BFM XV (√225 Saison) - BFM Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes

rangerred

Tennessee

4.7/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Served on tap at the Thirsty Monk.

Poured a hazy dark orange with a solid white head with amazing lacing.

Aroma of fresh fruit with the likes of pears and peaches. There is just the slightes hint of barnyard funk which is enough to keep it interesting.

The flavor is very juicy with the same peaches and pears present in the aroma but much more powerful here. More funkiness but it plays nicely in the background. The fruityness lasts throughout but transitions wonderfully into an absolutely bone dry finish like a great Saison should.

Overall, this is one of the best Saisons I have experienced and a truly world-class beer. Glad I was able to try it.

Serving type: on-tap

02-20-2013 18:53:16 | More by rangerred

Thorpe429

Illinois

4.66/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

On tap at Rustico in Alexandria. Served in a stange.

Pours a fairly-hazy golden-peach color with a thin, bubbly white head that feel somewhat quickly into a lasting thin collar atop the beer.

The nose started with some light stone fruits beside some light grain and straw. As it warmed, there was a bit of light spice and mild tropical fruit. Along with the slight acidity, the fruits gave off a bit of a kiwi and pineapple impression. Flavor was even better with the acidity picking up and really carrying the flavors through. Beautiful fruit and strong along with a touch of backing pepper and yeasty spice.

Body was light and crisp, really popping. It was incredibly difficult to put this one down. Ultra delicious and one of the best saisons that I've ever had.

Serving type: on-tap

01-24-2013 12:00:31 | More by Thorpe429

BEERchitect

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I often criticize the beers of brewers who use the term "saison" or "farmhouse" as a marketing tool when their beers really don't resemble the classic rural Belgian taste. Whether they are too sweet, too fruity, lacking champagne-like carbonation, or is less spicy or earthy- there's always reasons to criticize... until now!

The opening pour releases a creamy and highly effervescent peach-orange color that's playfully cloudy and somewhat wine-like. Upon its body, the ale relinquishes a light ivory blanket of creamy foam that's impressively sturdy. How can a beer be this zesty and creamy at the same time?

A plethora of spice, fruit and earth flood the nose as the scent of dried citrus peels, weathered wood and white pepper melange delightful in aroma. Its seamless transition to taste opens up the most arid of sweetness as the taste of dehydrated limes, grapefruit, and pineapples fade quickly, thus allowing a near-sour lime, cider, and white wine taste to command its middle palate. Turning decidedly spicy, the taste of wood spice- attic powdery taste, cellar-like must, a pep of cedar, and an overall aura of saddle leather all swirl above the palate as the finish of dry alcohol spice and arid woods continue in aftertaste.

Incredibly, the beer bounces off of the tongue with an effervescent acidic texture that ushers in high drinkability early on. The early onset of dryness ensures a spicy bite and hardly noticeable warmth that concludes with a whimsical wheat creaminess that seems to come from nowhere.

The ale really captures the essence of "farmhouse" in its most endearing and classic form, even exceeding what's expected of Saisons- its a unique and celebratory taste that's not to be undermined. It's incredible in every sense of the word.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 05:12:30 | More by BEERchitect

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4.43/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Kickbacks in Jax. Poured into a snifter. Hazy gold body with an off white head, low retention. Some clear lacing. Aroma includes orange juice, tart overripe apples, cinnamon, white pepper, pineapple, candi sugar. Taste includes all of the flavors from the aroma and is actually quite tart, more so than expected from the aroma. Interesting and flavorful as always from BFM.

Serving type: on-tap

02-18-2013 07:43:12 | More by KickbacksSteve

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.36/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750ml bottle served in a snifter glass.

A: Pours an orange cloudy color forming a big solid and bubbled white head. Medium retention and many spoty lacings left

S: Sour and fruity with some spicy notes. Passion fruit. Vinegar. Sweet grains. Wood and a little bit metallic

T: Very fruity and sour upfront. A little bt spiced. Again, strong notes of passion fruit, wood, vinegar, bready and earthy yeasts. Mild hops bitterness in the very end

M: Light body. Good carbonation. Sour and fruity aftertaste

O: Very refreshing and tasteful beer. Another BFM masterpiece

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 20:25:54 | More by eduardolinhalis

cavedave

New York

4.35/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

From tasting notes, on tap at DeCicco's 12/12/12

It's fine yeast cloudy dark straw/gold. A bit of beige skim briefly, then a bare cap.

