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Oliver Ale Biere de Garde

February 27th, 2010
Had the pleasure on Thursday evening to head into the city.  Hopes were running high as we wanted to try the latest trick on the beer engine from Stephen Jones, the brewer at Pratt St Ale House.
From Wikipedia – “Typically, beers of this style are of a copper colour but vary from golden to almost black, and as the name suggests the origins of this style lies in the tradition that it was matured/cellared for a period of time once bottled (and most sealed with a cork), to be consumed later in the year, akin to a Saison.”
This beer was delightful and something that grew on me the more I had.  5.5% ABV, dark amber color, a medium mouth-feel, pronounced maltiness and a little fruity character upon warming made this worth the trip!
As an added twist, it just happened to be the 100th firkin Thursday @ Metropolitan with several notable members of SPBW in attendance.

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  1. steve jones
    February 27th, 2010 at 09:47 | #1
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    The a.b.v. of the Biere de Garde is actually 6.2%, not 5.5% (that was last years recipe!)

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