Brett Bière De Garde - Jack's Abby Brewing

BearsOnAcid

Massachusetts

1.85/5  rDev -53.8%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1

Frothy pour. Pale amber color with a tightly packed white head.

Smell is just straight sulfur. Like someone with lactose intolerance engaged themselves thoroughly at an ice cream festival, relieved their intestinal misfortune into the bottle and capped it. I really don't know what else to say here.

The smell carries into the taste. Over barreled. Unpleasant finish. Dull malt.

Both bottles I've had were exactly the same. Am I drinking the same beer as everyone else? It has the same label as the picture. This is a joke right?

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2012 03:15:08 | More by BearsOnAcid

sdaly3

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-14-2013 15:15:39 | More by sdaly3

Dburke

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -18.8%

05-10-2013 03:08:24 | More by Dburke

Horbar

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

04-21-2013 23:51:24 | More by Horbar

MasterSki

Illinois

4.15/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to Ryan for sharing this one. Served in a Half Acre taster glass.

A - Generous white foam settles to a thick cap, leaving behind loads of lacing. Hazed orange-yellow body. Nice-looking brew.

S - Lots of brett presence, imparting notes of earth, funk, and mild sulfur. Not overly oaky, but somewhat vinous. Fairly neutral backdrop of bread and Belgian yeast. Don't get much of the rye or candi sugar.

T - The taste has more in common with the base. Similar to Private Rye, but with notes of white wine and tropical fruit funk. The sulfur I got in the aroma is thankfully gone, but there's still a mildly earthy character that lingers.

M - Smooth, medium body. Pleasant carbonation, chewy texture, pretty dry in the finish, with no perceptible alcohol.

D - I liked this quite a bit. The base beer lends itself to the barrel-aging and brett and enhanced the complexity without being overly heavy-handed. I hope they make this again, although I'm curious about what makes this a 'lager'.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 18:14:43 | More by MasterSki

CypherEnigma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

03-31-2013 16:08:09 | More by CypherEnigma

AutumnBeerLove

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

03-15-2013 17:58:24 | More by AutumnBeerLove

mmmaaattt

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

02-24-2013 21:01:05 | More by mmmaaattt

LloydXmas

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

02-17-2013 18:49:21 | More by LloydXmas

nmann08

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

02-09-2013 20:59:56 | More by nmann08

hoppymcgee

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev 0%

02-06-2013 04:51:43 | More by hoppymcgee

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -18.8%

01-17-2013 23:03:53 | More by Thorpe429

aorloski

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

01-17-2013 15:24:57 | More by aorloski

DelicateDelirium

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

01-13-2013 05:59:49 | More by DelicateDelirium

Trevdawg

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

12-19-2012 02:51:46 | More by Trevdawg

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

12-04-2012 01:14:45 | More by Gonzoillini

Bilco

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

12-02-2012 03:39:48 | More by Bilco

girlmeetsbeer16

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +18.8%

11-29-2012 02:03:57 | More by girlmeetsbeer16

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a Bruery snifter.

Big thanks to cbeer88 for this bottle!

Reviewed blind as part of Blind BIF 7. This stuff pours a hazy orange topped by two fingers of cream-white foam. The nose comprises mild orange zest, sweet flowers, a vague notion of wheat, and a touch of perfume-y white wine grapes. The taste holds notes of blood orange/tangelo zest, mango, light lemon peel, light coriander, light wheat, and a good portion of Brett funk (though I couldn't rightly identify this at first...I blame prior drinking and tiredness...). The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda dry finish. Overall, an interesting beer, to say the least. I believe I summed it up best for me by saying that though I would not purposefully buy this one myself if given the opportunity, but I wouldn't turn one down if given to me in some manner. Suffice it to say: I generally enjoyed it, but I didn't revel in it by any means.

Serving type: bottle

10-30-2012 14:56:59 | More by TMoney2591

Magoosh

4/5  rDev 0%

10-29-2012 03:11:35 | More by Magoosh

jwps214

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -18.8%

10-15-2012 21:35:51 | More by jwps214

damngoode

Indiana

4/5  rDev 0%

10-12-2012 00:24:50 | More by damngoode

BrokenStones

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

10-01-2012 00:27:37 | More by BrokenStones

FosterJM

California

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1528th Review on BA
Bottle to Pinot Wine glass
500ml

July 2012 bottling
Thanks to BAs Rudzud & Jlindros

App- a nice medium colored orange with touches of golden and tan. A bit of a medium density with a good 1" head. Almost white and fell amazingly well. So pretty in the glass.

Smell- Well mainly I get the lager. Additionally the oak and tannins are there with some splendid rye under currants. A small amount of oak comes in and the brett brings that funk/must nose.

Taste- Why in gods name cant all lagers be turned into this. The brett brings a great funk and the lager is there but mellowed greatly. A little bit of spice from the rye and a lot of dryness from the white wine treatment.

Mouth- A more medium creamy body with a medium carbonation. Residual oak, brett and dry grassy funk. Lots of rye follows.

Drink- Are you sure this is a lager?? Wtf!! Why cant all lagers be like this. Rye, Brett and tasty as shit!!

Serving type: bottle

09-24-2012 03:57:06 | More by FosterJM

ComRock12

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev 0%

09-12-2012 21:52:39 | More by ComRock12