This is Brewed by Renaissance Brewing in Blenheim, New Zealand, and of course as a Bière de Garde. and I've had it before of course. I had the draft version, this is the bottle. I thought it was a bit good then.
A 500ml bottle of a 8.4% ABV beer and that translates into a 3.3 standard drink units thing of something like 255 calories a serve.
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I know right[/caption]Brewers would craft this beer in the winter months, but aimed to make a style that could be enjoyed for the rest of the year. As beer was often used as payment for farmhands, they had to be refreshing in the hot summer months. Bière de Garde (Beer to Keep) became the name for these unique, rustic ales. This is our take with a different aging technique. This fine ale is aged in chardonnay and gerwürztraminer barrels for four and a half months. This beer is dry with honey biscuit characters and a finish of the fine flavours with a hint of French oak. Thanks to Matt Dainty for this interesting beer.
So I'm ready are you ? (he said to himself).
Aroma is lemony sweet, candy.
