 mabel (1673), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 9, 2008 [1429-20080531] Bottle. Mostly sweet grainy roast malt aroma has some red wine hints. Black body with a long-lasting brown bubbly head. Sweet roasted malt flavour has a dry finish. Full body. Nice balance of sweetness and roast.
(4T @ Mondial; Montreal, QC)
Glouglouburp (2006), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 26, 2008 In short: A highly roasted spongy chocolaty stout. Unfortunate light sign of infection in the bottle I tried
How: Bottle. Sample at Mondial de la Bière 2008
The look: Black body with a medium tan head
In long: Nose is roasted and a light vinegary touch (infection?). Taste is dominated by roasted malts with a spongy chocolate cake flavour. High roastiness level. Light fruity notes with no specific fruits. Again that vinegary sensation approaching wine vinegar, very light but annoying nonetheless. The beer is a solid stout but the bottle I sample had an early sign of infection. Too bad there was something wrong with the bottle I tried. I take that back it was the liquid inside and not the bottle that had a little problem, the bottle itself was an elongated glass container with a small hole at the top, a fine bottle really.
Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 5, 2008 Objectively speaking:
Easy-going, pleasant stout
I like:
Gentle fruity notes reminiscent of blueberries, but without the acidity. Fairly full-bodied, smooth carbonation. Rich chocolatey malt profile.
I dislike:
Not a whole lot of complexity, but the generous texture manages to compensate.
jerc (3217), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 4, 2008 2008-05-31. Pitch black body, nice creamy brown head. Lightly acid ashen touch to its roasty aroma. (7+) Dry roasty malt in the flavour, with a light ashen echo of the aroma, dry roast malt bitterness in the finish. Smooth medium palate is fairly effervescent. (3+) Pretty nice beer, but the character of the dry ashy roast does not endear itself to me as much as it might to others. Bottle, Mondial, Montreal, 4T"Brave cheese explorer?... That sounds very noble!"
Sammy (3141), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 1, 2008 Apparently brought out of retirement after 1.5 years’ previous brewing, I enjoyed a good sample from a bottle at Mondial 2008. A strong coffee aroma. A sour taste, bold coffee, but a full and enjoyable stout, like an IS.
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