Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds Amère Veilleuse

Brewed by Bedondaine et Bedons Ronds
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Chambly, Canada

07.10.05 Tap at brewpub, RBSG tour. Very grassy, super bitter. Not aromatic. Lingering unctuosity (?), tangerine. Cereal wtih fruit on nose with temp. Cool bar.

Copper colour. Herbal, piney hop aroma. Fairly toasty front, and a little bit bitter. Sweet brown bread malts complement a slightly ashy astringency. Quite bitter in the finish.

RBSG on tap at the Brewpub The 200 IBU’s was the only part of the description understandable in English. I got a nice glass of mostly clear amber brew with a decently sticky off white head. Moderate hop aroma with lots of malt. The flavor was mostly bitter but the hops were mostly in the bittering and more was needed in the flavor. Very smooth. I was disappointed in this as an IPA, but it is a good ESB.

(RBSG05) Clear amber body with an off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy, floral, orange. Taste is medium sweet, floral, orange, some earthy. Soft, light-medium body. I expected a gimmick but was pleasantly surprised at how it came out -- the bitterness is there, but the use of less intense hops means that it never comes close to overpowering or tasting one-dimensional.

Verre de dégustation à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et de fruits. Apparence: Couleur orangée. Mince col mousseux. Aucune bulle. Aucune dentelle. Saveur: Goût d’houblon et d’agrumes. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est plein avec une texture huileuse. Forte effervescence en bouche. Amertume en arrière goût. (Rating #209)

Pours a deep-caramel with a well-lacing off-white head. Nice, fresh, English hoppy bitterness in the aroma with some good caramel malty balance. Body has a touch of lemony citrus that results from the tremendous amount of hops used and a clean, crisp maltiness. Nicely balanced, unique and interesting.

Couleur rougeâtre aux reflets cuivrés recouverte d’une mousse blanche adhérant bien à la paroi du verre. Arômes très fruités tels abricots, clémentines, mais aussi très terreux me rappelant un de mes houblons favoris, le Golding. Bouquets de fleurs, écorce de citron, arachides, noix, construit sur une bonne quantité de malt, le houblonnage semble vraiment d’influence Britannique. La balance des composantes est remarquable et les houblons demeurent plaisants malgré les 200 IBU d’afficher. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne, douce carbonatation. Un véritable plaisir! En fût, à la brasserie, le 25 Juin 2005.

Pours a reddish copper color with a thin white head. Very appealing aroma of citrusy and resinous hops. Very good, strong, assertive flavor of citrusy and resinous hops with a pretty good malt base to balance things out, there’s a caramel flavor also. The finish is bitter, strong and unrelenting. The body is light to medium and the carbonation moderate. Very good ESB, I like the fact that while very strong on the hops it’s still very balanced, kudos to the brewer !