3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A lightly hazed golden ale woth a thick lacing white head. In aroma, very belgian, with yeastsm smooth herbaceous hops, bready qualities, light berry notes, not an IPA as expected. In mouth, a smooth Belgian triple with some nice hoppiness, a bit of mint, good, but not what I expected. On tap at l’Autre Oeil Nov. 2010, with Sammy, Radek and Probstk.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
En fût au Saint-Pub août 2011. 11%. Couleur blonde or clair, mousse blanche. Arômes de houblon, agrumes, fruits et malt. En bouche, malt, fruits, houblon arômatique, un peu d’agrumes. Finale en amertume, un peu de fruits et agrumes. Excellente, extrêmement douce et explosive. Bravo
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Glass, 12-ounce, draught, at Les brasseurs du temps, savoured on August 24 2010; eye: golden, lightly hazy, nice creamy white head that turns into a tiny sheet, nice lacing; nose: resinous hops, dirty socks, light orange, light caramel, slight fruity, grapefruit; mouth: resinous hops, orange, light grapefruit, slight caramel, slight fruity, finale in resinous hops with light presence of orange-grapefruit, medium-full body, nice carbonation, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, enjoyable mild astringency
overall: quite good
FRANÇAIS
Verre, 12 onces, en fût, bue chez Les brasseurs du temps, savourée le 24 août 2010; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, belle mousse blanche crémeuse qui se transforme en une très mince couverture, bonne dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, petits chaussons, léger orange, léger caramel, très léger fruité, pamplemousse; bouche : houblon résineux, orange, léger pamplemousse, très léger caramel, très léger fruité, finale en houblon résineux avec légère présence orange-pamplemousse, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, astringence moyenne agréable; en résumé : très bon
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap in Aylmer
Aroma golden toasty notes, sweet sugary malts. Aromatic gentle top.
Appearance slight haze on amber-gold with medium plus top white top. Good looking.4-
Flavor and Palate : Medium bodied. Golden malts with hint of spice, on top frontal hop elements. Quiet mild malt base with lower carbonation. Quiet good, alcohol less evident than stats suggested.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at L’Autre Oeuil in Aylmer. Some hoppiness but expectd much more fom what I was told. Yeasty aroma, including fruit. CLoudy yellow, foamy head, very lacey. Smooth mouth feel.More sweet than bitter.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at L’Autre oeil (Gatineau, Qc). Hazy blond body with an average, lasting white creamy head. Well balanced malty/hoppy aroma with citrusy and coriander hints. Sharp hoppy taste with malty, grassy, and some subtle yeasty notes. Alcohol is well hidden. Ends with a robust, long bitter finish. Very well done!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JUL 23, 2010 On tap at Bistro l’autre oeil. Clear yellow with a thick white head with great retention and lacing. Aroma is very citrusy with grapefruit, orange and peach. Flavor is citrus, with again, grapefruit, bloody orange, peach, alcohol and honey with malt. Moderately bitter finish. Dangerously drinkable! Again, another great beer from Charlevoix!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours gold into a shaker. Bright white head with excellent retention leaves spot lacing as is slowly recedes. Yeast and resin aromas. Sweet citrus and dry upfront turning to a lasting yeast and hot hop finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
In short: A boozy and sweet Belgian strong blonde ale with a lot of grassy hops. Simple but pleasant sipper.
How: Tap at Bouhaha (Montreal) + Tap at Loup Rouge (Sorel)
The look: Clear blonde body topped by a medium white head
In long: Big nose with lots of grassy hops, alcohol fumes, and bakery sweetness. Taste is not very subtle, this is an in-your-face beer. Very sweet with lots of honeyed pale malts. Bee wax sensation. A lot of grassy hops that dry-out the beer a bit with a dry yellow grass bitterness/dryness. A tiny bit of banana. Alcohol very much present. I like a hoppy strong Belgian blonde ale but this one was a bit too boozy, sweet and simple to rank it higher than “just a good beer”. I was told that this is a test-batch that Charlevoix did to test their new equipment for a future beer. If this beer was indeed just a test then I think there are some local breweries that are running illegal cover-up experiments on me.
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