Rated from memory after a night at Bieres et Compagnie. The resto was a disappointment but this beer certainly lifted my spirits! Gorgeous, thick and heavy. Sweetness and bitterness were well balanced. The big fruits and spiciness were delicious. Alcohol was nicely encorporated. I even liked the heavy goblet (it was a bit small though). It’s a wonderful beer with a disturbing name.

<i>My Bottom Line:</i><br /> Beautifully floral and spicy hoppiness suffuse the wealthy cereals of this delightful, perfumy Belgian-style Strong Ale. One of Quebec’s treasures.<br /> <br /> <i>Further Personal Perceptions:</i><br /> -A thick layer of foam covers the misty gold.<br /> -A little alcohol heat is felt in the back.<br /> -The crystallised flower petal notes are mesmerizing.<br /> -Carbonation is prickly, perhaps not cozy enough to properly emulate authentic examples of the style.<br /> -You can imagine coriander seeds in the nose.<br /> -The finish is full of herbal, floral hop bitterness.<br /> -Bubblegum and banana notes are whipped up by the yeast.<br /> <br /> <b>On tap at the brewpub a few times now.</b>

An amber ale with a lacing thick white head. Sweet wheat and a light bubble gum in aroma, with spices and alcohol. In mouth, a ricjh spiced rye beer with lingering grains and light alcohol. Rye bread and pepper notes, with warming alcohol in final. Riche bodied. On tap at the brewery, Nov. 3 2007.

Amber-orangeish color, with a small white head, and laving laces, yeasty, fruity nose, with a hint of sweet malty, rye graininess, with a nice aromatic floral hop, cloverleaf mintiness, with some pineapple, mango, peach, fruity accents, within a spicy coriander, tangerine peel aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, peachy character, with a bready dough, rye maltiness accent, with a good flowery hop citrusy, peppery, also it reminds me some piney and cedary and coniferous notes, with a hint of spicy coriander, within a mango, peachy, orange fruitiness, leading towards a fruity, dry, minty cedary, hop bitterness finish.

2008-05-31. Orangey dark amber body with a tiny beige ring of head. (3+) Interesting fruit aroma, sweet citrus and fruit that I want to call lychee but I don’t think that’s quite right, mild hops. (7+) Flavour has a similar fruit character over top a slightly sweet malt base finishing lightly tart and bitter. smooth average to medium palate. (3+) Pretty nice actually, different. <i>On tap, Mondial, Montreal, 4T</i>