Bière De Mars - Grand Reserve
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Bière De Mars - Grand ReserveBière De Mars - Grand Reserve
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From:
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
7%
Score:
96
Avg:
4.34 | pDev: 7.6%
Reviews:
103
Ratings:
221
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 27, 2019
Added:
Jun 22, 2006
Wants:
  306
Gots:
  45
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Ratings by polishkaz:
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Rated by polishkaz from Connecticut

4.53/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Aug 22, 2015
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Reviewed by Falcon91Wolvrn03 from California

4.36/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
"Blend 1 - Bottled 2-27-2013"
Opened on 12-26-2019

This beer has aged nicely.

Look – Pours a clear very dark brown with a little red and a nice thick foamy head.

Smell – A bit of tart fruitiness, though I struggle to identify the fruit. Grapes? It's a bit vinous. Maybe cherries? Also some oak and barnyard funk.

Taste – Not as sour as I expected; very easy drinking. Oak, light bourbon, and a lightly fruity funk (maybe grape).

Feel – Has a very nice light carbonation, goes down easy.

Overall – I like this. This gives the Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien (another Biere de Garde) a run for its money. I'd like to try these side by side.
Dec 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Feb 07, 2018
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Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California

3.97/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
"Rediscovered" in the cellar. Bottled 2-19-10. Batch 346/348. Finally time to open this from a very long time ago trade.

Poured from a 330ml stubby bottle a dirty amberish copper with nearly 200 white bubbles around the rim and leaving a few spots of lace. Aroma is oak tannins, dark fruit skins, mild funk/barnyard, earthy and acetic. Flavor is mellow and mildly tart, oak corked wood, some oxidation as would be expected but not as much as I thought it might be. Semi-medium body and very light carbonation. Finishes tart and faintly fruity and tannic. Perhaps a shadow of its former self, but still very enjoyable.
Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gotti311 from Wisconsin

Sep 21, 2016
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Rated by Kurmaraja from California

3.52/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sadly, past its prime by the time I tried. This was bottled 3-4-2013.
May 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by Dbrulet from Iowa

May 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.34 by warnerry from Michigan

Feb 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Jan 10, 2016
 
Rated: 4.07 by mig100 from Texas

Nov 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by djgustafson from North Carolina

Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by michaeljstraub from Georgia

Sep 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by halo3one from Georgia

Sep 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by Arsenal0328 from Missouri

Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.13 by aedgett12 from Massachusetts

Sep 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.34 by LAp from Ohio

Sep 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by YalovaIA from Iowa

Jul 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.7 by dgeebs07 from New York

Jul 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.59 by jemarent from Michigan

Jun 07, 2015
Bière De Mars - Grand Reserve from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 221 ratings