Charlevoix Apollo Double IPA

Brewed by Microbrasserie Charlevoix / Le Saint Pub
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Baie-St-Paul, Canada

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Clear copper body with a short lived beige head. Strong aroma of pine-tree and berries-like fruitiness. Well malted and well hopped beer. Tree bark and pine-tree on toasted brea d. Very woody both in the malt and hops profile. Berries in the back and even distant strawberries. Fruity residual sweetness. Bitterness in the medium-high range. Very fla vourful beer. Another excellent IIPA from Charlevoix. I thought with this one they outdid themselves in the malt department. Huston we have a triumph.

Sampled on tap at Vices et versa. The pour reveals a cloudy amber color with a thin offwhite head. Nice aroma of Apollo hops(smoke, vanilla) and toasted malt. Very good flavor of hops, the Apollo hops provide a pleasant combo of smoke and vanilla, this is not an agressive hops, it does the job with finesse, there’s also a robust malt back-bone and a bitter finish. The body is medium with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Superb.

En fût. Verre de dégustation au Saint-Pub (Baie-St-Paul, QC). Arôme: Forte odeur d’houblons résineux avec une pointe fruitée. Apparence: La couleur est blonde dorée avec une très faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un large col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons très présent avec une pointe fruitée. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume en arrière goût. (Rating #1305)

On tap at Vices et Versa.The color is dark amber with a light beige head. The aroma is a mix of hops and malt with a taste of fruiits. You can smell the bitterness of the hops and also taste it This was so great. My kind of beer.

My Bottom Line:
Biscuity caramel maltiness sets the foundation for the deployment of massive wooden, citrusy hoppiness which even branches out into tea-like wetness. This frank and full-bodied Double IPA proves that this Apollo hop has more abilities than intense bittering.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A creamy head of foam settles atop the hazy orange.
-The beer remains balanced in its intensity.
-Frédéric says the hops also smell like "gourganes"...I’d like to agree, but those regional beans are pretty much unknown to me!
-Alcohol heats up the back end, but there is enough hop bitterness to cover most of it.

On tap at the brewery restaurant.

Bu en fut à Vices et Versa (12 oz). Oragnge thé, petit collet avec un peu de dentelle. Arome d’houblon fruité et amère, un peu de céréal. Goût d’houblon bien amère sur la langue, quelques notes de pêches. La sensation amère reste longtemps.