Domaine DuPage French Style Country Ale - Two Brothers Brewing Company

longdivision

Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at Isaac's in Newtown.

A - An opaque, ruby burnt orange. Steady lacing throughout.

S - sweet, malty, with hints of sugar cane. flemish yeast.

T - Sweet up front but smoothes out to a yeasty almost tart/tang. Reminds me of Duchesse de Bourgone, belgian sour ale, without the sour part.

M - Pleasantly medium with a dry finish.

I was pleasantly surprised by this beer as I had no idea what to expect. Unique and had me coming back for more. I'm going to look for this at my local store. Try one.

Serving type: on-tap

10-06-2009 01:34:09 | More by longdivision

DawnL

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Reddish Amber color with good head retention that will dissipate into a thin film.

The aroma is wine-like. Sour cherry - almost like the aroma of a tart red Burgundy.

There's a toasty flavor with caramel apple on the palate and a bruleed sugar character.

Oily mouthfeel.

Very tasty brew, however, I couldn't drink many of these. It's very mood and food specific.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2009 23:52:12 | More by DawnL

LilBeerDoctor

New York

3.28/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Reviewed on 07/31/2009. On tap at Blind Tiger. This beer pours a deep red with no head. Aroma of sweet malt, very indistinct though. Flavor of sweet caramel malt and apple skins. This is a decent beer, very drinkable, but it is not really complex at all.

Serving type: on-tap

08-27-2009 01:49:54 | More by LilBeerDoctor

TubaManJack

Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

At the Two Brothers Tap House in a branded tulip.

Appearance- A solid amber and copper body. A slight bit of carbonation, leading to a sudsy head with a bit of retention. A bit of white lacing remains on the glass.
Smell- A nice combination of fruit and a bit of sweetness. The fruit is mainly a touch of sour citrus.
Taste- A slight french bread base. A bit of pepper against a slight ping of sourness of fruit. Towards the end of the glass, the beer resembles more of a dubbel with more sweetness and less sourness to balance.
Mouthfeel- Very smooth and lightly carbonated. It is almost creamy with a slight touch of ABV solvent.
Drinkability: Really nice and able to cut through some of the heavier foods. It maintains complexity through and overall a great pick.

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2009 15:26:33 | More by TubaManJack

Brenden

Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This one was on tap in Hyde Park. Notes are from two days ago.

The off-white head of this copper-colored brew retains fairly well and leaves thin lines of lacing in the glass.
There's a toasted malt with a nice sweetness on the nose with some tart apple and a gentle spice. Hops aroma is very, very light.
There's a little less sweetness in the flavor, though it does contribute to the flavor pretty favorably. The back is all malts with toasted breads and grains with spices and tart green apple.
This one's got a nicely rounded-out crisp and smooth mouthfeel. The body is medium.
This one's a pretty nice brew and was helpful in easing me into an unfamiliar style.

Serving type: on-tap

08-19-2009 16:51:52 | More by Brenden

Goldopelgt

Ohio

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A- Poured a clear amber color with an off-white head that sticks around and produces some decent lacing

S- Sweet and malty with the faintest amount of hops in the background

T- Like it smells..sweet with a good malt back bone...also has some yeast and spice notes to it...tastes good, but was hoping for more...

M- Clean and crisp and somewhat dry...but it just felt a little thin, not bad, but just like it was missing something...

D- Definitely not my favorite offering from Two Bros., but still a good brew...even with that said, I would not hesitate to recommend this one...

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2009 17:46:30 | More by Goldopelgt

botham

Illinois

4.35/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on tap at the Hop Leaf in Chicago. pours a rich copper color with two fingers of light tan head, beautiful settling and solid retention. great looking in the glass.

aroma is of caramel malts and a bit of yeast, along with a base of spicy fruit. well proportioned aroma with an aura of a brown ale.

taste is lightly fruity with caramelized sugar and light grassy hops. very fresh and flavorful. the caramel malts from the aroma give way to a semi dry hop character that is great.

mouthfeel is medium bodied and smooth on the palate. goes down a touch spicy with residual grassy hops.

drinkability is good. very mellow and easygoing brew with fresh hops notes and a very drinkable profile. cheers!

