Au Maître Brasseur Lysée Dorée

341mL bottle from a trade with Lubiere, thanks Luc. I’ve never come across a beer that gushed as much as this one before, especially for a twist-off. The thing just exploded the second oxygen hit it and didn’t stop for a full minute, took forever for the massive beige head to settle enough to sip. Deep hazy amber in colour. Aroma is really hoppy, very sharp and not-infected smelling. A bit of caramalt as well and somewhat of a homebrew likeness to it. Interesting. Flavour is dominated by piny hops, though not in an IPA kind of way, dry palate carrying some mild sweet caramalts. A touch fruity and definitely yeasty. Sweet malt body and underlying earthyness become prominent as it finally settles down. Kind of unique actually and Golden Ale is sort of a lame classification, though it’s pretty hard to pin this one down. I’d say maybe Belgian Ale? The spritzy mouth-feel is very much like Orval and so is the appearance. Almost like there’s Brett in here without any Brett flavours. Still doesn’t seem infected. What a strange but interesting little beer!

Bottle (341ml). Via trade with Viper666. Cloudy amber with some dark chunkies, large frothy off-white head. Slightly soapy light fruit aroma, vague floral bitterness. The taste is a weird blend of black pepper, apricot, celery and spruce - I think this is sweet, but all that other clutter ... dunno. Thickish body, weakly carbonated, pungent aftertaste from the spruce/pepper elements - not actually all that bad, but damned if I can say why from the aroma and flavour.

(La Distincte) Bouteille 341ml. De couleur ambrée et voilée. Nez malté de biscuits avec des notes de caramel sucré et de grains de céréales, moyennement fruité (agrumes, léger de pêches) et léger de houblon herbeux aux faibles notes terreuses. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture aux notes aqueuses. Goût de levures fruitées (agrumes, notes de pêches, traces de pommes) avec des traces de légumes bouillis lors de l entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de biscuits, léger de céréales et avec des notes de caramel sucré et rôti. Parallèlement, l on retrouve une moyenne amertume (un peu asséchante) de houblon herbeux, légèrement floral aux faibles notes terreuses. Post-goût moyen et un peu sec, moyen amer de houblon herbeux-floral avec un léger goût fruité (zest d agrumes, noyau de pêche).

Thanks to Phil for this one. Why the pitiful score? The body is cloudy gold to amber, quite effervescent, with a tall white head. Aroma is fruity, chewy, buttery, a bit of plastic. Flavor is yeasty, light bitter, honey, bubblegum aftertaste.

Bière nommé: La Distincte à 5% de type pale ale. Couleur plutôt rousse et légèrement brouillée. Présence de mousse très faible. Amertûme présente, cependant avec un arrière goût à la finale.. Pas le meilleur produit de maitre brasseur.

341mL bottle, courtesy of wickedpete. Thanks, Pete! Pours a bright, clear orange-amber color; light tan head with solid retention and medium-bubbled lacing; a gorgeous pour. Pleasant, dry, toasty aroma: toasted malts, cereal, breadiness, and mineral bitterness. Medium mouthfeel: sweet malts / sugar, yellow fruits, and toasty grains; basic dry, chewy maltiness; very drinkable, reasonably dry, and tasty overall; pretty underrated right now. Medium finish: fruitiness, toasty grains, and mineral bitterness.

(341ml bottle, thanks wickedpete) Large off-white head atop cloudy amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, yeasty, some biscuit, light peach. Taste is medium sweet, yeasty, some biscuit/grain. Effervescent light-medium body.

Labeled "La Distincte", bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry, thanks buddy! This golden/blond ale pours decidedly deep and hazy copper with brown hues, and topped with a slightly off white foam. The nose is awash with fruit (apple, white plum), straw, and a strange yeasty, grainy aroma that really dominates all else. The flavour profile is quite fruit forward, and reminds me of juice. Sweet white plum and white grapes with doses of granny smith apple. This beer is also quite yeasty and earthy and almost seems gritty due to the yeast. Pretty bland and watery, no real hop profile, just a sweet fruity beverage with alcohol. Mixed reviews leave me to believe that there might be consistency issues here? In any event, I am glad I got to try it. My experience with Quebec micros is limited. Thanks Harry!