Gavroche - Brasserie De Saint-Sylvestre

nomad

Kansas

3.55/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a true amber with an unceasing thick head, off-white, and fully held up by judicious carbonation. Whispy lace here and there on the glass.

Smell is nutty, fruity Munich complex with a light apple essence lingering on top. Light baking spice is a ghost in the offing.

Tastes quite toasty and dry, and very lean, and showing almost-mint hop touch at the edges. Opens to a wider palette, but not that wide, of simple red apple notes with light yeast spice, similar in cinnamon form to the scent. The toasty, roasty Munich malt touches appear again in the finish lending a crusty crunch.

Need to age, apparently, to show its more tart and acidic side.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2006 02:31:50 | More by nomad

PopnLoads

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev 0%

05-15-2013 02:39:37 | More by PopnLoads

BlurryVisi0n

New York

3.99/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Served in a tulip glass.

Appearance: Looks like a classic right from the settled appearance...cloudy copper red, hazy bubbly body. Orange to white head is a little erratic with a gentle rising to about two finger's length and some.

Smell: light yeast and bread not bad at all but a little light.

Taste: True fact this brew comes off sour. Like rye with a sweet finish.

Mouth: Medium to heavy ultra sticky. Not the greatest bread after taste...you feel sourdough coming off a little dry.

Overall: A little on the pricey side but when factoring what you are getting but I personally am not disappointed. A little bit of everything here, enjoy and drink up. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 05:33:00 | More by BlurryVisi0n

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev -20%

04-17-2013 15:03:22 | More by Whatup14

TheDoctor

Quebec (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A:
Pours a nice golden orange with beautiful carbonation and a thick head that looks like sea foam or the foamy scum that you get sometimes on rivers; but in a good way. Thick and airy at once rally sticks to the glass heavily.

S:
Strong, musky hops odor on opening the bottle, a little sweet and some hints of over-ripe fruit.

T:
Nice crisp taste right off the bat. There is some obvious pungent hoppiness, but it is really well-balanced with more malty, bread flavors and some soft sweetness.

M:
Nice, creamy sensation throughout. The carbonation really lightens it up and is ever-present. Nice grassy, earth notes in the middle and a slow smooth finish that I swear tasted almost exactly like over-ripe cherries.

O:
This was a really enjoyable beer. It is pretty light-feeling despite the fact that it is pretty stout. The beautiful head is the best part in my opinion, but on the whole it is quite delicious. Would definitely drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 00:27:05 | More by TheDoctor

SocalKicks

California

3.75/5  rDev 0%

04-10-2013 06:08:13 | More by SocalKicks

draftpunk

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -33.3%

04-07-2013 23:07:13 | More by draftpunk

Gagnonsux

Texas

3.75/5  rDev 0%

03-31-2013 17:32:30 | More by Gagnonsux

JMS1512

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-24-2013 19:41:18 | More by JMS1512

His_Royal_Hoppiness

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +6.7%

03-17-2013 21:27:38 | More by His_Royal_Hoppiness

bsopko

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -13.3%

03-10-2013 05:28:02 | More by bsopko

puboflyons

New Hampshire

4.05/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

From the 750 ml. corked bottle. Sampled on March 2, 2013.

The corking system on this needs some work. What other beer requires me to use a screwdriver and a corkscrew to open the darn thing?

The pour is a medium to dark amber with reddish hues and a long lasting tan head. It is a nice looking beer.

The aroma is of malts and yeast mainly with a vague hop element playing up the rear along with a sort of fruitiness.

The body is about medium with a slight astringency.

The taste did remind me of a red because if the unique bitter malty/hop character and there was a kind of butterscotch feel to it. It wasn't a bad beer but it is not something I would go for regularly.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 00:41:28 | More by puboflyons

MCain04

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

on tap at purple pig. tulip glass.

a: amber body, white head, decent lacing and moderate retention.

smell: a little bready with some hops.

taste: very malty, some hops, a little sourness, mild bitterness.

mouthfeel: smooth, moderate carbonation, dry.

overall: not a bad beer. I'd drink it again, but not for $12 a pour.

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2013 00:56:53 | More by MCain04

JellyJacket

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.7%

02-16-2013 08:00:14 | More by JellyJacket

LoFiDave

California

3/5  rDev -20%

02-16-2013 05:54:08 | More by LoFiDave

freduardo

Alabama

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-11-2013 02:58:11 | More by freduardo

Bearman13

Texas

4/5  rDev +6.7%

02-06-2013 01:53:04 | More by Bearman13

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev 0%

02-04-2013 04:07:49 | More by cliff1066

pknyc

New York

3.75/5  rDev 0%

02-03-2013 13:30:53 | More by pknyc

paleoplant

New York

4/5  rDev +6.7%

01-28-2013 23:05:50 | More by paleoplant

MUSHROOMCLOUD

Texas

4.06/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Orange, amber, clear after first pour. 3 inch beige head with long retention. Constant stream of carbonation keeps the head up. Thick lace.

Sharp, slight acetic. Phenolic. Fruity.

Earthy malt. Almost peaty. Spicy. Can't pick out a typical hop flavor but definitely enough to balance and dry out the finish.

Fine carbonation. Full bodied from the bottle conditioning - coats the mouth. Nice.

Overall this is a very nice beer. Complex but very drinkable. Worth finding.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 20:45:35 | More by MUSHROOMCLOUD

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml bottle, with one of the strangest, yet eventually simplest (thanks, honey!) cork enclosures that I have ever seen. A beer that apparently celebrates the lowly newsboy, and is also part of a seasonal gift pack available in Alberta, with one glass per bottle, which is two glasses too may, IMHO.

This beer pours a clear, medium copper amber hue, with two fingers of puffy, silky, finely foamy off-white head, which leaves some random swaths of splattered fuzzy lace around the glass as it slowly ebbs away.

It smells of bready, lightly biscuity pale malt, soused apple and pear puree, a bit of oily nuttiness, and some floral, earthy hops. The taste is somewhat sour bready caramel malt, middling earthy yeast, some well proffered orchard fruitiness, earthy, leafy, and somewhat spicy hops, and a rather subtle booze warming.

The bubbles are quite frothy, and a bit fizzy, the body medium-light in weight, and generally pretty smooth, nothing else taking further issue with the status quo. It finishes off-dry, the bready malt putting down roots, the yeast planning for their late spring vacation, the fruit aping in a somewhat garish manner, and the sole efforts of the drying alcohol almost appreciated by this point.

A beer redolent of the French countryside? You bet, unequivocally. The best part, however, is the relative lack of yeasty offsets, which usually seem to bleed over for this style, yet do us the favour of forgoing that altogether here, leaving us with a pale malty, kind of obscured boozy beau of a bevy, if you'll excuse my French.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 05:06:40 | More by biboergosum

od_sf

California

3.75/5  rDev 0%

01-21-2013 21:35:31 | More by od_sf

tbryan5

Louisiana

4.75/5  rDev +26.7%

01-07-2013 02:00:40 | More by tbryan5

BartMcStout

Belgium

3.75/5  rDev 0%

12-19-2012 20:28:26 | More by BartMcStout