Belle Gueule Pilsner

Brewed by Brasseurs RJ
Style: Pilsener
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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341 mL Bottle sampled Dec 24, 2009. Straw body with a frothy white head that settles to a tenacious ring leaving some lace. Aroma of sweet light malt, floral, slightly grassy, a faint innuendo of pear. Flavor is sweet light malt with notes of green grapes, pear, and a faint innuendo of banana. Hops say "hello" in the aftertaste without being too intrusive. If the smell of fresh produce at a farmer’s market had a taste, this is how I could describe the finish. A good beer for the money.

Originally rated July 2005. Belle Gueule brews are nothing out of this world, but for a light decent beer, easy to find around here in the convenient stores (Quebec), I prefer their products over Boréale (Blanche and Noire being the exceptions). Pours a golden colour with a big white head. Retention is average, lacing as well and carbonation is quite active. The scent is hoppy, probably Saaz. Mouthfeel is mildly creamy. The start of the taste is of grain malt and finishes on a slight bitter note. The aftertaste is mix of both. This one is a decent Canadian Pils-style, close to my favorite, the Steam Whistle. Note: Nowadays, I prefer Boréale beers over Belle Gueule ones (but their pilsner is the better of all their trio).

Clear light gold with a frothy lasting bubbly white head. Wheat and vegetable with some hops smell. Fizzy tingly thin body. Taste of grass, straw, wheat - basically vegetation.

Pours a pale straw color with a medium white head that quickly dissipates. subtle hop aroma. flavour is fairly bland, typical macro pilsner taste. Finish contains some hops although a bit too "overly clean".

Elle a perdu des plumes au fil des années mais ça reste une bière facile à boire avec le minimum requis de panache...ou presque. Très pale même pour une pilsner. Un peu de zest de citron dans le goût et pratiquement aucune amertume. Un fini assez sec.

Draught at Nyk’s Bistro Pub, Montréal, QC.
Clear pale golden colour with tiny white head. Grainy malty aroma with some sweetness. Mild grassy hoppy and sweet grainy malty flavour. No need for another.

341ml bottle. Reminded me a lot of a Labatt Blue with a touch more hopsiness. Simple.

pours clear golden with an ok-head, disappears quickly. ok-malty, bread and slightly fruity with a little hop bite at the end, moderate finish. plain, boring, but still ok-ish.

Aroma of soft hops, malts, little else. Boring gold body, little head. Flavour is smooth with okay hops hints, and a mild finish. It’s an okay pilsner, and unexceptional.

Bouteille 341 ml. 5.2%. Couleur jaune or. Mousse blanche et bonne effervescence. Arômes de céréale et de maïs. En bouche, douce, notes de houblon floral et malt. Finale en légère amertume. Une bonne bière.

Le liquide est jaune scintillant. Un petit col mousseux est observé. Pas de rétention. Au nez, arômes de céréales maltées avec une présence d’herbes mouillées et de fleurs. Le goût est légèrement malté, voire même timidement sucré, avec la présence de notes amères. Le liquide a un corps moyen-faible avec une effervescence qui me semble ici convenable. En finale, la faible amertume qui se manifeste s’estompe assez rapidement.