Biere de Garde

Biere de Garde

1367 beers | 3.535 Avg Score

A Northern French artisanal farmhouse ale, the biere de garde style covers a range of subvarieties, including blond, amber, and brown. Examples across each subvariety all emphasize the malty (most commonly earthy, toasty, toffee, and caramel) character of the beer and frequently have a musty cellared attribute (the name, biere de garde, can be literally translated as "beer of keeping," and refers to the months long cold conditioning - lagering - of these beers after fermentation). The darker versions have more complex flavors and the hops are normally more subdued, while the lighter versions allow the hops to come through stronger (but still secondary to the rich maltiness). The mouthfeel of a biere de garde is typically moderate to heavy and the alcohol levels can be in the higher 8% ABV range. The biere de garde style can be brewed with lager or ale yeasts, but under cooler ale fermentation temperatures.

Beer | Location Reviews Score
La Bavaisienne
France
15
3.850
Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza
MI, United States
47
3.808
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
MI, United States
37
3.743
St. Sylvestre Trois Monts Flanders Gold
France
38
3.661
Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Mars
MI, United States
18
3.648
Southampton Biere De Mars
NY, United States
12
3.640
St. Sylvestre Biere Nouvelle
France
9
3.633
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi Ale
CA, United States
17
3.625
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Grande Reserve
MI, United States
3
3.617
Schlafly Bieré de Garde
MO, United States
6
3.611
Castelain Blond Biere
France
9
3.592
Gavroche
France
18
3.591
Bière des Sans Culottes
France
19
3.586
De La Senne Zinnebir X-mas Ale
Belgium
11
3.585
Ommegang Biere de Mars
NY, United States
15
3.561
Heavyweight Biere dArt
NJ, United States
16
3.558
Au Baron Cuvée des Jonquilles
France
8
3.545
Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale
CA, United States
20
3.543
Ommegang Biere D'Hougoumont
NY, United States
5
3.513
Southampton Biere de Garde (French Country Christmas Ale)
NY, United States
18
3.505