Aroma is a tart and fruity funk and earth, beautiful,some vinous notes, some tasty bitter in there, balanced with a clean, grainy, sweet fragrance.

All the tastes of the nose, but now presenting a balance that lets the tart be the tie that binds. As it warms and opens up some rooty sorta spicy bitter comes into it in a good way. The earthiness is the distinct note of it that really gains my enjoyment.

Very low carb. and light in mouth it is just the mouth to give this killer of a finish.

Is it a Tired Hands or Hill Farmstead Saison? No., but I highly recommend this beer should you encounter it. Delicious, complex, interesting, and refreshing. What more could you ask?

Serving type: on-tap

01-24-2013 02:05:26 | More by cavedave

Ale-ienation

California

4.29/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: Luminescent candy orange with a creamy white head that stays.

S: Cherries, grapefruit, orange peel, lemon zest, wet grass.

T: Very dry and tart up front. Notes of cherries and lemons blend with a citrus pithiness. Oak presence is well integrated throughout, accompanied by a clean finish with modest funk.

M: light bodied and well carbonated; very refreshing.

O: Wonderful saison. Dry, tart and mildly funky with a gorgeous estery palate.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2013 04:33:03 | More by Ale-ienation

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4.29/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from tap into bfm chalice at Mekong in Richmond va. Pours a hazy golden with 2 fingers of head...wow lots of head for a sour. Huge funky sour aromas...lots of spice and a bit of grassy hay. Taste is awesome. Funky spice and pepper mixed with a bit of munich or caramel malt and subtle hop finish. Nicely tart and sour and perfectly dry. Wow what a fantastic brew. Funky earthy sour and just awesome.

Serving type: on-tap

06-11-2013 21:38:41 | More by DrinkSlurm

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.24/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Saw Thorpe’s rating and had to grab a pour of this. The beer is orange with a small white head. Spotty lacing. The aroma brings floral notes, light citrus, oranges, funk. Smells nice. Grassy and herbal. Smooth on the palate with low carbonation. Light bitterness in the finish. Tasty beer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2013 00:08:24 | More by Huhzubendah

pmlondrigan

New York

4.1/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Decicco's on 12/12/12
Poured into a 9oz. snifter. Pretty poor head. Poor retention. I blame the glass actually. Dusty and opaque cooked straw color. Dirty looking, with colors of honey, and well amber waves of grain. The aroma is oh so dirty. Goat, hay, horse blanket...funk. Also some lemon and high citrus notes. The flavor opens up with very earthy notes of tobacco, unprocessed straw, and some chalk. Following this is more traditional notes of hay, horse, and a hint of lemon sour drop. There is some nice earthy hop components adding herbal and interesting qualities to this beer. Dry boardering on astringent. Overall this is a beer that defies style. I would say this is beyond saison, but damn tasty regardless.

Serving type: on-tap

12-13-2012 03:59:20 | More by pmlondrigan

Beer-A-Lot

Virginia

4.08/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On tap at Birch. I enjoyed most of BFM's offerings quite a bit, including this one. If you don't care for Saison's or sours, this may not be for you. But if you like these styles, this gives a pretty cool twist. Lightfarmhouse ale with a cool blend of sour. The brewery is awesome. I recommend sour lovers trying everything they can get their hands on. Jerome at BFM is a funny and cool guy too.

Serving type: on-tap

12-10-2012 01:37:11 | More by Beer-A-Lot

wedge

North Carolina

3.93/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

@ Busy Bee

Hazy gold covered with a low head of loose, sticky bubbles. Surprisingly tart aroma...pear, wood, funkiness, berries, and floral notes. Not as sour in the mouth; increased spicy, dry wood and earth. Slick, juicy fruit sweetness, mild peppery yeast, and orange peel. Vague hints of vinegar here and there. Light, mildly astringent, and quite dry. It didn't blow my socks off, but this was a unique take on the style that I certainly enjoyed.

Serving type: on-tap

05-06-2013 12:45:29 | More by wedge