Aux Fous Brassant Chien Jaune

Brewed by Aux Fous Brassant
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Rivière-du-Loup, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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J’ai dégusté cette bière antérieurement (queque part entre 1999 et 2013). J’utilise ce site également à des fins d’inventaire de ma collection de bouteilles. La note accordée est de 2.5 par défaut mais changera lorsque je boirai à nouveau cette bière.

En fût. Verre de dégustation directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Légère présence de céréales. Apparence: La couleur est dorée avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales avec une pointe fruitée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de céréales en arrière goût. (Rating #4530)

In short: A tart blond ale of some kind. Unpolished offering. Meh
How: Tap at brewpub, from the very first batch, consumed on the very first day Fous Brassant started serving their own beers
The look: Clear blonde body topped by a small white head
In long: The very timid nose is a bit citric, . Taste is basic crisp crackery cereals, lemon muffin, Corn Flakes™, banana peels, citric notes, almost no bitterness, low sweetness sensation, a finish that is mouth-drying with its dry tartness. The beer was over-carbonated and it added a bit too much acidity. Felt unpolished, a bit amateurish, but nonetheless refreshing and easy to drink. I wasn’t impressed by this new brewpub but I will go back at least once a year because it is on my way to visit my parents, and I need to visit my parents once in a to stay in touch because my mother still tries to dial my email number.

UPDATED: SEP 25, 2012 Glass, 6-ounce, on the premise, savoured August 6 2012; eye: yellowish, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of white head, light lacing; nose: malt, slight hops, grain; mouth: malt, grain, slight hops, malty finale with slight presence of hops, light body, rather carbonated, slightly bitter, grainy texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Verre, 6 onces, sur place, savourée le 6 août 2012; œil : jaunâtre, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanc, légère dentelle; nez : malt, très léger houblon, grain; bouche : malt, grain, très léger houblon, finale maltée avec très légère présence de houblon, corps léger, plutôt carbonatée, très légèrement amère, texture granuleuse; en résumé : ordinaire

on tap at brewpub. clear golden with a small and decent white head, some retention and lacing. bready, lightly sweet malts, fruity character - frontenac speaks for itself here. light herbal-citrusy hops. average carbonation, light body, short but present grassy-citrusy finish. almost bland.

Drank on tap (12 oz) at the brewpub on July 8, 2012. Blonde pale, small head. Aroma of malted barley slightly raw, some notes of corn. Barley dry taste, hints of green herbs, bitter herbs. A blonde ale for anyone, but unusual!

My Bottom Line :
Citrus fruit and Frontenac malt greenness dominate this prickly Blond Ale and its semi-awkward astringency (courtesy of the Frontenac grain).

Further Personal Perceptions :
-A ring of foam circles the misty yellow.
-Highly carbonated and rather lean, this was still refreshing on a hot afternoon.
-Hops are a near no-show, but the Frontenac malt greenness is so dominant in its greenness that it makes you believe the finish is still quite hoppy. But not in a refined way.
-The Frontenac malt character for me is just too dominant and brash for what is meant to be a soft and smooth brew.

On tap at the brewpub.