favs. Really nice apricot with a hint of eggy sourness. The ultimate in refreshment. Overall there is a lot of hype around degarde, but for good reason. This is one of the many shining examples of why everyone is so degarde crazy.
Feb 01, 2015
markcp from Iowa
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 07, 2015
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dec 07, 2015
huntermop from South Carolina
4.48/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 24, 2015
4.48/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 24, 2015
sblanton83 from Michigan
4.71/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
May 21, 2015
4.71/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
May 21, 2015
McAndrew from North Carolina
4.99/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Jun 29, 2015
4.99/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Jun 29, 2015
jbwimer from Kansas
4.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Apr 20, 2015
4.54/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Apr 20, 2015
james582 from South Carolina
4.52/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 16, 2015
4.52/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 16, 2015
IPAIsaac from Delaware
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 09, 2015
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Feb 09, 2015
kristougher from North Carolina
4.48/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 05, 2015
4.48/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Jul 05, 2015
Chibeerguy1 from Illinois
5/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Feb 23, 2015
5/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Feb 23, 2015
Mikeypnh from New Hampshire
4.62/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jun 29, 2015
4.62/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Jun 29, 2015
abeeronthebeach from California
4.44/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A - The liquid pours a wonderful apricot hue, before sitting thick, glowing and burnished orange in the glass.
S - Scent is sour, like unripe apricot or the tartness of apricot juice. A little funk, but it stays well in the background.
T - The beer washes into the mouth thick and flavoursome. A little watery sweetness comes first; fruity, apricot notes make up the body, with a refreshing, bracing hit of sourness to finish. A wonderfully refreshing beer well-suited to summer-drinking. It's certainly tart but nowhere near as sour as something like an Almanac, allowing the fruit to come through which I really like. It's not overly sweet, in fact I'd actually like it a little sweeter. I also thought the oak barrel aging could have had a more prominent effect as I found this influence pretty difficult to discern.
M - The word nectar springs to mind and I think I'll stick with it. This is thick, smooth and satisfying. Did I mention smooth?
O - Apricot character was definitely stamped all over this beer. You'd expect this to be top notch and it is. Definitely beats out the Fou'Foune I had recently on tap. Having said that I did feel that it lacked wood, and I personally would have like a little more residual sweetness.
Jun 10, 2014
4.44/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A - The liquid pours a wonderful apricot hue, before sitting thick, glowing and burnished orange in the glass.
S - Scent is sour, like unripe apricot or the tartness of apricot juice. A little funk, but it stays well in the background.
T - The beer washes into the mouth thick and flavoursome. A little watery sweetness comes first; fruity, apricot notes make up the body, with a refreshing, bracing hit of sourness to finish. A wonderfully refreshing beer well-suited to summer-drinking. It's certainly tart but nowhere near as sour as something like an Almanac, allowing the fruit to come through which I really like. It's not overly sweet, in fact I'd actually like it a little sweeter. I also thought the oak barrel aging could have had a more prominent effect as I found this influence pretty difficult to discern.
M - The word nectar springs to mind and I think I'll stick with it. This is thick, smooth and satisfying. Did I mention smooth?
O - Apricot character was definitely stamped all over this beer. You'd expect this to be top notch and it is. Definitely beats out the Fou'Foune I had recently on tap. Having said that I did feel that it lacked wood, and I personally would have like a little more residual sweetness.
Jun 10, 2014
mythaeus from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 01, 2017
4/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 01, 2017
Nablock from Texas
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 23, 2015
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Mar 23, 2015
edhizdeid from Washington
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 13, 2016
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Apr 13, 2016
Raziel313 from California
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dec 01, 2015
4.5/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dec 01, 2015
Imperial Apricot Bu Weisse from de Garde Brewing
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