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Brewed by Microbrasserie du Lac Saint-Jean
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Saint-Gédéon, Canada

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RATINGS: 19   MEAN: 2.86/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.84   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Député natif de St-Gédéon, Jos Girard était reconnu pour son beau capot en étoffe du pays. Il avait aussi la réputation d’être un redoutable opportuniste politique. Voyant que les rouges n’avaient plus la cote, il ne s’est pas gêné pour rejoindre les bleus en cours d’élection – alors que la moitié des électeurs du comté avait déjà voté ! De Blanc Sablon à La Doré, sa renommée de Vire-Capot était faite. Ale blonde, limpide et rafraîchissante, la Vire-Capot séduira elle aussi tous les publics.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
GRM (2132) - Aylmer, - FEB 15, 2009
Brown bottle, 2008, 500 ml, cadeau de Philippe Wouters, savoured on February 15 2009; eye: voluminous tan head: 2 fingers of beer for 8 fingers of foam, head is made up of rather large bubbles, golden. slightly hazy, good effervescence, nice lacing; nose: yeast, light hops, light malt, slight caramel, light floral; mouth: thin, yeast, malt, hops, finale in malt with presence of floral hops, light-medium body, slight astringency, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, foamy and slightly grainy texture, rather carbonated; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 500 ml, cadeau de Philippe Wouters, savourée le 13 février 2009; œil : mousse fauve abondante : 2 doigts de bière pour 8 doits de mousse, mousse formée de bulles plutôt grosses, dorée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, bonne dentelle; nez : levure, léger houblon, léger malt, très léger caramel, léger floral; bouche : mince, levure, malt, houblon, finale en malt avec une présence de houblon floral, corps léger-moyen, très légère astringence, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture mousseuse et légèrement granuleuse, plutôt carbonatée; en résumé : ordinaire

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
czar (1211) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - MAY 22, 2012
on tap at korrigane, qc. clear pale yellow with a decent white head, little retention. cereals, light herbal and citrus notes. fizzy, light body. bland.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
JulienHuxley (1149) - Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 1, 2011
Bottle. Appearance: Moderate hazy yellow with small but lasting white foam. Aroma: Belgian yeast dominates this one with, citrus, coriander among other spices and honey. Taste: A lot of yeast in this one, alcohol, some citrus peel and banana. Palate: This one feels heavy and low carbonation. Overall: Not a bad beer but not that good either. Feels more like a heavy hefeweizen than a crisp golden ale. Good pair with cheese as stated on their website

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
drougkolya (263) - Otterburn Park, Quebec, CANADA - JUL 23, 2011
Bière blonde de 5% d’alcool, peu mousseuse, peu pétillante, bon nez de houblons, peu amer, dégusté lors de la visite de la brasserie.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
HogTownHarry (4872) - Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, CANADA - JUL 6, 2011
500ml bottle. Backlog time - spring of 2010 sometime. Hazy amber-gold with a large fluffy white head. Dry grainy/grassy aroma, slightly heather-sweet. The taste is quite simple, even a bit mild - grain and heather, light wheat, a bit dry to balance the sweetness. Chewy and soft on the palate, not much carbonation, quick-finishing - ehh - not bad, actually.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Tricker (123) - Quebec, CANADA - MAY 1, 2011
Bière blonde de 5.5 % d’alcool. Elle possède un long col. Légèrement salée, elle possède un léger goût de céréalier. Fort rafraîchissante.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lubiere (6988) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 12, 2011
A hazed golden blonde ale with a thick white head. In aroma, fresh herbal malt with light boiled chick pea notes. In mouth, a sweetish malt with faint hops, creamy mouthfeel feel, a tad of chalky notes, medium bodied.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
punkska101 (487) - Chambly, Quebec, CANADA - NOV 28, 2010
hazy copper color. Citrusy, soft caramel. Body is medium finish is bitter but short. Average.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
RickTStiles (524) - Rochester, New York, USA - JUN 16, 2010
Pours a hazy dark golden color with a thick white head and some chunky lacing. Somewhat acidic aroma with hints of rice. medium body. flavor is lemon and some yeast. finish is wet with some lingering bitterness.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
garthicus (2089) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - APR 3, 2010
Appearance: Lightly hazy orange, medium snow white head. Aroma: Slight malt, hay, mildly metallic. Flavour: Grassy, hay, kind of spritzer or shandy like with a long grassy finish. Not good.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
beerbuzzmontreal (3428) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - DEC 29, 2009
Pours a cloudy golden color with a thin white head. Average aroma of malt, mild hops and sweetness. The flavor also has malt, mild hops and sweetness, but there’s a weird and rather unpleasant element in there. The body is light with an oily texture and gentle carbonation.


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