Bière De Garde
Summit Brewing Company

Bière De GardeBière De Garde
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From:
Summit Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Bière de Garde
ABV:
7.3%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 11.44%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
72
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 12, 2015
Added:
Oct 22, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From tasting notes. L: The beer pours brilliant chestnut under a 2” foam cap. It is lacy S: Grainy malt aromas spread out from the bottle as soon as you pop the cap. T: Several layers of grain and malt flavors evoke harvest time. Malt, fresh bread, sugar, spice, traces of anise, a hint of cocoa, and hops in the background. F: Creamy, medium high carbonation medium body. The carbonation is very fine and soft. O: Full flavor and delightful to drink.
Aug 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Dec 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Twotonsandwich from Minnesota

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by 2-star from Florida

Jul 15, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by tbone64 from Minnesota

Jun 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by billhelm from Minnesota

Jun 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bismarksays from Iowa

Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jmilo64 from Maine

Apr 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by CCutch from Minnesota

Apr 19, 2014
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

3.87/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark, mahogany brown coloring, big, lasting, creamy tan head. Looks great.

Malty nose, lightly spicy, bready. Absolutely inviting. Ooo, la, la.

Taste: Spices hit the palate first, followed by malty flavors, bread-y, biscuit-y. Lean bodied, with a slightly alcoholic bent. Spice and malt flavors meet with hops in the mouth, for a pleasurable menage-a-trois. Tres chic. Voulez-vous avez avec moi, c'est soiree?

Long, spicy finish, from hops and malt. Ever so tasty. Magnifique.
Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MRsojourner from Massachusetts

Mar 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by richaa01 from Minnesota

Mar 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Mar 15, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by TubaDan from Minnesota

Mar 14, 2014
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.72/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz brown bottle with a freshness date.

Deep brassy brown, thin lacing. Smells of leather, brown bread and spicy esters. Deep bready maltiness, toasty with dried hay in the back. Floral and spicy in the middle with some dark fruit and faint broth. Very layered, each sip opens up a new complexity. Dry finish.

Very well done, easy to sip with a ton of flavor that sticks around longer than expected.
Mar 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Eaglefan344 from Missouri

Mar 04, 2014
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Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania

3.82/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had this on 2014-02-09 in Columbia, PA

A - Fairly clear dark brown with a ruby tinge. 1-finger tan head that fades quickly leaving a bit of lace.

S - Medium roasted malts, dried dark fruit, earthy spice. Reminds me of a Yards Brawler. Nice. Not very strong.

T - Dark molasses, medium roasted grain with a bit of char, dark fruit, nice hop bite, pepper, earthy spice. Finishes with some lingering roasted and hop bitterness with a heavily toasted brown bread (not sweet) malt for balance. Pretty tasty.

M - Medium-heavy body and light-medium carbonation. Substantial. Smooth. Seems right for the style.

O - I enjoyed this. Reminded me of a cross between a Yards Brawler and a good Doppelbock if you can imagine such a thing. I'd have it again.
Feb 09, 2014
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Reviewed by Mavigo from Michigan

3.98/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Got this off tap at Hopcat in East Lansing. Served in a tulip.

A: Pours a deep dark brown color with a ruby tinge. Has a 1/4 inch frothy tan head with small amounts of lacing.

S: Smells of dark fruit, cherries, plums, malts, vanilla, yeast

T: Good, smooth flavor. Sweet up front, good maltiness, yeast. Good fruit profile, cooked plums and cherries.

M: Ample amounts of carbonation, medium bodied, smooth finish, an easy drinker but a little lacking in volume.

O: Overall this was an excellent random pick and the pricing was quite reasonable. My first brew from Minnesota.
Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

Jan 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Jan 20, 2014
Bière De Garde from Summit Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 72 ratings