Benelux Armada (Texas Brown Ale)

Brewed by Benelux Brasserie Artisanale
Style: Brown Ale
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Shaker

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Deep brown pour with a tight off-white head. The aroma is great - clean toasted aroma. Notes of cocoa and earthy hops. A touch of very light roastiness but a fairly assertive hoppiness. Earthy and woody with a little bit of lingering minerally character. Lightly hoppy.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden deep amber to brown with a small white head. Aroma is fruity hoppy. Light pine and citrusy. Bitter, pine, citrusy hops fruity and sweet caramel. Bitter and medium dry finish with a persisting hoppy note.

on tap at cactus. clear dark copper with a decent beige frothy head, good retention and lacing. nutty, nice roasted notes, slightly acidic, some fruitiness and sweetness, alcohol. nose is full, taste is a bit lower than expected. light to medium herbal hops. average carbonation, medium body. good.

Dégustée en fût sur place. De couleur brune-ambrée foncée et claire. Nez malté de caramel, de grains de malt légèrement rôtis, léger de noix et de houblon herbeux aux petites notes résineuses ainsi que des traces fruitées (agrumes). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement crémeuse. Très léger goût fruité (agrumes) accompagné d’une légère amertume de houblon aux notes citriques et résineuses (légère présence en arrière-goût durant toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de caramel et de grains de malt légèrement rôtis ainsi que des notes de pain et des traces de chocolat puis en finale l’amertume de houblon revient en étant légèrement herbeuse avec de faibles notes terreuses et l’on y retrouve également un léger goût de noix asséchantes. Post-goût moyen-long et aux notes sèches, moyennement amer de houblon légèrement herbeux avec des petites notes résineuses et terreuses ainsi qu’avec des notes de rôti et un léger goût de noix. (automne 2006).

Tap at the brewery. Great beer. Aromas of caramel and flowers, with a hint of chocolate. Taste is sweet, with bitter notes. Aroma is velvety, and medium bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

Une pinte sur place. Bière brune foncée presque noire, belle mousse. Les houblons transcendent le nez, agréable. En bouche l’amertume est frappante, piquante, ronde. Très bonne bière. une vrai texas brown ale.

On tap at the brewpub. Dark chestnut color with a thin foamy off-white head. Average retention. Aroma is roasted hazelnuts, toasted malt, hops and a hint of wood. Flavor is toasted malt, hazelnuts, roasted malt and brown sugar with agressive hopping for a brown ale. Bitter finish.

[on tap at brewpub] Weak aroma of toasty malt and pine. Almost clear, ruddy chestnut appearance with an off-white ring. Sweet, chocolate and toasty malt overshadowed by potent, bitter pine hops, which throw this brew off balance. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation, lingering bitter grapefruit finish.

On tap at the brewpub. This was the surprise of the night. A lively brown/amber pour with tons of body and a moderate creamy head. Big nose of soft citrus, mild yeast, and huge grassy hops. Much like an India Brown Ale with some "exotic" additions. Mouthfeel was abundant and quite wonderful, a really complex and drinkable treat that we revisited with enthusiasm.

Draught. Mondiale 2009 - day 3. Clear mahogany with a decent foamy tan head. Dry toffee aroma, a hint of butter, and dry herbal bitterness (7-). The taste was solid - roast caramel and strong dry grassy bitterness. Average body, a little astringent/dry, weakly carbonated - but nice, quite different for a brown, and thankfully no "cola syrup" character.