Au Maître Brasseur La Route des Indes

Formerly brewed at AMB - Maître Brasseur
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Laval, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle courtesy of Viper666. Poured what I initially thought was a flat cloudy orange-copper, but then it got bubbly and formed a small diminishing white head. Mild aroma starts grainy followed by light hops, sweet malt and some fruit -- it’s O.K. but it’s not terribly exciting. Flavour’s hoppier then the aroma suggested but a little flat and watery, it consists of resiny hops, sweet malt and a moderate bitter finish. Average bodied. Better then many other Quebec micros but I still found it mediocre -- more aroma and a less watery flavour and it would be very good.

De couleur ambrée cuivrée et légèrement semi-voilée. Nez de malt du genre caramel légèrement rôti et aux notes de toffee et butterscotch, de houblon citrique, légèrement résineux et aux notes terreuses, fruité (agrumes) et avec des notes de noix. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture huileuse et moyennement résineuse. Goût amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), légèrement résineux et terreux et aux notes herbeuses (qui dure toute la gorgée) avec un goût fruité (agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel moyennement sucré et légèrement terreux (léger de toffee et notes de butterscotch) avec un léger goût de biscuits puis en finale, l’on assiste à un regain d’amertume légèrement plus herbeuse et plus citrique (asséchante) avec un léger goût de noix rôties. Post-goût long et un peu sec, amer de houblon citrique, résineux, moyennement herbeux et légèrement terreux avec un goût de noix rôti et légèrement fruité (zest d’agrumes).

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2009 Bottle 341 ml. Hazy copper with a thin white head. Aroma is mainly caramel, citrus and hops. Flavor is dominated b toasted malt, caramel, hops. Not too bitter.

Sampled on tap at Vices & Versa. Pours a murky caramel color with a thin white head. Aroma of spicy, resinous hops with toasted malt. The flavor has a nice balance of toasted malt and spicy, resinous hops, there is also some caramel and it finishes with bitterness. The body is light to medium and the carbonation level is medium. A well-done, well-balanced IPA.

341 mL bottle from Montreal, shared with brothers. App.: orangey-copper, minimal off-white head. Aroma: estery sweetness (cotton candy), toffee/caramel, dried fruits, lots of "malty smells". A hint of citrusy hops. Palate: very soft carbonation, med. bodied. Flav.: sweet maltiness (like the nose), a hint of sweetness, decent bitterness. I would have liked a little more dry-hopping, but still good!

Bottle. Amber body has little head at first but a vigourous pour yields a good sized fluffy white head. Aroma of an emptied grain bag, moderate resin is thick in the aroma of hops. Flavour is dominated by sweet caramel malt with a fair does of resin that is initially subtle but spreads out across the back of the tongue marking territory and hanging on well into the finish and aftertaste. Resin is the dominant hop note, bitterness is moderate, coming out more in the end. The blend of the caramel and resin borders on heavy, could use some more hop citrus to lighten it up. Average palate. Pleasant but lacks something to take it to the next level.

Juicy citrus and pine along with some caramel in the nose. Hazy burnished orange-copper coloured body is topped by a low, off white head that recedes to a partial cover. Citrus and pine hops are obvious in the flavour though underlying malt character offers little other than caramel. Moderate finishing bitterness. Medium body with decent carbonation. Somewhat unexciting but very drinkable. Sampled on tap (Benelux or Vices et Versa?).

Bottle (341ml). Via trade with MrAlain. Hazy copper with a small bubbly head. Nutty roast malt aroma, alcohol and herbal hops - simple but very well done. Tastes of grassy hops, quite bitter, increasingly bitter actually - the malt profile is fairly weak and the alcohol not at all pronounced. Watery mouthfeel, astringent and fizzy mouthfeel, long sharply bitter finish and aftertaste. Smelled good ... ghen I look and see this is supposed to be an IPA? Odd, seems more like an attempt at an altbier ...

Draught, sample, at the Bières et saveurs festival (Chambly), trip with Dum et Jean-Sébastien, purchased on September 2 2006; eye: amber, lightly hazy, no effervescence, a bit of lacing; nose: bitterness, caramel, citrusy, floral hops; mouth: bitterness, citrus, bitterness, bitter finale with a layer of caramel, medium body, creamy texture, good carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet FRANÇAIS En fût, échantillon, bue au festival Bières et saveurs (Chambly), voyage avec Dum et Jean-Sébastien, acheté le 2 septembre 2006; oeil : ambrée, légèrement voilée, pas d’effervescence, un peu de dentelle; nez : amertume, caramel, citrique, houblon floral; bouche : amertume, citron, amertume, finale amère avec une couche de caramel, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée

From MartinT, delivered by Poperinge. Copper coloured. Bubbly dissipating head. Lots of hops but a strong celery cabbage aroma. Weird funky dry beer.