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2009 01:19:15 | More by botham

JamnesCameron

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Enjoyed a draft of Domaine DuPage at a Kane County Cougars, minor league baseball game on a hot humid night.

No head to speak of, probably due to plastic cup and questionable beer lines, although no off flavors were noted.

Appearance was clear, amber, with no haze.

Mild aromas of sweet malt and apples.

Taste of sweet malt, apples, and mild bitterness.

Mouthfeel wasn't thin, not heavy, good for a sessionable beer.

One of the joys of Cougars games is the Two Brothers taps right behind my seats.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2009 12:18:47 | More by JamnesCameron

Birchgrove77

Illinois

3.2/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Two Brothers Tap House 03/28/09

A: Served in a tulip glass. Amber with reddish hues. Very faint, off-white head about 1/8 inch tall that did not stick around at all. Didn't notice much carbonation.

S: Very sweet, some caramel malt presence. A bit of mulled orange character with a faint spicy nose. Some alcohol and a very faint toasted grain character.

T: Difficult to describe because it seemed like there was quite a bit going on. Some syrupy sweetness, a caramel and toasted malt character that left a little bit of a nutty character on my tounge. Almost cloyingly sweet to my palate, previous beer was a Wit, but thi actually paired very well with my dinner. I'd try this again, but wasn't super impressed with it.

D: I'm surprised this is only a 6% beer. Seemed to have a bit more alcoholic character to it. Paired with a burger or nice sandwich, this was an excellent beer. I found it to malty sweet, but this may be good on hot summer day.

Serving type: on-tap

03-30-2009 06:06:37 | More by Birchgrove77

AdmiralDiaz

Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a semi-opaque brown with a small off-white head with decent retention but no lacing.

S: Smells very malty with notes of slight hop, yeast, and a small fruitiness.

T: Lots of malts that give sweetness to the palate turning into an almost grainy and bread taste accompanied by some dark fruit turning into malt once again.

Overall: Mouthfeel was nothing special but well carbonated and enjoyable. Very drinkable, I'm no expert on the style but I found it very drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

03-26-2009 13:07:44 | More by AdmiralDiaz

Hojaminbag

Colorado

3.3/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A hazy, yellowish and orangish body with an off-white head that leaves a bit of lacing behind. A few yeast bits float around throughout the body. Looks ok.

Light citrus with some pretty big malt sweetness on the nose.

Taste is sweet with some pale malts and a little bit of citrusy hops. Tastes a lot like a blonde to me actually.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied.

Decent drinability.

Serving type: on-tap

02-23-2009 21:19:27 | More by Hojaminbag

optiontwo

Minnesota

3.8/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at Bryant Lake Bowl

Appearance: Dark orange that's easily seen through and teeny tiny head.

Smell: Berries, hay, muted brown sugar.

Taste: Sweet dark cherries with an obvious amount of malt. Because this beer is as malty as it is it almost comes off as a scotch ale. The other flavors I could detect behind the sweet caramel malt and cherry was a little bit of citrus fruit, apple, and some earthy hops. Apparently this is a biere de garde, which is a style I've never tried before so I'm not sure if Two Brothers got it right here or not.

Mouthfeel: Medium body medium carbonation.

Drinkability: I'm not usually one for sweet so I wouldn't have too many in a sitting but I may pick up a six pack in the near future.

Overall: Two Brothers has been slightly hit or miss for me, but when they hit they HIT. That's probably why I keep trying their stuff. Give this beer a shot, see what you think.

Serving type: on-tap

02-05-2009 18:02:30 | More by optiontwo

supercolter

Minnesota

3.45/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This is a decent beer in a style that I am still getting acquainted to. Appearance is some what bland, no head and a bit of lacing on the sides. Smell is decent, sweet like sugar with a bit of maltiness and spice. Taste is quite similar, but the balance isn't quite there, something is just a bit off. Mouthfeel is creamy and ok to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

10-05-2008 23:48:50 | More by supercolter

Patrick

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: A nice golden amber color with a one finger airy white head. A nice amount of lacing.

