Name – 3 French Hens
Country – United States
Type – Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Okay so I am back after a holiday a few days of just not feeling very well. I guess it was just my allergies being the bitches they can be and not an actual cold. For that I am thankful because I am no fun when I’m actually sick.
But I’m back today with a review for you folks and it is from one of my favorite breweries going today, the Bruery. Today we have their next edition in the 12 Beers of Christmas series, 3 French Hens. It is a blended beer of sorts. What they did was take the same beer and age it on French oak (get it now?) and make a blend of the original beer and the oak aged beer. They say 75/25 for the blend of the original and the wood aged version.
I was a huge fan of 2 Turtle Doves from last year and still have a couple bottles of it that I’m aging. So I was super excited about this one and as I am with practically every Bruery beer I can get my hands on.
I poured the brew into my Bruery tulip because it is only right to do so. It lands in the glass a cola like brown color with an off white head.
The nose has a lot of dark fruit in there. I specifically picked up grapes and plums specifically. There is also a distinct Belgian yeast character and candi sugar scent I picked up.
I get a lot of the same from the nose in the taste. More dark fruit and the candi sugar are forward. There is a slight oak taste in there but it isn’t all that forward. The 10% alcohol is definitely present and even more so when it warms up.
In the end I though this was a good beer but I wasn’t blown away like I was with 2 Turtle Doves. This seemed like a very standard Belgian style beer with a slight wood flavor in it.
I’m curious how well it will age and if it will last the next 9 years until the end of the series. At it’s ABV it should last a few years but I don’t know about 9. I have another bottle that I will hold on to and maybe get another. That way I can try it again in a few years to see how it’s doing.
Grade – B-
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