Archibald la Chipie

Brewed by Microbrasserie Archibald
Style: Amber Ale
Lac Beauport, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Can, 473 ml, purchased at Dépanneur de la rive on August 13 2009, savoured on October 21 2009; eye: copper, clear, minimal effervescence, beige head that turns rapidly into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: light resinous hops, light caramel, slight perfume; mouth: resinous hops is more present than nose suggests, light caramel, light spices, finale in resinous hops, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, light astringency, refreshing; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Canette, 473 ml, achetée au Dépanneur de la rive le 13 août 2009, savourée le 21 octobre 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, effervescence minime, mousse beige qui se transforme rapidement en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : léger houblon résineux, léger caramel, très léger parfum; bouche : houblon résineux beaucoup plus présent que le nez le suggère, léger caramel, léger épices, finale en houblon résineux, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, légère astringence, rafraîchissante; en résumé : belle surprise

Can 500ml. Pours amber, with some off-white head. Aroma and taste are of malt. Easily drinkable, not really good.

On tap at restaurant. Dark orange amber with a thin white head. Taste of caramel. Slight bit of bitterness in the finish. Not bad, but not great.

Bière arômatique originale rappelant une marzen mais avec plus de corps. Le malt prédomine et le liquide rappelle les mets asiatiques, le soya, le teriyaki. Ce petit goût relevé est mon point fort. Bonne bière.

(Can) Clear amber in color with a dense beige head. Lacing all around the glass. Nose is a mix between caramel and boiled vegetables. Taste is sweet malts and british hops (I guess). Body is medium with average carbonation and a oily texture. The way out is bittersweet. Overall, it’s a amber ale.

Can - 473ml. Amber body with a fair off-white frothy head. Well balanced but rather thin malty/hoppy aroma with grainy hints. Taste is a little bit sharper/stronger. It carries grainy and woody notes and ends witha decent bitter finish. Not bad.

Can 473 ml
Aroma: of honey brown generic brew. Forgettable.
Appearance: clean amber with high carbonation. Mid fizzy top.2+
Body/Flavour/Palate: upfront noted by honey , slight tartness and caramel. Black tea like hop profile with woody hints. Honey brown ale with British twist…

pours a dark copper, red tint, with a small light beige head, ok-retention. aroma of caramel and toasted malts, toasted wheat, hint of sweetness - nicely balanced light to medium hopping, grassy and acidic citrus. light body, aggressive carbonation. high drinkability.

UPDATED: AUG 20, 2011 Bière rousse-cuivrée. Son arôme est léger, mais j’y perçois un mélange de malt, d’herbes et de caramel. Au goût, le houblon laisse une amertume discrète au palais. Elle a peu de corps. D’un point de vue critique, elle est assez ordinaire, alors qu’un point de vue hédoniste, elle passe très bien.

Purchased at Intermarché St-Roch in Quebec City (where my band was playing). Pour a light copper-orange colour with a big off-white head that is creamy, with long retention and leaves dirty lacing. The aroma is of fresh hop at first pour, and then it changes to caramel malt and metallic notes. I find the body to be pretty light. The hop comes out on top in the flavours with some nice light bitterness, changing into some grainy malt and caramel, to then have the hop come back in the aftertaste. Quite a pleasant taste overall and nice to see the hop present (as the description says).

Nice medium amber body with a decent pillow of head on top. Faint malt aroma. Flavour is lots of malts with a hoppy wet finish. Very drinkable.