4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Superbe bière cuivrée, légèrement trouble, coiffée d’un beau col chamoix laissant une jolie dentelle au verre. Des arômes robustes et floraux de résine. Extrêmement amère. C’est une bière généreuse à la texture collante laissant une puissante fin amère. Mondial de la bière 2011.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
341 ml bottle. Pours an almost completely opaque, orange-brown amber with a long-lasting beige head. Smells of cereals and hops. Tastes like light caramel, cereals, unsweetened dough. Strong, sharp bitterness. Very dry. Herbal, earthy, sandy. Maybe a hint of sweet citrus, in there? It’s so strong and overwhelming! Medium-bodied, thick, resinous mouthfeel. Very solidly bitter, that’s what I’m looking for when I grab an IPA.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at Vices & Versa.Appearance: cloudy brown-orange with a small white head. Aroma: mango skin, lots of sweet hops, a teeny tiny reminder of sour milk. Flavour: super hoppy, lots of fresh hops, pineapple, wonderful malt character, tangy mango skins, just a superb IPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Une de mes bières favorites que je bois régulièrement. Cette bière vient dans un format 1.9 litre très pratique pour consommer en une journée ou deux.
Agréable odeur de houblon et caramel, robe ambrée avec un léger col blanc qui persiste. En bouche, une excellente saveur de caramel, de houblon, de pin avec une finale tout en amertume. Cette bière se bonifie lorsqu’elle se réchauffe légèrement.
En conclusion, une bière de qualité tout en amertume.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep chunky copper and amber coloured body with a thick, soapy, antiquey tan colour - looks like a lot of Quebecois-based IPAs. Aroma of bright cascade hops, caramel, toffee, nuts, earth and a bit english-y. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a nice bright hop bite, some earthy malt behind with a little bit of grapefruit on the tail end. Aftertaste shows a lot of character and complexity with the nuts, earth, metal and bright hops all making a statement. Overall, a very nice IPA - perhaps one of the best I’ve had from the whole of Canada! I sampled this 341 mL bottle purchased from Marche Des Sauvers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for CA$3.79 on 27-June-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 01-December-2011.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Saint Bock. Amber pour with a tight white head. The aroma is awesome. Lots of juicy fruit and tropical mango character. A little bit of fairly bright hoppiness. Grapefruit and orange in addition to some very heavy hoppiness. Bitter and resinous on the finish with a lot of bright fruity character up front. A pretty damn nice IPA.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Vices & Versa. Pours a cloudy copper-amber with an average size diminishing creamy off-white head. Lovely hoppy aroma, lots of floral and citrus hops. Flavour’s quite hoppy and fruity -- lovely and oh so easy to drink! Average to medium bodied. A fantastic IPA.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
En fût. Verre de dégustation chez Le Saint-Bock (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe sucrée. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée orangée voilée avec une moyenne densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de pamplemousse et de zestes d’oranges avec une pointe de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’amertume d’houblons en arrière goût. (Rating #3005)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
341 ml bottle from Broue Ha Ha, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass. 28JN11.
App.: Clear copper with a generous light tan head.
Aroma: Rich fruity malts, nice grapefruit and pine/resin, slightly earthy and savoury, floral, thick hops, a bit woodsy and a touch earthy, quite nice.
Palate: Medium body and moderate effervescence.
Flav.: Nice fruity, peppery, green, dank, pine, resin, grapefruit hops, raisins, caramel, brown sugar, burnt sugar, floral/perfumed, great stuff; dry with very good bitterness and a fairly clean finish, lingering bitterness.
A nicely-crafted and quite hoppy IPA.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 2, 2010 Talk about an extreme Québec IPA! I don’t think I had a lot of more bitter IPAs. The grapefruit peel hop taste makes the underlying sweetness barely perceptible at the same time that it numbs your tastebuds. Medium-light body, seeming almost watery at times. I also liked the very floral and citrusy aroma pretty much. Quite enjoyable extreme-IPA but very dry.
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