Sam: Okay, I take back almost everything bad Steve ever said about France. I have to say, I was rather pleasantly surprised by this beer. I've seen it on the shelf for years, but have passed it by. The swing-top bottle struck me as a Grolsch wannabe, and I already had the impression that the French were and should be better known for wine than for beer. However, this was brought to me as a gift, so I gave it a spin. Hmm. Not bad at all. Amber, of course, with fairly thin carbonation, but a nice little hops bite and balancing malty sweetness. On further research, this is listed as an English Dark Ale style; I'd say they weren't altogether too far off. Now I'll take a guess, based on the brewery's name, that they're located in the Alsace-Lorraine region, which has flip-flopped back and forth between German and French control several times through the years. So maybe it's reasonably good because of the German influence. I dunno. I do know, though, that if someone were to offer me this beer again, I wouldn't turn it away. (5/7/2005)


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Steve: This 4.9% ABV malted beer-like beverage sucked like a French whore. And like a French whore, it cost $3.69 (comes in an approx 2/3 liter bottle....the beer, not the whore). I had to pour my glass out after getting only about 1/4 of the way down. It made my stomach feel like it was rotting from the inside out. And like all beers that I have to pour out, it gets a rating of zero. (7/13/2003)


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