3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
<b>In short: </b>An big IIPA with intense caramel, alcohol and bitterness. Good sipper.
<b>How: </b>Tap at Vices & Versa
<b>The look: </b>Clear dark golden body topped by a small beige ring of foam
<b>In long: </b>Rather strong nose of resinous hops. Taste is intense, thick crème caramel, alcohol apparent, resinous, coniferous, very bitter, smooth carbonation. Good beer if only a little too heavy and intense for its own good. Certainly not highly drinkable, this is a sipper. Surprising nice offering from a brewery that releases a new so-so beer every week. When trying anything and everything you are bound to hit it right once in a while. I once made a good spaghetti sauce myself.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A hazy orange amber ale with a thin off white head. A pungeant floral hops with orange marmalade. In mouth, a rather funky intense c-hops, with nutty notes, sustained bitterness, good balance. Medium to rich bodied. Nice. Festival Bières et Saveurs, August 29 2008.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Verre de dégustation, provenant d’un fût, dégusté au festival Bières et Saveurs 2008 (Chambly, QC). Arôme: Odeur de pamplemousse avec une pointe de pin. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de pamplemousse avec une pointe de pin. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #1915)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My Bottom Line:
Orangey, floral and resinous hoppiness proliferates within the cozy mouthfeel of this amenable and justly bitter Double IPA.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam covers the hazy orange amber.
-Alcohol presence is discreet.
-To my tastes, the entire flavor profile would benefit from some crisper, brighter maltiness.
-The hoppy finish is quite coniferous, leafy and earthy; a veritable Laurentian forest!
-The healthy body and soft carbonation make for a highly enjoyable mouthfeel.
On tap at Festival Bières et Saveurs.
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