Diversey & Lill(e)
Brasserie Castelain

Diversey & Lill(e)Diversey & Lill(e)
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From:
Brasserie Castelain
 
France
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 11.5%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
39
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 12, 2016
Added:
Jul 27, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
Brewed as a collaboration with Two Brothers Brewing Co. out of Warrenville, IL.
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Ratings by bmoriarty:
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Reviewed by bmoriarty from Illinois

3.28/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Corked bomber into half pint tasting glass.

Clear amber color, with a finger of off-white head that fades slowly into thin film. Nice lacing the whole way.

Smell is malty; also picking up some hops and fresh cut grass? Very lightly aromatic, not a big nose.

Taste is hard to nail down - no specific flavor jumps out. Malty, woodsy, crisp, slightly bitter. Nice hop presence, but nowhere near the level of an IPA. Musty. Yeast flavor becomes more pronounced as the beer warms.

Nice mouthfeel, finely carbonated, easy to drink.

Generally good, very drinkable. A great table beer to drink with dinner. But - and this is my complaint about everything that Two Brothers touches - it's SAFE. Which might be fine for a biere de garde, but when everything you brew starts to taste the same and blur together, you're doing something wrong.
Aug 03, 2012
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.16/5  rDev -15.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Just after telling my friends no American breweries were brewing Biere de garde, here’s this one. adequate but lacking some of the floral/spice notes of the French style. Medium amber with small beige head, malt, spice, meadow. Something missing.
Jan 12, 2016
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Reviewed by seedyone from New York

4.5/5  rDev +20.3%
01/30/13 On tap at Rattle n Hum, NYC. Likin' this a lot. You can always tell a well made brew & this is one. No one will be offended with a taste of this. Might sound boring to some, but sometime well rounded & inoffensive carry a quality that is tough to beat. This is one of those.
Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bulldogg915 from Wyoming

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bleeps from Massachusetts

May 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by danthehopslamman from Illinois

May 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BfloBrewHound from New York

Nov 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by sliks96 from Illinois

Nov 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by thudean from New York

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by mychalg9 from Illinois

Nov 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by sendbeer from Georgia

Jul 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Zbeetleman from California

Jul 10, 2013
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

4.2/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Now this is a biere de garde.

Bready and malty sweet. Minimal hop tones. I get a little spice, sure, but it seems to take a backseat to the malts. Not all the way balanced. But focusing on that seems like nit-picking. There aren't a lot of biere de gardes that I really appreciate. But this is one of them. Glad I picked up the bottle when I had the chance.
Jul 04, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by st9647v3 from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by ste5venla from California

Mar 20, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by MRsojourner from Massachusetts

Feb 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by rfbenavi80 from Missouri

Dec 23, 2012
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.05/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Medium dark amber in the world's heaviest chalice. A little of the yeasty flavor. Very fruity.

A little drier in the finish. finally the Belgian flavor comes through in the aftertaste. Tastes like grapes and pomegranate but mouthfeel is kind of flat. A touch of oatmeal with a little mustiness. I can't say this even reminds me of a Bière de Garde, and it defies categorization. Not particularly pleasing in any case. A case of authentic Belgian blahs.

On tap at the Neighborhood in San Diego. Tasted 10/29/2012 and transcribed from notes.
Dec 19, 2012
Diversey & Lill(e) from Brasserie Castelain
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 39 ratings