2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
A nice reddish amber ale with a thick off white head. In aroma, a grassy aroma, with caramel malt and light lactic points, reminiscent of homebrew. In mouth, a lightly sourish ale with light grassy notes. A bit thin overall. BB 20-07-09. Bought from brewer’s other business, an engineering firm.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brown bottle, 330 cm3, lot 2, best before 20 07 09, gift from Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savoured on July 3 2009; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, tiny beige head, nice lacing; nose: malt, caramel, light slop, slight hops, light fruity (cherry); mouth: malt, caramel, hops that arrives out of nowhere is a nice surprise, light fruity (cherry), finale is a bit thin in caramel with presence of hops, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium-light body, slight astringency, rather carbonated, lightly sour; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 330 cm3, lot 2, meilleure avant 20 07 09, cadeau de Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), savourée le 3 juillet 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, petite mousse beige, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, léger drèche, très léger houblon, léger fruité (cerise); bouche : malt, caramel, houblon qui arrive de nulle part pour surprendre agréablement, léger fruité (cerise), finale un peu mince en caramel avec présence de houblon, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen-léger, très légère astringence, plutôt carbonatée, légèrement aigre; en résumé : correct
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
330 cm2 bottle via Lubiere (merci beaucoup!), served cool in a tulip glass. 2007 09, Lot 01.
App.: Murky reddish-brown with a frail white froth.
Aroma: There are hints of sweet malts, tinges of caramel and maybe chocolate, but these are quickly overtaken by big tangy funk, much like a Flemish sour and not like an amber ale! Sour cherries, and lightly spicy. Actually smells pretty good!
Palate: Medium-thin body and sparse carbonation.
Flav.: There’s some spiced sour cherry, just barely a hint of caramel, strong metallic notes that are more evident on swallowing and a lingering cigar ash aftertaste that isn’t quite as bad as it sounds.
Well, clearly things are quite right here, but I’m still glad to have Colombia checked off the list. Merci encore, Luc!
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