Yeti - Brasserie Des Cimes

bwiechmann

Minnesota

2.33/5  rDev -35.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured into a chalice at arround 45 degrees.

Appearance is a semi-cloudy yellow with a small white head. Smell is sickly- it somewhat turns the stomach and is completely unexpected coming from a BSPA. Sickly sweet with artificial citrus fruit notes (think a citrus-flavored Runt).

Taste is as odd as the nose- creamy mouthfeel but decidedly unremarkable in terms of other flavors. Zero hop presence, no bitterness, no aroma. The citrus runt smell does come through on the palette however.

Mouhtfeel is the strong point for the brew- creamy and rich.

Overall- I couldn't finish my glass. It was too far from what was expected from a BSPA. Perhaps it was a bad bottle but any way you look at it- it was bad.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2011 14:15:50 | More by bwiechmann

kojevergas

California

2.58/5  rDev -28.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

33cl bottle of brown glass and with a standard pressure cap served into De Molen stemware in Belfort, France. Reviewed live. This is the first beer I've tried from this brewery.

A: 2.5 finger head of nice soft cream, good thickness, and great retention for the ABV. Colour is a transparent dark yellow.

Sm: Cream and orange peel citrus ester hops. Scent is of mild strength and appeal.

T: Cream, crystal hops/malt, some Christmas-ey spice - maybe even chestnuts, and no traces of alcohol or the expected orange peel notes. Interesting but a bit simple. The cream takes a bad turn near the climax, becoming overly prominent and losing its novelty. Built blandly yet balanced. It's a strange take on the style.

Mf: Smooth and wet, with some coarseness on the finish that feels out of place. The mouthfeel isn't balanced against the flavours, but instead feels rather arbitrary.

Dr: Easy drinking for the ABV, but featuring bland flavours that don't feel inspired and aren't bold. The price is alright, but the quality is low. Leave this one be, lads, and get something worth your trouble.

Serving type: bottle

07-25-2011 23:02:52 | More by kojevergas

GRG1313

California

1.3/5  rDev -64.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

Pours a light brown with orange tints; very light white head that quickly fades.

Lightly assertive peach/pear nose that is almost sickly sweet in character.

Mouth is thin and watery with little, if any, body but with a sweet and "fizzy" carbonation.

Flavor is simply sweet with a "soda pop malt" flavor and ripe acidic peach that is almost intolerable.

A sweet soda pop finish. Not one to try. Almost undrinkable.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2010 15:33:09 | More by GRG1313

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

1.83/5  rDev -49.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Yeti has a thin, beige head and a very cloudy golden-orange appearance, with suspended particles afloat in it. The aroma is of overly sweet, cheap candy. Yeti has a gummy, sweet taste, with a sickly, fruit back-end flavor. Mouth-feel is medium. This stuff finishes nasty and unsatisfying. I was glad to get it over with. I did not at all like it and would never have it again. Yuck!

RJT

Serving type: bottle

08-29-2010 16:45:23 | More by RonaldTheriot

TheHoppiest

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass. Fair amount of sediment floating in a honey amber brew, with minimal white head.

Has a yeasty and fruity smell, quite unlike what I expected. Sharper and crisper than it looks, it has a slight apricot and orange bitter taste that follows a mild malt start. There's a fakey citrusy feel to this, almost an absorbic gum flavor? Ends smooth; as scary as I thought this one might be, it is a decent beer to drink.

Smooth, refreshing mouthfeel, slightly filling partway through the beer.

Is it drinkable? Well, it is scary to look at with the healthy amount of sediment floating around, and it called "Yeti". There's other beers to quaff, so I'd say, not quite.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2010 05:18:40 | More by TheHoppiest

Absumaster

Netherlands

3.6/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

An orange golden beer with a faint head.

Smell of honey and biscuity malt. Also notes of smoke, yet quite subtle.

Taste of sweet malt with some bready notes. The honey impression is apparent. Bitterness is low. The beer is sweet and has a little sticky and a pretty thick mouthfeel. The yeast adds a spicy taste and accentuates maltiness. The 8% alcohol is well hidden. Drinkability is OK.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2010 15:52:25 | More by Absumaster

BoitSansSoif

France

4.1/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A-Best by June 2010. Pours a slightly hazy orange-golden color with decent rocky white head, good retention, and some lacing. Label with list of ingredients also indicates spices have been added.

S-Palt malt and orange dominate, with notes of banana, vegetation, herbs, earth and yeast.

