La Dame De Peronne
I was happy to see this at Julio's - poured from the 22oz chilled into a tulip. A - An orange color with decent clarity and full off white capp which is rocky and leaves sufficient lace, the retention is good and bead is tight S - The smell has a mild floral note with subtle fruit which hints at pear and golden apple, there is a mild spice and toaste element to the aroma M - The feel is very good with plenty of malt texture and high effervescent aspect with mild sweetness and dry finish T - The flavor is great, plenty of contribution from the yeast with mild fruit notes and slight spice while the toasted, but not quite nutty flavor of the malt seems biscuity with a gentle sweet, yet smooth quality. The finish has more hop in it and the beer refreshes with a dry finish D - I am always open to Biere De Garde as a style, but this was a great example to me. I could really get the sense that the malt was important and yet there is a lot of yeast flavor while the whole presention blends well -tasty!