Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien 2011 (Merlot, Cabernet, Whiskey, Grappa Barrels) - BFM Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes

nosavingsaccount

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -14%

11-05-2012 03:02:26 | More by nosavingsaccount

ZvexFan

Wisconsin

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

05-12-2013 19:28:12 | More by ZvexFan

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +3.2%

03-03-2013 19:58:50 | More by JAHMUR

etoth29

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +8.9%

02-09-2013 23:54:31 | More by etoth29

emilylee

California

4.25/5  rDev -2.5%

01-27-2013 05:11:28 | More by emilylee

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-copper color with a small head and minimal lacing

S-sour cherries, red wine, slight yeast funk, alcohol, oak

T-nice tart cherries up front with a notable red wine and oak presence and a sour yeast funk finish

F-light to medium body with nice crisp carbonation, alcohol well-hidden

O-a delicious beer with attributes of a sour and a nice balance of flavor

Serving type: on-tap

12-08-2012 02:08:18 | More by MDDMD

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

4.23/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at Birch in Norfolk:

Superb tasting and mouthfeel. Despite the ABV, it still feels smooth and slightly spicy. One of the best I've had in this style. You know you've done a good thing when you've added to a fellow beer-drinkewr's vocabulary in "Biere de Garde." A good thing.

Serving type: on-tap

12-01-2012 03:43:33 | More by Beer-A-Lot

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.33/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On draft at Churchkey in D.C.

The beer is dark ruby to auburn in color with a small, bubbly head.

The aroma is bold and complex, offering booze, grapes, oak, funk, lacto and acetic presence, bourbon, tart fruit, syrup. Wow.

The flavor is assertive and complex. The grappa seems to come through more than the other barrels. The beer leads off with an alcoholic sweetness and prominent liquor, then finishes with a tart and sour combo. Cherry presence, even cherry cough syrup, in the best possible way. This beer runs the gamut of flavor profiles.

Sticky and palate coating. A beer to sip and savor.

I could have sipped this all night, but alas, one snifter was all I could manage on this occasion. i would definitely have / buy this again. Recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

11-02-2012 01:42:29 | More by Huhzubendah

Dreadnaught33

District of Columbia

4.33/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had on tap at churchkey 11/1/12.

The beer pours a nice auburn color and looks sort of like a darker spirit, since it has no carbonation or head whatsoever. The smell has a heavy syrupy sweet yet also vinegary note that somehow works and is appetizing. Almost seems like all the barrels are competing for dominance but it all evens itself out. Sour Cherry and oak certainly shine through in the nose and the taste as well. The taste adds in some earthy malts and some berries along with a honey like sweetness. It is tart on the palate but more like a tart fruit than a true sour yeast taste, certainly doesn't drink like a wild ale or Belgian lambic. A nice complex brew, but the feel is just good since it is a touch thinner than I would have liked.

Overall a great beer, a crazy mismash of flavors that a guy like me enjoyed.

Serving type: on-tap

11-01-2012 22:57:23 | More by Dreadnaught33