 MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 2, 2008
My Bottom Line:
Plentiful roasted coffee beans lather the hop forest in this silky and voluptuous Black IPA, ending in a resinous hop bitterness which seems to carry a blurb of absinth-like sweet herb concentrate.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam tops the burgundy-laced darkness.
-This hop forest is more and more intriguing as moves towards the finish of the sip: its leafy, earthy, humid, and sometimes peppery.
-The nose does not predict as many hops as there are in the flavor profile and finish.
-This is a fun pint like many others at DDC, drinkable, electic, and full-bodied.
On tap at the brewpub.
Lubiere (3123), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 A deep clear brown ale with mahogany hues and a thin dark moka head. A nice floral hops in aroma with citrus notes, and nuttyness. In mouth, like a rich rich nutty IPA, with light chocolate notes. If this was a blind tasting, I would have thought this was a regular IPA. On tap at brewpub June 14, 2008.
GRM (770), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Jun 25, 2008 Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 30 2008; eye: black, burgundy reflections, coffee head, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: roasting, hops, buttery; mouth: roasting, bitter hops, pepper, finale in roasting with a good presence of hops and a hint of pepper, full body, mildly bitter; overall: fine
FRANÇAIS
Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 30 mai 2008; oeil : noire, reflets bourgogne, mousse café, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : torréfaction, houblon, beurré; bouche : torréfaction, houblon amérisant, poivre, finale en torréfaction avec une bonne présence de houblon et pointe de poivre, corsée, moyennement houblonnée; en résumé : bien
rodenbach99 (325), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Jun 20, 2008 au fut au pub. wow, belle bière noire, belle mousse, nez de torréfaction, bouche houblonné à souhait amère, agréable. beau mélange...
DougShoemaker (2551), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 4, 2008 Tap @ Mondial 2008.
Aroma of chocolate, coffee, some hops too, deep brown, long lasting toffee head. West coast hops, fine roasted malt backing, medium bodied, extra well balanced, way too easy to drink. Especially good!
jerc (3035), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 4, 2008 2008-05-30. Very dark brown body, modest creamy tan head and attempt at lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild, dry roasty malt, brief note of wet dog that may be imagined or mis-processed. Minute allusions to coffee-mocha. Interestingly roasty malt throughout the flavour, dry moderate roasty bitterness. Not a lot of hops really, but they grow quietly in the background as you drink, eventually adding some pleasant but muted resin and citrus touches to the lingering dry roast in the finish. (7+) Average plus palate. Pretty interesting. Draft, Dieu Du Ciel, Montreal
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