 rederic (1787), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 23, 2007 On tap at Vices&Versa, amber-orangeish color, with an off-white head, leaving laces, nice floral hops nose of pineyness, resiny, cedary, with a subtle citrusy and peachy note, with a yeasty raspberry fruitiness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a crisp piney character, of citrus hop, with a cedary and coniferous hoppiness,within a resinous accent, faint lemon skin fruitiness, well hidden alcoholic content, for 11%, leading towards a fruity lemony fry hops bittering finish.
TaktikMTL (2749), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Jan 22, 2007 En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté au Saint-Bock (Montréal, QC). Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes avec une pointe d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est blonde orangée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes et de conifères avec une pointe de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement sirupeuse. Forte effervescence en bouche. Présence d’agrumes en arrière goût. (Rating #842)
Miguel (1181), Saint-Ours, Quebec, Canada
Jan 21, 2007 Robe blonde dorée surmontée d’une mousse blanche mince et persistente. Arômes de houblon aromatique fruité. Saveurs de houblon aromatique fruité et épicé et de malt caramélisé.
Quevillon (1519), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Jan 19, 2007 Bu en fut à Vices et Versa (12 oz).Jaune orange, petit collet avec de la dentelle. Arome d’houblon très fruite avec un soupson de caramel. Goût d’houblon amère plaisant, fruit de vergé et pour une à 11%, l’alcool est très bien caché.
Glouglouburp (2782), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 19, 2007 Body color like juice from apples. Head first big like mountain. Beer smells sweet malt, woman perfume and juice from the bees. Beer tastes like flowers petals from field where buffalos graze. Also taste fruits from where sun warm, peach, kiwis and tropical fruits. Beer very sweet. Fire water not show 11%. Bubbles soft like baby buttock, too soft, beer like this better if bubbles strong like proud warrior. Finish like crisp hop flowers swimming in honey. Bitterness medium lasts long time like angry squaw. Very good fire water from where white men speak funny language. White men better be careful with Tomahawk because Tomahawk very powerful. Hugh.
MartinT (5030), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 18, 2007 Any first impressions?
-A veil of foam tops the transparent pale orange.
-Orange pulp is spiced with herbal, perfumy hoppiness.
-Oranges and peaches offer juiciness to the calculated resinous hop second half; this is hop wine!
-The silky body is very classy, benefiting from an appropriately unobstrusive effervescence. This carbonation though isn’t of the fluffy kind you’d expect in a bottle-conditioned Belgian Strong Ale.
What if you dig deeper?
-Alcohol warms up the back end, as expected at this gravity, but its heat is well-concealed by the smashing wooden, resinous hop bitterness, which is very pleasant for the purported 120 IBUs.
-Malt doesn’t develop much flavor, but sustains competently.
-This appears to be filtered. If so, I’d like to know why? Better consistency?
-This Abbey Tripel on Double IPA-like hop steroids is an impressively elegant sipper, an audacious experiment sure to please most adventurous beer geeks, imho.
On tap at Vices et Versa, Montréal.
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