Style: Bière de Garde
All StylesStyle Profile based on 161 recipes
BU:GU
0.37
Hops
3.7 g/L
Mash pH
5.53
Description
A fairly strong, malt-accentuated, lagered artisanal beer with a range of malt flavors appropriate for the color. All are malty yet dry, with clean flavors and a smooth character. History: Name literally means “beer which has been kept or lagered.” A traditional artisanal ale from Northern France brewed in early spring and kept in cold cellars for consumption in warmer weather. It is now brewed year-round. Style Comparison: Related to the Belgian Saison style, the main difference is that the Bière de Garde is rounder, richer, malt-focused, and lacks the spicy, bitter character of a Saison.
Examples: Ch’Ti (brown and blond), Jenlain (amber and blond), La Choulette (all 3 versions), St. Amand (brown), Saint Sylvestre 3 Monts (blond), Russian River Perdition
- 75% Toast (24%)
- 70% Pilsner (63%)
- 66% Pale (36%)
- 57% Crystal (7%)
- 32% Wheat (10%)
% of Bière de Garde recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
g/L · median with IQR range
- 14% Saaz (CZ)
- 10% Styrian Golding
- 9% Southern Brewer
- 9% Strisselspalt
- 9% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
- 8% Northern Brewer (GR)
- 7% Fuggles
- 7% Magnum (GR)
- 6% East Kent Goldings
- 6% Tettnanger
% of Bière de Garde recipes using each hop
g/L · median with IQR range
dated Bière de Garde recipes with at least one dry-hop addition
- 13% Belgian - Pilsner
- 11% Munich Malt
- 8% Vienna Malt
- 7% German - Vienna
- 6% Cane Sugar
- 6% Belgian - Biscuit
- 6% German - Bohemian Pilsner
- 6% Flaked Oats
- 6% Belgian - Special B
- 6% Honey
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
- 5% LalBrew Belle Saison Lallemand
- 5% French Saison (3711) Wyeast Labs
- 3% Safebrew Abbey Ale (BE-256) Fermentis
- 3% Lallemand Lalbrew Farmhouse Hybrid Saison
- 3% Abbey Ale Yeast (WLP530) White Labs
- 2% Biere de Garde (3725) Wyeast Labs
- 2% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
- 2% German Ale (1007) Wyeast Labs
- 2% SafAle Saison (BE-134) Fermentis
- 2% Belgian Saison I Ale Yeast (WLP565) White Labs
% of Bière de Garde recipes using each strain
- 61% Single Infusion
- 25% Step Mash
- 14% Decoction
28 recipes with mash data
- 70 ppm Ca²⁺
- 6 ppm Mg²⁺
- 18 ppm Na⁺
- 85 ppm Cl⁻
- 76 ppm SO₄²⁻
- 100 ppm HCO₃⁻
median across recipes with a declared water profile
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