S: Very bready nose, subtle earthy hop note. Some caramel is in there too.

T: Big bready flavor. The sweetness of the caramel and the bread meld well together and the hops play a nice role at the finish.

M: Smooth, well carbonated, clean, refreshing.

D: This would make quite the session beer despite the alcohol content. Wish I could get this in bottles.

Serving type: on-tap

09-09-2008 23:41:14 | More by Patrick

Lexluthor33

New York

4/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Copper colored with a decent head and lace.
The aroma of toasted malts and hops.
The taste is sweet,earthy,caramel malts,mild hops and fruit hints.
The feel is medium body,medium carbonation and slightly creamy.The finish is only mildly bitter.

Notes: I wanted to write a whole lot more on this beer,but in the end I was just happy to write that it was a very good beer.I had never tried this style and did not know what to expect.
I had mine while having a super,spicy bowl of chili and this beer's taste and character shone right through.

Serving type: on-tap

08-24-2008 16:49:07 | More by Lexluthor33

beerkittycat

Minnesota

4.03/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance is clear copper with ruby highlights. Received a disappointing "frat pour" otherwise known as no room left for decent foam, but it looks like an off-white head and it had decent lacing throughout. Aroma is very faint, but I'm in a typical college bar so I would be surprised if I could smell anything beyond the stale beer, ashtray and urinal cake. Anyhoo, what I could detect was some sweet malt, faint fruity esters, and some flowery noble hops. Taste is bursting with some awesome toasted malt with a slightly fruity sweetness of plum, cherry, and brown sugar. Those flowery noble hops have a moderate flavor and blend nicely with the malt but leave only a slight hop bitterness on the tongue. Medium mouthfeel is very smooth and finishes dry that makes for a very refreshing tasting experience. An excellent example of an amber style bier de garde and absolutely wonderful on tap.

Serving type: on-tap

08-05-2008 05:44:47 | More by beerkittycat

Larrytown

Minnesota

4.2/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

The beer comes deep red with virtually no head, but tons of lacing. Strange. There were toasty caramel notes in the nose, but pretty subtle.

I'm really digging the taste on this one. It's sweet upfront, but the toastiness and slight hops on the back-end balance it out. Very well crafted. Not a ton of carbonation in the head, but it's a beer that's meant to go down smooth. Boy does it. I'd love to knock back a couple more and at this ABV, I just might.

Serving type: on-tap

06-21-2008 22:23:55 | More by Larrytown

AylwinForbes

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This style of beer is not my favourite; but since it is the only Two Brothers that Gemato's serves, and I should be eternally grateful for that, I have had a lot of it. Very nice warm chestnut colour, which always sports a generous head when served (usually way too cold in this place). Malty caramel aroma predominates. Pleasant on the palate, slightly sweet, malt dominates, very low hop and bitter component.

Serving type: on-tap

05-31-2008 22:08:00 | More by AylwinForbes

2.93/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

On tap at Clark Street in Chicago

Poured a clear, dark gold/amber. Capped with a small, creamy, off-white head.

Aroma was pretty mild. A touch of vinegar, herbs, maybe some yeast.

Taste was vinegar again, faint. Spicy & herbal. Bit of sweetness, citrus -- tangerine/orange. Pepper at finish and some more citrus - lemon.

Light to medium in body. Medium + carbonation. Pretty dry.

OK. Vinegar taste not for me. Assumed, based on name, it was a Biere de Garde. Didn't seem to fit the style, based on others I have had. I wouldn't hurry back to this one.

Serving type: on-tap

10-03-2007 13:33:44 | More by

balconybrew

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Served in a pint glass with a good white head. Lacing clung the entire way down the glass. Clear, reddish-brown liquid. Aroma was of malt, a hint of spice and fruit. Taste was of malt, but not too sweet. Balance and "bready." Minimal hops and a little yeast.