T-Slightly sweet pale malt w/faint spice and fruit upfront. Finish brings the herbs, earthiness, and vegetation back out. It's a fresh sensation, and lingers into the aftertaste, accompanied by the bitterness of the hops on the back of the tongue, and the spiciness of the yeast.

M-Mouthfeel was surprisingly velvety after testing the aroma. Well balanced, it has a deceptively light nose. Carbonation is moderate and goes well with body.

D-An interesting take on the style, and a damn tasty French beer. At 8% abv, this is one of the first beers I've had in a long time at that level where I can't perceive the alcohol, although you just know it's there. This goes down dangerously smooth.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2009 22:23:13 | More by BoitSansSoif

philipquarles

Louisiana

2.55/5  rDev -29.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

33cl bottle. Cloudy, ruddy dark gold with a bit of sediment. Small head on a fairly aggressive pour. Smells overpoweringly fruity and sweet, with a bit of tanginess. Remarkably like Haribo gummi bears. Sugary, fruity, and citric flavors beat you over the head on the first sip, and continue to do so throughout. Not only are they incredibly strong, but they're very artificial. A bit floral with some underpronounced malt character in the background. A decidedly sweet finish. I find myself not even wanting to sip this one...

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2009 20:16:18 | More by philipquarles

Buggies

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Very nice hazy gold with a small diminishing fluffy head.

S: Interesting... yeast, fruity, sour apples and citrus. I don't think I've ever smelled anything like this before.

T: The sour apples dominate this one. But it has some unknown fruitiness in the background. Very sweet but not sweet enough to turn me off. Good bit of citrus too. A little warming to hint of the bigger ABV.

Man this was a real treat. This was a real interesting drink. I'll get these again on my next beer run.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2009 00:41:10 | More by Buggies

donteatpoop

Ohio

3.88/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a carmel-amber color with no real head.

Smells of yeast with the fruity effects that yeast tends to give off.

The taste is magnificent, far more than the scent let on; ceral grains & sweet malts.

A nice balanced feel on the palate, very smooth going down. The alcohol is well hidden in here, with 8% I expected it be more pronounced.

A great beer, glad I came across it.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2009 02:49:11 | More by donteatpoop

tmoneyba

Ohio

4/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle from Jungle Jim's.

Poured a hazy golden with an average frothy white head that was mostly lasted and produced good lacing. Moderate tart fruit and alcohol aroma. Medium body, thick particles wth lively carbonation. Medium balanced fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish with a very small alcohol tone.

Good brew.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2009 00:40:01 | More by tmoneyba

hopdog

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle.

Poured a medium and slightly hazy golden color with a smaller sized white head. Some floaters. Aromas of yeast, lemons, and somewhat fruity. Tastes of sweet apples, citrus, light yeast, and I was getting a light cookie doughiness. Light alcohol in the finish.

Notes from: 1/27/07

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2009 16:35:12 | More by hopdog

Reino

Oregon

4.35/5  rDev +20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance- Poured as aggressively as possible while still minding the yeast sediment produces a two finger, adjunct lager style head that fizzes away quickly. The body of the beer is a golden-wheat color, almost amber. There is some nice lacing for about an inch, but after that my glass looks clean.

Smell- Tart green apples, citrus fruit, white pepper, coriander, a tiny bit of butter, strawberries and something that resembles a root vegetable or potato. Sounds strange, but it's quite nice.

Taste- Much like the nose, but with more depth to add to my confusion. Sour apples, wheat, some sweet melon that is a bit old, that unnamed earthy vegetable, strawberries, tangerine and probably more that I can't figure out. I came into this beer expecting a BSPA, but what I got instead is a mash up between a saison, wit, flemish sour, and BSPA.

MF- A good amount of carbonation, but not as much as you'd expect for the style given. However, there is enough to keep the surprising fullness, and syrupy body of this brew in check. Where's the alcohol?

Drinkability- It's probably a good thing it's only an 11.2oz bottle because at 8%, this beer goes down with the quickness. Yeti is tart, refreshing, and delicious. I could see why some people might not dig the mash up of flavors, but I really enjoyed it and recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2008 01:35:25 | More by Reino

thierrynantes

France

2.83/5  rDev -21.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Beer bottle (33cl.), tasted in 2003.

