Le Woof
Off Color Brewing
- From:
- Off Color Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- French Bière de Garde
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #24,939 - Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 10.16%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 41
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 19, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 07, 2015
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 31
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Inspired by our brewery puppy, Hops, Biere de Guard Dog seems sweet enough will a strong malt presence lead by Munich and Vienna malts. But at 7.3% ABV, it packs a bite. Just ask our delivery guy!
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.91/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Murky golden orange body with a huge white head and tons of lacing. Aromas of bready and esthery yeast, with clove, black pepper, lemon, banana, pear, and wheat. Taste is very similar maybe a touch of floral tones, wheat is more apparent. Feel is light and airy yet very smooth. This was actually really pleasant but not traditional at all
Sep 19, 2024
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.1/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Released July 2024; drank 8/10/24 @ the Yarchives.
Mostly opaque orange appearance; champagne bubbles appeared throughout.
A rough pour yielded a big white head; minimal lacing remained.
Banana, mild lemon & faint notes of caramel & clove in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Banana & faint caramel flavors up front; mild clove & faint lemon notes on the finish.
Balanced & easy to enjoy. I'd have another.
Aug 11, 2024Mostly opaque orange appearance; champagne bubbles appeared throughout.
A rough pour yielded a big white head; minimal lacing remained.
Banana, mild lemon & faint notes of caramel & clove in the nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Banana & faint caramel flavors up front; mild clove & faint lemon notes on the finish.
Balanced & easy to enjoy. I'd have another.
Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
3.97/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a Ballast Point Belgian-style tulip
p- hazy gold/light orange; small white cap
n- soft; subtly sweet malt grains, sugars, light fruity esters
t- big fruity notes; angel food cake; light fruit (apple/peach) tartness in the finish; solid malt backbone; more weizen-like qualities as it warms; banana, lemon, spice, and some white grape; prominent yeast
mf- full-bodied; med-high carb
o- it's been awhile since I've had the style, but I remember it being a little different than this; definitely a fruitier and yeastier example, imo; with that being said, not bad at all- a complex and nicely-executed brew
review date: 03.02.16
bottle date: not captured
Jul 26, 2024p- hazy gold/light orange; small white cap
n- soft; subtly sweet malt grains, sugars, light fruity esters
t- big fruity notes; angel food cake; light fruit (apple/peach) tartness in the finish; solid malt backbone; more weizen-like qualities as it warms; banana, lemon, spice, and some white grape; prominent yeast
mf- full-bodied; med-high carb
o- it's been awhile since I've had the style, but I remember it being a little different than this; definitely a fruitier and yeastier example, imo; with that being said, not bad at all- a complex and nicely-executed brew
review date: 03.02.16
bottle date: not captured
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle from Brewers Haven. Very active on opening, foam slowly and surely rising up and out of the bottle. Pours out slightly cloudy, dark golden, fizzy head. Aroma is sourdough, meadow, cheese, grassy. Complex. A bit of yeast comes through in the taste, light funk, wheat, hont of tartness.
Mar 16, 2024
Reviewed by coconinowizard
4.58/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: Didn’t get to see cause no glassware :(
Smell: Not super clear on smell cause in can haha: Funky cheesy, fermented stone fruit, bread dough
Taste: Copper minerality, light caramel, ripe green apple
Feel: Medium body, medium carbonation
Overall: 4.5
Jan 15, 2022Smell: Not super clear on smell cause in can haha: Funky cheesy, fermented stone fruit, bread dough
Taste: Copper minerality, light caramel, ripe green apple
Feel: Medium body, medium carbonation
Overall: 4.5
Rated by justme from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A great example of why this style of beer is so good. Well balanced with a lot of flavor
Aug 11, 2019Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours golden with a white head. Head retention is good.
Smell: It has sweet malt aromas of bread. It also has some spices in the nose the most prominent being pepper. There are also some earthy elements to it.
Taste: It has a combination of malty sweetness with a moderate amount of spices. The flavor tends towards toast. There are also some earthy and herbal elements in the flavors as well.
Feel: It has a moderate body with some alcohol warming. It has a dry finish.
Overall, it is malty sweet but highlight by moderate spiciness with pepper, earthy and herbal qualities.
Jun 26, 2018Smell: It has sweet malt aromas of bread. It also has some spices in the nose the most prominent being pepper. There are also some earthy elements to it.
Taste: It has a combination of malty sweetness with a moderate amount of spices. The flavor tends towards toast. There are also some earthy and herbal elements in the flavors as well.
Feel: It has a moderate body with some alcohol warming. It has a dry finish.
Overall, it is malty sweet but highlight by moderate spiciness with pepper, earthy and herbal qualities.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -8.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle poured into 12oz tulip.
Poured a cloudy dull orange color, with an inch of white head that had good retention and no lacing.
Nice yeasty spice aroma, with earthy grains in the background.
Very similar on the tongue, with the addition of a certain level of tartness on the back end.
Body was light-medium, with good carbonation across the palate, with a dry finish.
Drinkability was nice.
Overall, nice brew, worth trying if you see it.
Feb 27, 2018Poured a cloudy dull orange color, with an inch of white head that had good retention and no lacing.
Nice yeasty spice aroma, with earthy grains in the background.
Very similar on the tongue, with the addition of a certain level of tartness on the back end.
Body was light-medium, with good carbonation across the palate, with a dry finish.
Drinkability was nice.
Overall, nice brew, worth trying if you see it.
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