BFM La Meule
Flavour Characteristics
An unconventional Golden Ale with an intense bouquet marked by burly hoppy notes (citrus fruits, dried hay, ginger) and a subtle hint of sage. In the mouth the carbonation transforms into genuine tartness, which gives this beer its long finish.
Food Pairings
This beer is suitable with a plate of seafood or a citrus fruit dessert.
alcohol content
6.0% ABV
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BFM La Brouette
Flavour Characteristics
La Brouette, 5.0 % Vol., is BFM's unfiltered ale that is brewed with 100% certified biological ingredients. This magnificently fruity and herbal beer is blended with green tea extract, ensuring a refining finish.
Food Pairings
Try La Brouette with an aged Gruyere, preferably made from biological ingredients.
alcohol content
5.0% ABV
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BFM La Cuivree
Flavour Characteristics
La Cuivrée is an Amber Ale with 5.2% vol. It is a beer with nicely scented foam wrapped in a whiff of caramel that stems from Swiss and Czech hops. On the palate, the beer is bright, bitter, and well balanced.
Food Pairings
La Cuivrée makes a perfect match with meat- and sausage specialties paired with sauerkraut. It's also a treat to have one for apéro just by yourself.
alcohol content
5.2% ABV
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BFM La Mandragore
Flavour Characteristics
Our winter stout is brewed with jurassian spelt wheat and a complex mix o' malts. La Mandragore's colour is bright black with dense coffee foam. The nose reveals notes of pepper (Golding hop), smoke and roast. Creamy, mild, and aromatic on the palate, La Mandragore presents a long finish with medium tartness.
Food Pairings
Relish La Mandragore with truffles made with bitter chocolate.
alcohol content
8.0% ABV
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BFM La Salamandre
Flavour Characteristics
Brewed with wheat- and barley malt, La Salamandre is a beer with a bloomy and tangy bouquet. On the palate, the subtle hints of yeast render the beer creamy with a tad o' tartness, which is typical for wheat beers. The finish is hardly bitter, but racy, with a taste of bitter orange zest and discrete hops.
Food Pairings
Pair it with soft cheeses or mildly seasoned curries.
alcohol content
5.5% ABV
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BFM La Torpille
Flavour Characteristics
La Torpille is a Brown Ale with an aromatic fruity bouquet that includes notes of caramel, reminiscent of aromas of vintage wines from the Côtes-Rôties. On the palate, the taste is mild with hints of alcohol. The finish is semi bitter and aromatic in the nose.
Food Pairings
Try La Torpille with duck or jerked meat.
alcohol content
7.5% ABV
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BFM La Cuvee Alex le Rouge
Flavour Characteristics
La Cuvee Alex Le Rouge, a legendary brew from BFM, is a Jurassian Imperial Stout clocking in at 10.276 % vol. With its ebony colour, a dense coffee flavoured foam, the bouquet incorporates hints of liquorice, Bourbon vanilla, and Sarawak pepper. Dry hopping (detectable in the upper nose) and the use of roasted malts are also present in the beer. On the palate, Alex Le Rouge introduces burly and creamy tastes with developing aromas that are slightly acidic, but the finish proves to be long with a subtle tartness that grants this revolutionary Cuvee its ungovernable supremacy.
Food Pairings
Alex Le Rouge is your ideal companion for chocolate desserts.
alcohol content
10.3% ABV
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BFM L'Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien
Flavour Characteristics
L'Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien is an antique beer, a strong sour ale with 11% vol., brewed in honour of the ol' brewery cat who has been sanctified upon its decease. This Cuvee, luminous amber in colour, matures for months in oak barrels that previously contained wine or other spirits. It is the oak barrels that give this beer the manifold complex aromas. On the palate the brew reminds one of fruity red wines with a pronounced acidity.
Food Pairings
Appreciate this beer with grilled red meat, served at room temperature in a wine glass.
alcohol content
11.0% ABV
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Still during his studies in enology, Jérôme Rebetez concocted the first batches of beer in his parents' kitchen. Enthusiastic about his results, he decided to present some of his creations at the "Swiss homebrewing Trophy" contest. Apparently, he wasn't the only one who enjoyed his brews; the judges at the contest awarded Jérôme the first place.
At 23, with a bachelor in enology, Jérôme Rebetez aspires to open up a brewery in the Franches Montagnes, the region he is native of. Full of passion but without any cash, Jérôme Rebetez decides to create beers with atypical character. He wins the televised competition "Le rêve de vos 20 ans", allowing him to establish "La Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes" in Saignelégier, Jura, with the obtained cash. With its spirited image, BFM is to be positioned as a pioneer in swiss artisan brewing, crafting finesse beers that are complex with a great corps.
Jérôme Rebetez attains to produce the best: Ingredients a sophistically chosen to guarantee the highest quality, always original, and tricky to mix like Sarawak pepper, sage, or other spices. The skill of the young brewer allows him to build a reputation for crafting rich beers with complex bouquets, remarkable tastes, and long finishes. His drive for steady improvement on the subtlety of aromas coupled with the experience in enology allows Jérôme Rebetez to concoct beers that are comparable to better wines.
The jurassian brewer asserts that his curious cuvees are all handcrafted in limited quantity. L'Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien, a BFM specialty that matures in oak barrels for 12 months, has become honourable mention in the "New York Times" in 2009 as the best barley wine in the world.
The gastronomy industry has also found pleasure in products from the "Brasserie des Franches Montagnes". More and more restaurant chefs use BFM beers in their meals to accompany meats, pastries, and desserts.
Jérôme Rebetez invites you to discover the world of the "Brasserie des Franches Montagnes" in a bar or restaurant, at your home, or here at our brewery.
BFM La Meule
An unconventional Golden Ale with an intense bouquet marked by burly hoppy notes and a subtle hint of sage.
BFM La Brouette
La Brouette is an unfiltered ale brewed with 100% certified organic ingredients. This fruity, herbal beer is blended with green tea extract for a refined finish.
BFM La Cuivree
La Cuivrée is an Amber Ale is a beer with nicely scented foam with a hint of caramel from Swiss and Czech hops. The beer is bright, bitter, and well balanced.
BFM La Mandragore
A winter stout brewed with jurassian spelt wheat and a complex mix of malts. Black in colour with dense coffee foam.
BFM La Salamandre
A beer with a bloomy and tangy bouquet. Creamy and tart, with subtle hints of yeast, finishing with a taste of bitter orange zest and discrete hops.
BFM La Torpille
A Brown Ale with an aromatic fruity bouquet that includes notes of caramel. The taste is mild with hints of alcohol. The finish is semi bitter and aromatic in the nose.
BFM La Cuvee Alex le Rouge
A Jurassian Imperial Stout clocking in at 10.276 % vol. With its ebony colour, a dense coffee flavoured foam, the bouquet incorporates hints of liquorice, Bourbon, vanilla and Sarawak pepper.