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urnt grain and faint bitterness are in the nose.<br />

The brew is smooth and almost creamy despite it<br />

high carbonation. Very enjoyable black lager and<br />

will be a staple in my fridge.<br />

Bière De Garde (Signature Series)<br />

This is an award winning brew picking up the<br />

Bronze in ‘07 and ‘08<br />

at the North American<br />

Beer Awards. It pours a<br />

murky orange copper<br />

<br />

<br />

cap. It smells of apple<br />

and pear, bready malt<br />

sweetness, and touch of<br />

earthen spice. Flavors<br />

follow the nose with the<br />

apple and pear fruitiness<br />

with balanced toasted bread and caramel malts<br />

and cloves. This brew is very well balanced,<br />

despite the assertive use of malts. Large bottle<br />

simply equals more to enjoy. The awards this<br />

brew has earned were well deserved.<br />

Belgian-Style Dubbel (Signature<br />

Series)<br />

This is another award winner that grabbed Gold<br />

at the 2009<br />

Great American<br />

Beer Festival<br />

in the Belgian<br />

style abbey<br />

ale category.<br />

Good overall<br />

retention, but faded to little, almost no lacing.<br />

<br />

<br />

hitting with sweet malts and caramel, leading to<br />

<br />

<br />

carbonation makes this surprisingly refreshing for<br />

a dubbel. It will certainly be an instant favorite.<br />

<br />

Take a look at what they’ve got. You won’t be<br />

disappointed. Be it a year round or seasonal<br />

release, Choc continues to pump out quality<br />

brews and I look forward to trying them all.

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