Appearance : blond/amber color, with white foam head (falls quickly).
Smell : alcohol, cereals and honey aromas.
Taste and mouthfeel : alcohol dominates, low bitterness.
Dinkability : a beer in Belgian strong pale ale style, but not very good.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2008 15:30:17 | More by thierrynantes

kinger

Ohio

4.33/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Golden yellow, crisp, refreshing, and really a treat to be enjoyed. This Yeti sparkles through a vibrant hazy gold color in the glass with a huge white head and lots of white cloudy lacing. Sour maltiness with a very earthy yeast scent. Bready and full, the sourness parts to a quick sweetness before a crisp smooth swallow. Flavor is addictive and very good on a grand scale. Grapes and a tiny pinch of citrus come through. The alcohol is well masked which could make this dangerous as a session brew. Probably the best beer I've had from France.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2008 01:09:13 | More by kinger

SkeeterHawk

Texas

2.88/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: There was quite a bit of sediment on the bottom of the bottle, so I poured it out really carefully and left about the bottom 1/2"+ of the beer to make sure that I didn't get the floaters. There were still some small sediments floating around in the clear golden liquid, and they were only slightly bothered by a few bubbles rising. The head was small and only stuck around for about 20-30 seconds. After it receded, there was a small ring of foam around the edge of the glass. There is some decent lacing left on the glass after drinking the beer.

Aroma: The beer has a defined sweet malty aroma with lots of fruitiness. I get tons of citrus and they smell like those unusual orange fruits like Tangelos and such. There is probably some lime in here to, just to mix things up. Cherry with a bit of tart and rich like a dessert. The aroma has a lot going on obviously.

Taste: This beer is a lot like a dessert. It is sweet with citrus fruit and I get lemons in the flavor to mix with the honey and biscuit flavors from the malts. It is rather sweet and somewhat out of balance in that the sweetness is in charge the whole time and is never really challenged by anything. The water may be as big of a player in the balance as any noticeable hops.

Opinion: This is an alright beer. I love malty beers, but this one is a bit out of balance for even my taste. The honey and sweetness related to it just dominate. The alcohol becomes more noticeable as it warms, and this helps the balance. Either way, it is just an OK beer to me, and probably not one that I will be seeking out. I would certainly drink it over the big three...but I would take MANY other beers over this one.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2008 01:34:07 | More by SkeeterHawk

cswhitehorse

Oregon

3.3/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

The Yeti poured a Belgian like burnt orange with no foam head and no lacing. A, B, C, D, E could have been a freshness date?

The smell was a yeasty aroma, fruity. The taste was apple cider like, sweet. I the mouth there was not much there. Overall probably won't buy again but is was worth once.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2008 06:24:24 | More by cswhitehorse

ojiikun

Washington

3.43/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

12-ish oz bottle of an unmarked vintage and unknown age. Poured it into a basic corsendonk chalice on a remarkably cool July evening; hoping this one will warm me up just a bit.

Body is very, very pale with an unremarkable carbonation. On the yellow side of amber. A mild bit of haze, only one or two bubbles clinging to the sides - not enough to really call it a lace.

Smell is the most clearly defined yeast I've ever encountered. Smells like a freshly-opened packet of bread yeast. Undertones are very light malts bordering on the cidery side. Bits of bitter citrus peel and lots of mineral water. Apple cider and white grape juice.

Taste is at once tart, sweet, and light. Sweetness is fruity rather than malty. Tartness is puckering but carries some interesting spice undertones. Finish is very simply champagne.

Mouthfeel is a little too exciting - this one tingles and puckers and makes the eyes water a bit. Would be light enough in body to avoid being cloying if it had some carbonation, but it doesn't really.

This is a mixed bag - it's warming and wakes you up, that's for sure. It's also a very intesnse and true Belgian strong pale - most other BSPs will taste like a watered-down yeti after this. Unfortunatey, the balance just isn't there. Too bright, too intense, too fresh. Would like to try putting one up for 2 years and coming back to it.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2007 07:46:04 | More by ojiikun

bluejacket74

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle says best before 12/06. I guess I've had this one in the back of the fridge a lot longer than I thought. Served in a chalice, the beer pours a gold/orange color with a very small off-white head. The aroma isn't strong, but I can smell some lemon, pears and grape, it's mostly a fruity smell. Luckily the taste is stronger. It tastes like lemon, orange, pepper, cloves, candy sugar and also an herbal earthy taste. Mouthfeel is medium, a bit fizzy but with a good level of carbonation. Drinkability is good, it's smooth and easy to drink. I'd drink this again, hopefully a fresher one the next time I drink it. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2007 00:32:06 | More by bluejacket74

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.6/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Sampled March 2007
Pours with a brilliantly clear, gold to almost copper color. It is topped by a frothy, barely one-finger thick, off white colored head. The aroma has an interesting fruitiness to it that is a mix of berries of tropical fruit. It is hard to pinpoint, but perhaps it is best described as a mix of strawberries, guava and ripe kiwi; it is almost more like a fruity bubble gum with its large almost artificial fruitiness. The aroma is certainly quite distinctive, and I really can't smell much else.

