Benelux Congo

Brewed by Benelux Brasserie Artisanale
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draft: Poured a slight hazy bright yellowish color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of floral and dry European hops is dominating and quite pleasant. Taste is a nice mix between a sweet malt base with limited caramel malt presence (that you would usually find in an IPA) and loads of floral hops with a lightly bitter and astringent finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very well done the huge hops presence was very refreshing.

Une belle pinte sur place. IPA Belge fermentée avec de la levure de Avec les bons vœux de Dupont. Cette bière est dorée-ambrée avec une belle mousse blanche, disons selon la lumière. Le nez est fruité, avec des arômes de pêche et de houblons floraux. En bouche la bière a une bonne amertume, les houblons floraux sont agréables, la finale est bien atténué et la présence de levure belge ajoute à la complexité de cette bière.

Draft. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Piney and grass y body with a candied sweetness. Belgian yeast fruit tones, apricots and pear notes. Hoppy with pine notes and a very light grapefruit character. A mild bodied mildly sweet Belgian ale.

Amber-orangeish color, with a beige head, nice yeasty, peachy, apricot pineapple, lychee esters, with some floral hop, cedary, piney, citrus notes and some hints of toasty, caramel malt in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, peachy, apricot, mango, flowery hop cedary, piney character, some faint malty undertones, with a hint of minty cloverleaf, leading towards a grassy hop cedary bitterness finish.

light floral hops, some light grass, lots of yeast. Light carbonation, medium bitterness. big on the yeasty esters.

Pours a hazy orange color with a thin white head. Nice aroma of floral, citrusy hops and yeast. Good flavor of floral, citrusy hops with yeast and hops bitterness. The body is light to mefium with a creamy texture and soft carbonation. Very good.

Mondial de la bière Montréal 2010
Aroma Mild aroma , amber malt ,citric , leafy with touch of mango.7-
Appearance medium thick haze , ambers hade with medium light top. Fizzy a in the centre. 2+
Flavor and Palate : Medium bodied. malty amber feel, clean and smooth with hops on sides. Refreshing but still quiet average.

On-tap at Mondiale 2010 Day One. Yesty arinas, Very cloudy grapefruit colour with some white head and white lace. A tad above-average mouthfeel. Drinkable but not very drinkable. Carbonation a little assertive. A little astringent in the finish, still good craftmanship.

On tap at brewpub. Appearance: beautiful reddish brown with a proud white head. Looks great. Aroma: nicely hopped with a little fruit and caramel, good deal of yeast in there. Flavour: Initially quite yeasty at first but once that clears the malt, raisins, toffee and indeed citrus comes through. This has a nice long malt & hop finish with just a slight hint of alcohol.

En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblons avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée voilée avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col crémeux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’épices avec une pointe d’agrumes et d’herbes. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #2846)