Biere Noir
de Garde Brewing

Biere NoirBiere Noir
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From:
de Garde Brewing
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
97
Avg:
4.45 | pDev: 7.64%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
83
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 13, 2019
Added:
Feb 20, 2015
Wants:
  20
Gots:
  13
A wild ale aged in oak puncheons with black raspberries.
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Ratings by hopkrid:
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Rated by hopkrid from Florida

3.78/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Jun 18, 2016
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Rated: 4 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Jun 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jun 13, 2019
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.88/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Opened this one at March Madness 2015. A color somewhere in between pink, light red and purple, with another pinkish head that lacks retention after it reached a height of around 2/5". Aroma was akin to that thermometer 3F time period, something rubbery going on. Some wood and berry notes behind that.

Taste, its got the juice and plenty of acidity. Sour power is about a 6 on the 1-10 scale. Acidity was about a 7.5. Plenty of dry oak and a drying berry presence. Alcohol in check. A little bitter for not much hops. More acetic notes than desired. At the end of the day its a good beer, but not elite wild ale territory like the high review scores might lead one to think. Blackberry beers are always tough for me. Would like to try one with a punchdown method though, they always seem to lean heavier on the footlike aspects of blackberry instead of the juicyness.
Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by SourAddict from Wisconsin

Aug 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by macrosmatic from Florida

Jul 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.51 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.66 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Apr 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.65 by Jordy777 from Illinois

Jan 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Nov 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Nov 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.53 by jason_nwx from Oregon

Sep 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Gobzilla from California

Sep 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.39 by vrbulldog22 from Ohio

Sep 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4.83 by kidzord from Illinois

Aug 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4.93 by shoegueuze from California

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by apasternak from District of Columbia

Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by KAF from Iowa

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Sails_Ambassador from Washington

Jul 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.92 by emalc from Michigan

Jul 20, 2015
Biere Noir from de Garde Brewing
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 83 ratings