4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Avec la chaman, on apprend pourquoi le chanvre et le houblon sont de la même famille. En dégustant cette bière, vous aurez l’impression de prendre une pouffé de marijuana de la plus grande qualité sans les désagréments sur les poumons. Un goût épuré tout simplement géniale.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Deguste avec french tickler) Couleur caramel avec un collet tres tres collant. Odeurtres epices, oranges, senteur d’epinettes, coniferes et abricots. Gout epices, oranges, sucres et un cote encore coniferes.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap @ DDC
App.:
Cloudy orange poor, thick frothy beige head, good thick lacing...
Aromas:
Citrus, apricot, spruce, orange/lemon zest, caramel...
Palate:
Extremely well balanced mouthfeel, creamy, zesty.
Flavors:
Very fruity (citrus) and hoppy overall, caramel, pepper.
Notes: Very good overall IIPA, impressive but i was maybe expecting a little to much for DDC
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Verre de 12 oz en fût, au Broue-Pub de Montréal. Arômes puissants de houblon résineux et de caramel. Robe orangée, belle mousse. Assez sirupeuse en bouche, le houblon résineux est très présent et crée une très belle amertume. Présence réchauffante d’alcool. Agréable à boire.
Version 2005, vieillie trois ans lors du 10e anniversaire: L’amertume est complètement disparue mais le côté aromatique du houblon demeure présent. Est devenue un barley wine.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2006, savoured on June 2 2006; eye: hazy reddish brown, tiny compact beige head; nose: perfumy, citrusy (grapefruit), caramel, complex, alcohol is at the forefront but in an enjoyable way; mouth: average bitterness combined with grapefruit, soft caramel that supports the bitterness, hops, finale in a nice caramel, refreshing, lightly sweet, complex, full body, nice carbonation, foamy, enjoyable, full in the mouth
FRANÇAIS
Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2006, savourée le 2 juin 2006; oeil : brune rougeâtre voilée, petite mousse beige compacte; nez : parfum, citrique (pamplemousse), caramel, complexe, alcool est à l’avant-plan mais de façon agréable; bouche : amertume moyenne combinée avec du pamplemousse, caramel doux qui supporte l’amertume, houblon, finale de beau caramel, rafraîchissante, légèrement sucrée, complexe, corsée, belle carbonatation, mousseuse, agréable, pleine en bouche
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
9mo aged cask at the brewpub, DDC 9th anniversary
Appearance: Hazy blonde with orange highlights.
Aroma: Low aroma at first but as it warms there is some grassy hop and hay aromas.
Flavour: With the hop flavour more subdued from aging, the grassy hop character and crystal malts become dominant. The bitterness is still good but no longer has the resinous bitterness of the fresher beers.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied smooth carbonation.
Overall: Stands up to aging very well stlll pleasant beer but quite different than the fresher versions. More subdued in terms of hop flavours and aromas but it’s still bitter like a cranky old man!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: OCT 17, 2007 9mo aged cask at the brewpub, DDC 9th anniversary. Golden amber colour. Extremely flavourful. Very hoppy, but surprisingly smooth. Quite bitter, as it should be. The finish isn’t nearly as bitter as I expected. If the chalkboard hadn’t listed this as 8.5% I would never have noticed. Quite possibly the best beer I’ve ever tasted.
Also had the 2yr bottled version, but it wasn’t quite as good - a bit too mellow for my tastes.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the brewpub, visited June 23 2007 with a big group of friends (no fellow rateberrieans though). Slightly hazy orange amber with a foamy cream-coloured head displaying excellent retention and lace. Big aromas of tropical fruit, grapefruit, and resinous pine. Same flavours on the palate with a thin underlying malt structure and alcoholic warmth that isn’t harsh. Smooth and medium-to-full-bodied. Moderately bitter finish. I liked the regular IPA better.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On Tap at Mondiale ’07.
Nice golden/dark orange color. Aroma is lots of hops, and big citrus notes. flavour is very floral, and hoppy, the citrus really lingers, alcohol is very very well hidden, but the bittnerness is lacking very much.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Robe dorée aux reflets cuivrés surmontée d’une mousse blanche qui s’estompe. Arômes de houblon amérisant et de malt caramélisé. Saveurs de houblon amérisant résineux et de malt caramel.
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