Tastes great and very drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2007 23:42:31 | More by balconybrew

AltBock

Ohio

3.23/5  rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

It was on-tap @ the Brew Kettle on April 27th, 2007. On the Brew Kettle's beer menu, they said that Domaine DuPage was a Saison (not correct) with 22 IBUs with an ABV percentage of 6.0%. It came to me to at the right temperature in a standard nondescript American pint glass.

It poured a dark reddish amber with a thin layer of white foam that quickly dissipated away into a few foamy white rings along the edge of the beer and a few white streaks of lace around the glass. It didn't have much of an aroma to it. All there was, was a light aroma of a few juicy fruits coated in brown sugar. That's all I got. When it warmed up, still nothing else emerged from the background of the smell. It had a light and mild taste of toasted malts, some juicy fruits, tame toasted citrus hops, and then finished off with a small dab of sweet caramel. There weren't many tastes in the taste department, but what was there made for a better than average taste. I would have to say the mouthfeel is on the light side with a soft aftertaste of toasted malts and a few juicy fruits. I wouldn't mind trying it again, but if I don't, I wouldn't be hart broken if I missed it. It was an OK beer.

Serving type: on-tap

04-28-2007 04:44:46 | More by AltBock

Jason

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On Tap @ Bukowski's Tavern.

A- Excellent head retention, lacing sticks all the way down the glass. Clear deep semi-dark copper color.

S- Baked apple, toasted dark bread ... hint of alcohol and spice.

T&M- Smooth and creamy, nice rounded malty body of medium size. Super malty, not sweet but balanced. Toasted, bready and fruity. Light hopping. Yeast twang, more toasted malt ... finishes slightly sweet.

D- Very tasty, easy to drink. Lovely mouthfeel, lots of malt and old world beer character.

Serving type: on-tap

08-17-2006 21:26:25 | More by Jason

Gavage

New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: clear copper in color with a 2" head. Mild lacing developed.

Smell: fruity sweetness is up front, and a hint of barnyard stink is very soft.

Taste: loads of sweet ripe red fruits balanced with some Granny Smith apple tartness. There is noticable bitterness along with the mildly grainy malts.

Mouthfeel: lightly crisp at the start and smooth at the finish. The caramel, fruits, and touch of tartness lingers after swallowing. Medium bodied.

Drinkability: not bad, but this just didn't come off as good as some others do in the style. Worth a try.

Serving type: on-tap

08-07-2006 22:43:57 | More by Gavage

RBorsato

Virginia

3.15/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Tasted on-tap 09/30/05 at Sunset Grill & Tap in Allston, MA.

Billed as Two Brothers Saison Domaine Dupage with 5.9% ABV @ $3.95/pint.

Dark golden to copper in color with a decent creamy off-white head. Strange all malt, almost Oktoberfestish, saison with very little spicy character that is typical in aroma and flavor. Medium-full bodied and creamy. Not very intense in any way. A dumbed down Fantome.

After a Pumpkin Porter, I was really in the mood for a nice spicy Saison ... what a disappointment this one turned out to be.... flabby.

Serving type: on-tap

10-10-2005 17:05:45 | More by RBorsato

Redrover

Illinois

3.98/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

I bought a 1/6 keg of this for the home kegerator. The beer pours a lovely dark burnished bronze. It is crystal clear with a nice off-white head and rings of lacing.

The beer has a delicate aroma of flowers, hop spiciness and fruit. Some malt pokes in as well .

The taste is very respectable. Not overly aggressive on the hopping, the beer is carried by fruit (apple & pear) flavors and more than a hint of fresh bread. Taste stays decent as the beer warms.

The mouthfeel is incredibly soft with great carbonation for this style. Drinkabity is good, but for me, I would like a bit more hop bite to make this an everyday beer.

This beer is good in bottles and better on tap. My favorite beer from this neat little brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2004 21:37:12 | More by Redrover