À l’Abri de la Tempête Palabre du Cloporte

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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341 ml bottle shared with Seb A: chocolate, some citrusy. App: clear dark brown small white rim. T/p: Med body lightly acidic. O: fair no more.

«Cascadian Dark Ale», belle façon d’écrire «Black IPA»... Bière noire avec un épais collet de mousse moka qui tient le coup pendant au moins 10 minutes. Nez frais de houblon avec une touche de citron. J’ai été surpris de la douceur de cette bière lors de la première gorgée. Je m’attendais à une amertume poignante en ligne de front; je me suis retrouvé avec quelque chose de plus subtile et fruité. Le malt grillé rehausse la note amère en finale. Par ailleurs, cette bière est très pétillante... C’est tout ce que j’avais à dire.

Bottle: Poured a dark black color ale with a medium size dark gray foamy head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with some medium citrus and earthy hops is quite nice. Taste is a solid mix between some medium roasted malt with a nice dose of earthy and citrus hops with some light green hops notes also discernable. Body is light with medium carbonation. Not the most intense example of the style but I really like that there was quite a lot of flavour for a minimal amount of alcohol.

Pours dark black with a medium beige head. Aroma is lightly toasted malts and slight citrus hops. Taste is toasted malts with a small citrus hop bitterness and flavours. Not bad but everything is subdued.

My Bottom Line:
This light-bodied, bubbly Black IPA projects raisins and berries onto a pleasant blend of roasted malts and wooden hop resins.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the darkness.
-Hops also contribute citrusy fruitiness.
-The aroma and finish are very nice, but the middle is strangely vacuous. Dry, mineral, watery. Thankfully, malt and hops come through in the end.
-This is rather quenching, which is rare for the style.

Bottle.

Aroma: Citrus, with grapefruit and lemon and also a little smoke and wood sub notes with a bit of pepper. Power of nose is between light and average. Appearance: Opaque and pitch black with an extremely thick, creamy and long lasting head. Lacing is OK. Taste: Attack is soft and watery with same citrus notes (grapefruit and lemon) accompanied by smoke and wood notes but very discreet. Finish is very dry. Flavors have a hard time expressing themselves. I would have liked to taste more hoppy flavors. Malt flavors are also too soft. Texture is very watery and body is light. To me, this beer shouldn’t be classified as a black IPA but under dark ale like the brewer said. There are some better products from this brewery.

Pours dark brown with a small head that fails to persist. Aroma is roasty, malty with a lot less hops than one would hope for. Flavors are better with pine notes and again some roasted malts enhancing the perceived bitterness. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Pretty boring overall.

330ml bottle from Duchesse d’Aiguillon.
Appearance : Black with small foamy head.
Aroma : Coffee with light roasted malt. Piny and resinous hops. Light hint of acidity.
Taste : Coffee and roasted malt with piny and resinous hops. Citrusy notes with light acidity. Finish has lots of coffee with piny hops.
Palate : Medium carbonation with a fairly thin palate. That’s partially understandable considering the low abv.
Overall : Quite drinkable. Finish could use a bit more richness. Malt feels fairly thin and dry which seems to leave a lot of space for the coffee notes. Nicely dry and sharp, not the most complex of the style but an interesting take on the style.

Bouteille 341 m. 4.7%. Couleur brune très foncée, presque noir, mousse beige grossière. Arôme de café, malt torréfié. En bouche, effervescente, café, houblon. Finale un peu amère, pas gustative, longue. Bonne beer.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur brune foncée et voilée Nez de malt moyennement rôti, moyen de houblon résineux (plus conifère frais que résine en fait), légèrement herbeux (herbes fraîches) et léger de cacao et avec des notes fruitées (zeste d’agrumes). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de grains de malt assez rôtis dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute des notes de chocolat noir. Parallèlement, une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon moyennement herbeux, légèrement résineux et aux petites notes citriques s’installent progressivement jusqu’en finale, où elle est appuyé par de faibles traces de café. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de rôti, moyen de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses et quelque peu citriques.