3 French Hens
The Bruery
Placentia, California
10.00% ABV
Style: Belgian Strong Dark Ale
C: Murky
H: Brown
N: Dark malts, a bit of ... oak maybe? Shit ton of spices and bready yeastiness. A hint of fruit to the nose. Raisins or Plums are my guess
The Ferm: Ahh it's that time of the year again; the weather is cooling down, the days seem shorter, and those horrific October Beers are coming off the shelf. GOOOODBYE Shitty Beer and HELLOOOOO WINTER BEERS! Last year I dreaded this season which is filled with stouts, porters, and heavy malt based beers. Ohh how the palate can change in a year!
I figured 3 French Hens is a great way to kick off this season. Since after all it is the 3rd day of Christmas and all. This is the seasonal release from the Bruery, which as you can tell is named after the song 12 Days of Christmas.
3 French Hens poured a cloudy brown color making me re-think that excitement of winter beers. The nose is chalk full of Belgium Yeast, Fruit, and Bread Qualities. There may be some Oak floating around in there too. The taste...well it was pretty good. I will say that I liked this beer off first try more than 2 Turtle Doves, but when I revisited 2 Turtle Doves I was in love. The body is very thick, and the French Oak comes across ever so slightly in the taste. The rest of the flavors are just a cluster of bread, dark fruit, brown sugar, and molasses (but they work well together).
WELCOME BACK WINTER BEERS!
Score: 3.40
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Is this available at TW??
ReplyDeleteIt will be soon Joel. A guy brought it into Coffee District. He mail ordered it not knowing we were getting it.
ReplyDeleteThat answers my question
ReplyDeleteOn the first read, I thought that said "re-think the excrement of winter beers," and I chuckled. Maybe it was the "cloudy brown" right before it that got me thinking about poo...
ReplyDeleteAnyway I have this thing about raisins. My grandma made me eat them as a kid and now I'm traumatized. So I usually will stay away from beers that boast an overly raisiny flavor (exception to that is of course Raison D'extra.) But in the spirit of the holidays, I'm trying to keep an open mind. I do like spicy winter beers.
Cheers!