À l’Abri de la Tempête Corne de Brume

Brewed by À l’Abri de la Tempête
Style: Scotch Ale
L’Étang du Nord, Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada

Thanks to Muzzlehatch via Footbalm. Nice aroma with smoke peat and a woody character. Charred brown color with a sweet body holding much the same flavors in the aroma.

500 ml bottle much thanks to Glouglouburp. Wow who knew Canada makes the best Scotch Ale, sorry Scotland. This was one pleasant treat on a nice fall type day. Poured a deep clear red/brown with a great looking very light tan creamy head that left some great lacing on my Ommegang chalice. Complex sweet aroma of dark fruit, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, raisin bread, slight raosted malt and only a touch of alcohol.....near perfection. Mouthfeel is awesome, smooth and creamy with light carbonation and just a slight alcohol warming on the back of your throat. Flavor of chocolate, raisin, brown sugar, dark fruit and a slight touch of alcohol. Reminds me of a smooth dark fruit bourbon, if such a creature existed. Without a doubt the best Scotch Ale I have ever had.

(bottle, thanks Footbalm) Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma is heavy on molasses, brown sugar, and also a smell of caramel corn with some banana. Very smooth malty taste with no bitterness and an excellent mouthfeel.

From Muzzlehatch, thank you. Red in color and lightly carbonated. Full bodied malt aroma with a touch of smoke, maybe peat, and some fruit, and brown sugar. Flavor is much like the aroma, with loads of sweet malt, more fruit, dirt, and dry red wine. At the top of its class, very full overall. No hop presence, and that is fine for the style.

[Bottle, thanks Footbalm] Pours reddish brown with a small tan head. Aroma is very nice--apple, molasses. Taste is malty, sweet, and a few other things... Palate was quite thick and very smooth. Recommended.

Wow, many thanks to Jason for this one! What a treat and great to know they’ll be making much more of this soon. Appearance of deep amber hue with a wonderfully full and rich head. An aroma that will blow anyone away. Huge, decadent toffee notes that erupt out of the glass. Deep layers of malt complexity that just take you on a ride. Wonderfully creamy mouthfeel and just the right amount of bitterness to lend enough sway to allow the caramelization to stand out. A slight amount of peat malt makes its way out next with some charred BBQ bits on the tail end. That finish just stays with you minutes after the experience has ended. Woo! I gotta get more!

Brown bottle, 341 ml, gift from Mario d’Eer, bottled on August 20 2007, received on August 25 2007, savoured on August 30 2007; eye: dark burgundy, clear, slight effervescence, nice creamy beige head, no lacing; nose: tobacco, candied fruits, roasted malt, dark chocolate, cocoa, a tiny bit of vanilla, scotch, peat; mouth: tastes make themselves wait a little but then there is an impressive arrival of roasted malt with its enjoyable acridness, lots of caramel, a touch of hops, then a wave of scotch, peat, a bit of smoke, a bit of alcohol, long finale in caramelized malt where the bitterness is more present than expected, nice balance between all of the tastes, slight astringency, medium-full body, rich, grainy texture, rather sweet and bitter, not much carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, cadeau de Mario d’Eer, embouteillé le 20 août 2007, reçue le 25 août 2007, savourée le 30 août 2007; œil : bourgogne foncé, claire, très légère effervescence, belle mousse beige crémeuse, pas de dentelle; nez : tabac, fruits confits, malt torréfié, chocolat noir, cacao, vanille, scotch, peat; bouche : saveurs se laissent attendre, puis arrivée impressionnante du malt torréfié avec son côté âcre agréable, beaucoup de caramel, petite touche de houblon, puis une vague de scotch, peat, un peu de fumée, un peu de chaleur d’alcool, longue finale en malt caramélisé où l’amertume est beaucoup plus présente que je m’y attendais, belle équilibre entre tous les goûts, légère astringence, corps moyen-corsé, riche, texture granuleuse, plutôt sucré et amère, peu carbonatée, très légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé

Very dark mahogany in colour, long lasting large tan coloured head, great lacing. The aroma is of molasses, dark fruits, malt syrup, slight sweetness, some toffee and smoke. The flavour is very malty, lots of sweetness, very minor alcohol, smoky, peaty, molasses and some caramel. Rich mouthfeel, medium/large body, medium carbonation. Finishes long, very minor alcohol warmth, moderate sweetness. This is very good and what I picture the original to be like back in the day.

500ml bottle obtained in a trade with <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank>Rastacouere, thanks David.
Opened on April 17, 2007.
No best before date.