A little thin on the palate, that’s the only bad/neutral commentary I’ve got to say about this one. And it doesn’t even affect the final result : A great beer. Low "English style" carbonatation, an inviting ruby throughsight, almost perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness. I tasted almost every beers from this new brewery and I think this might be the best brewery in Quebec, maybe even the best through the entire country.

En fût. Verre de dégustation à la brasserie. Arôme: Légère odeur de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est bourgogne foncé. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de malt légèrement caramélisé et de noiux grillées. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps et la texture sont mince. Faible effervescence en bouche. Très légère présence de caramel en arrière goût. (Rating #1275)

The pour reveals a clear reddish brown color with a thin offwhite head. Aroma of nuts, vanilla and dark malt. The flavor also has nuts, vanilla and malt, it’s very plesant and easy to drink. The body is light with a creamy texture and gentle carbonation.

On tap at the Brouhaha, dark mahogany color, with some reddish highlights and a beige head, toasted , grainy malt nose, with a sweet maltiness accent, a mild nutty caramel acent, a hint of fruitiness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with an,earthy, grainy, raw toasty, biscuity, caramelized malt character, when she gets warmer a graham’s cookie accent is emerging, with a faint nutty flavor, with a mild flowery hop leafiness and grassiness, leading towards a malty, hop bittering finish.

<i>My Bottom Line:</i><br /> An enticing aroma of caramel-topped roastiness attracts the drinker to a malty sweet and earthy flavor profile where balance is nonetheless achieved while you admire the grain bill. This is an optimal session libation for those who find their Bohemian Pilsener too hoppy.<br /> <br /> <i>Further Personal Perceptions:</i><br /> -A slice of foam garnishes the burgundy brown.<br /> -This, the pilsener and a yet-to-be-brewed saison will be the three beers they market through their mini-keg system. After having tasted quite a few of their beers, I have to say they’ve chosen their most polished recipes.<br /> -I’d say this aroma was their most alluring that day.<br /> -The roastiness tends to override the nutty caramel sweetness.<br /> -As for all of their beers that day, the body is lean but never frail.<br /> -A subtle fruitiness leaks from the caramel maltiness.<br /> <br /> <b>On tap at the brewpub and at Le Loup Rouge.</b>