Today I am drinking a bottle of New Belgium's Biere de Mars. Mars means March (the month) in French, and this style was typically brewed in the early winter out of the finest ingredients of the season. It would be laid down for the winter and then drunk in March. This beer pours the orangest/amberest color I have ever seen. There is a little bit of a white head that recedes and leaves some nice lacing in the glass.
The aroma is very fruity and citrusy. Light touch of brett. The carbonation on this beer is not extremely high; I can see a bit of streaming bubbles in the glass but not all that much. The flavor is citrusy with a touch of malt and a light brett character at the end. The mouthfeel is pretty full, though the beer is pretty light, something you will often find in French or Belgian beers of this style. A somewhat lingering finish to it of hay/barn.
My rating: Worth a try.
Abv: 6.2%.
Website: New Belgium.
Price paid: 7 or so at PJ's Wine and Spirits.
Number of cans of Bud Light you could buy for the same price: 11.
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