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BREW REVUE: Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes

POSTED: Monday, May 10, 2010, 4:15 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Brew Revue

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Better known for chocolate, staggering Alpine views and staying out of messy wars, Switzerland also produces little-know but pioneering craft brews 3,287 feet above sea level at Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM). Crafted in small batches in the Jura mountains along the northwestern border of Switzerland, BFM represents a collision of tradition and modernism. Brewmaster and founder Jerome Rebetez infuses his handmade brews with unusual ingredients (the sage-inflected La Meule, Tarry Suchong flavored with Lapsang Souchong tea) or ages them in multiple barrels to create complex, wine-like nectars that pair gracefully with food (the 11 to 15 percent ABV strong sour ale L'Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien). Meet the man himself when Rebetez visits The Belgian CafÃ© (2047 Green St.) this Wed., May 12 at 7 p.m. 2006 and 2007 vintages of L'Abbaye de Saint Bon Chien will be available, as well as bottles of La Dragonne, a seven percent ABV ale with honey and spices that will be served heated, as the brewmaster directs. The herbal, golden La Meule and dark La Mandragore will be on draft; a firkin of La CuvÃ©e Alex le Rouge imperial stout will be on the bar. Full Disclosure: I have worked, and still occasionally tend bar, at The Belgian CafÃ©.

Ben Kessler

Posted 2010-05-10 11:40:59

BFM beers are fantastic. La Meule used to have a regular position in my fridge.

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