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

bottled
common

on tap
common

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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.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ddemmingjr (591) - Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA - OCT 5, 2012
Pours chocolate brown, soft, milky sand head. Nice lacing. Nose: peat, molasses, maple, fresh green pines, biscuit and caramel malts, some nuttiness and a bit of wet wood notes. On the palate, subtle maple and caramel malt sweetness, touch of chocolate and spice bitterness. Rich and meaty mouthfeel. My kind of maple infused Scotch ale. ABV well hidden. Nice beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bcb07 (19) - - SEP 1, 2012
This is a good beer. Good taste and aroma. Light carbonation. Would recommend trying ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
magsinva (600) - Virginia, USA - AUG 23, 2012
Bottle from app vintner - pours a deep brown a thin rim of white. Aroma is sweet, malty, and woody. Taste is sweet with a dry boozy finish. Overall, it’s pretty good, but it’s just not doing it for me.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
JStax (1669) - Devola/Marietta, Ohio, USA - AUG 12, 2012
Poured from a bottle into a brandy snifter. Pours a dark copper, nearly brown with a beige head of foam that doesn’t stick around long. The aroma is woody, vanilla, big maple influence, and some peaty, roasty notes. The taste is initially sweet, but moves to a nicely balanced maple syrup taste that just rocks. Great mouthfeel, especially for such a high alcohol beer. Full bodied and kicking ass. Love this beer!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kermis (2463) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - AUG 4, 2012
Draft at Beer Temple. Pours cloudy reddish brown with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, spices and maple syrup. Flavour is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Martinus (1777) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - JUL 26, 2012
Dark reddish brown colour, tan head. Aroma of candy cane, sweets, caramel and liquorice. Flavour is somewhat sweet, caramel, maple, malts. Gentle bitterness. Finish liquorice and roasted malts.
Pretty smooth.
(From 341mL bottle shared @ ZZT IV. Trade by doubled77. Thanks!)

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Westmeister (934) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - JUL 20, 2012
Bottle. Pours a muddy brown with tinges of amber. Just a ring of head and no lacing. Smell is boozy fruits and candy and toffee. Taste is toffee malt, sweet dark fruits, alcohol. Comes off pretty hot for the abv. Reminds me more of a Belgian strong than a scotch.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
dwyerpg (4067) - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - JUL 7, 2012
A rich syrupy aroma. Just a bit too much on the sweet side, but looks fantastic. Near opaque brown with a long-lasting head. Unfortunately, I had some heartburn when I started to drink this. Sweet thick and chewy it has a decent finish, but as the heartburn goes away, my opinion remains the same. Good, but a disappoint from them.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
dinkle50 (686) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JUL 7, 2012
Aroma of sugar. Taste is full of caramel and brown liqour. Big head. Red pour. Big scotch taste. Thin mouth.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Countbeer (2852) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - JUL 1, 2012
Bottle @ZZT IV: Medium to small tan ish ashy head, which disappears quick and leaves a light tan ashy lacing on top of an almost clear amber colored beer. Smell mostly candy sweetness with some malts and caramel. Different and a bit strange… Taste nice barley malts, nice gentle bitter, light sweetness like candy sweets, light buttery. Pretty soft and smooth. Malty light sweet light bitter aftertaste. Low carbo, soft creamy mouthfeel, medium to full body and a creamy texture.


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