The flavor is quite a bit drier, and much more tart than I would have guessed given the aroma. The artificial fruitiness is still here in the flavor, though it is toned down a bit because of the dryness of the beer. The body of this beer is quite light, especially for a beer of this strength. I would not say it is a quaffing beer though, as the flavors don't quite lend itself to that. This beer is totally different than I was expecting, much more funky & tart than a random French brewery might suggest.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2007 02:00:43 | More by Gueuzedude

weeare138

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appears a hazy, semi-transparent light gold. Solid amounts of CO2 pump up towards the top despite the remnants of the plentiful yeasty chunks. A small off white head slowly fades into a mild, foamy cap. Scattered streaks of lacing are left around the glass.
Smell is of candy coated nuts ala Boston Baked Beans candy(remember those things?), along with lemongrass, vanilla, golden raisins, raw sugar, & ripe pears.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas along with flavors of refreshing carambola, honeydew, and a light grape tartness.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, fizzy up front with white grapes, chardonnay/pinot notes that slide along the palate.
It drinks sort of like a light champagne with some alcohol noticed in the mix.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2007 17:38:36 | More by weeare138

cabsandking

Ohio

3.18/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Golden orange color with a white bubbly ring and a thin lace pool. The nose display some fruit characters like apple, lemon and grape bubble gum and other vinous notes with an estery alcohol effervescent. Tart fruit and yeast dominate with a complex sweetness from sugar to ripe fruits. Starts off vinous with apple notes and ends with bittering tones of spicy hops and a tinge of alcohol. As it warms some musky tones are more apparent along with some faint tones of something vinegary or green olive like. Full bodied with tight carbonation sticking palate. The finish is sweet and fruity with some hop florals.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2007 00:48:51 | More by cabsandking

rallison

California

4.13/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Golden color with some floaties (didn't stop pouring quite soon enough...) with a 1 finger fluffy white head that leaves some nice lacing.

S: Smells earthy - fresh. Kind of like a saison really. Smells quite refreshing.

T: Nice. Definitely shares some saison characteristics, but with a nice sweet Belgian Strong Pale malt backbone. Some earthiness in there. Some Belgian Candi Sugar sort of sweetness. Nice balance of flavors.

M: Nice medium body for the style with a nice richness to it. Alcohol is not readily apparent, but gives a slight warming.

D: Very, very drinkable in my opinion. Quite enjoyable.

One of the best French beers I have had. Nicely done. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

03-16-2007 06:45:28 | More by rallison

BretSikkink

Mexico

3.2/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Very little haze disrupts the gold brew poured into an admittedly poor receptacle, a handled glass mug. Even without the aggresive nosing of a snifter I can smell this thing a mile away, although not identify it. What is that sweetly rotten stench!? Smells like a bouquet of flowers was fermented with the wort. Just a hair of malt - lightly roasted.

More malt in the flavor, just barely. If you're taking your girlfriend out this spring, fly your beer freak flag by dousing her in this beer. Make sure to get some behind the ear.

Really strange flavor profile. The warmer it is the harder I have finishing it. The smell gets a sweet rating, cause I've never smelled anything like it. Crazy f#%ing French. The redeemer is the bitterness that sneaks in after the blossom, only sense of balance in the brew.

For me, the scent and taste are too strongly floral and the malt too distinct to really get into. If you're into esoteric beers, this is one of a kind. Belgian strong pale? Eh..not really. Don't expect a Duvel. Or even a Kwak. Crazy f'ing French!

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2007 06:15:55 | More by BretSikkink

msubulldog25

Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured this 33cl bottle into a snifter and shared with my wife.

A: Blonde, slightly cloudy with a tinge of light orange. A on-finger white head which fades to a wispy film. Sediment settles to reveal a nearly clear ale with lots of champagne-like fizzing carbonation.

S: Nutmeg, pepper, orange and sweet yeastiness with liberal amounts of lemon zest. Also somewhat musty and tart. A rich and complex nose on this one...

T: Dry/tart mashed apples, spiced honey, cloves and sweet peaches. An herbal grassiness like a meadow. Pretty tasty stuff.

M: Begins with a bright crispness with a medium mouthfeel and ample carbonation. Gradually weakens, becoming pretty thin and slick (it was maybe 20 minutes between the first sip and the last...)

D: Nice flavors, combining sweetness and dryness, fruit and spice. Alluring and well-concealed ABV. An ale we would gladly have again - Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2007 20:21:14 | More by msubulldog25