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Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Scotch Ale
Montreal, Canada
Serve in Thistle

bottled
common

on tap
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RATINGS: 513   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.64   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Équinoxe du Printemps (French for "spring equinox") is the quintessential marriage of two great traditions: beer brewing in Scotland, and maple syrup production in Quebec. At the first draught, the mouth is overcome by woody, malty flavours, sustained by a discrete touch of sweetness. The aftertaste brings about the flavours of maple, which are sufficiently present to be appreciated, but never overwhelming the typical flavours of a Scotch Ale.

Equinoxe du printemps is brewed only once a year in January. It is aged for two months in order to attain a perfect balance in taste. Then, it is sold starting March 21st, until stocks last.


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3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Kobal (57) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - APR 5, 2013
Pours deep cloudy brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is a semi-sweet caramel malt and a little butterscotch. Malty body but not too heavy or thick. Taste is mild roasted malt with a little hop bite and undertones of maple and wood. Some caramel and nuttiness show also with an alcohol tinge on the back end. Finish is dry, roasty and nutty and lasts a few moments. Not cloyingly sweet like some Scotch ales but is a little boozy/whiskey-like, but overall pretty tasty.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
PhillyCraft (1984) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 29, 2013
Bottle with Keith recently, 2nd time I’ve tried this beauty. Pours murky crimson with light off white head, notes of plum, barrel, booze, light syrup, sugar, and brandy. Sticky palate with a slow finish. Remember this being better when I had it on ’10 with ann.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
bunget (319) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 25, 2013
341ml bottle. Cloudy copper body, medium orange-mocha head with good retention. A strong aroma: leather, peat, roasted malt, caramel, a touch of maple syrup, herbal hops and some dried fruits. Taste of roasted malt, a nice mild smokiness, toffee, good dose of herbal hops, peat and spices, mostly coriander. Moderately oily and sticky. A late alcohol heat wave.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Whatup14 (305) - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 22, 2013
Bouteille 341ml. Couleur acajou foncé, mousse beige laissant une belle dentelle. Arôme de malt rôti, alcool, sucre d’érable léger. Goût de malt rôti, alcool, caramel, légère amertume, érable en fin de bouche, caramel brûlé en arrière-goût. Carbonation faible, corps moyen, collante.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
mathieuc (283) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 21, 2013
Pours a deep caramel brown, not quite opaque but somewhat dark. Aroma is malty/hoppy but balance is toward malt with a treacle like sweetness. Some alcohol show up in the aroma too but not too much as to be distracting. Taste is medium sweet with a moderate bitterness, better balanced in taste than in aroma. I don’t get much maple flavors but it might be me... Quite an elegant brew, though!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bretteux (111) - Ste-Julie, Quebec, CANADA - MAR 19, 2013
Le liquide est brun-caramel foncé et plutôt opaque.Son col est mince et sa dentelle quasi inexistante avec un pétillement adéquat .Au nez des arômes de bourbon léger et de sucre d’érable.En bouche,une douceur a l’entré,suivi d’un picotement des bulles,d’une légère amertume qui se change en un goût d’alcool et une final de sirop d,érable qui signe et persiste.Mummm,ce fut délicieux !

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
lesifflebiere (444) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 26, 2013
Couleur jus de pomme, mi-transparente mi-opaque. Comporte quelques miroitements de vieil or et de jaune paille. Odeurs rappelant immédiatement le whisky. Gomme balloune et sucre également présents ; évoque le froid. L’érable explose, le bois et les fruits aussi. Chaude et enveloppante, pourtant aqueuse, très goûteuse et insistante. Chaleureuse, elle s’attarde en fin de bouche. L’alcool est merveilleusement subordonné à l’arôme persistant de l’érable. Elle n’est pas pour tous les palais, mais elle est loin d’être rébarbative, ou même inaccessible ; le sucre ne vient pas tout gâcher, l’alcool demeure en retrait, le goût est fort mais assimilable. De petites qualités qui, mises ensemble, nous donnent une savoureuse et surprenante scotch ale.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
olio (4088) - Tampere, FINLAND - FEB 24, 2013
341 ml bottle.
Originally rated on 20090503.
Pours dark copper color with a small head. Aroma of caramel malts, ripe fruit notes, some hints of licorice and earthy notes. Flavor of caramel, mild fruits, malts and toffee. Nice.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
khoffman43 (851) - Bloomington, Minnesota, USA - FEB 21, 2013
Bottle. Pours a nice tan. Good nose and flavor, very good scotch ale. Abv is well hidden

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
tastybeer (1313) - Bloomington, Indiana, USA - FEB 12, 2013
Bottle. Hazy deep brown pour, big tan head, very good retention/some lace. Aroma of toffee, molasses, fig, maple, yeast. Taste is rich malt sweetness, caramel, molasses, maple syrup, dark fruit. Palate is soft, creamy, a bit sticky, sweet finish.


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