Dunham The Red Sashes - Vin de Seigle

Brewed by Brasserie Dunham
Style: Specialty Grain
Dunham, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tumbler

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Sample, draught, tasted during Winter Warmer, savoured on February 22 2013; eye: caramel with a reddish hue, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of off-white head, average lacing; nose: resinous hops, malt, caramel, green hops, grapefruit, citrusy; mouth: resinous hops, malt, caramel, green hops, grapefruit, citrusy, alcohol, alcohol warmth, finale in resinous hops with presence of malt, full body, average carbonation, quite bitter, grainy texture; overall: quite fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue lors de l’Hivernale des brasseurs, savourée le 22 février 2013; œil : caramel avec une teinte rougeâtre, limpide, pas d’effervescence, très petit anneau de mousse blanc cassé, dentelle moyenne; nez : houblon résineux, malt, caramel, houblon vert, pamplemousse, citrique; bouche : houblon résineux, malt, caramel, houblon vert, pamplemousse, citrique, alcool, légère chaleur d’alcool, finale en houblon résineux avec présence de malt, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, pas mal amère, texture granuleuse; en résumé : bien bon

Bottle, didnt know anything about this one and saw a sign limit 1 so i bought hehe, it pours kind of a cloudy amber, the flavour was quite sweet and it turned out to be quite good. The rye comes through well. This one had a lot going on, recommend about

Une bouteille de 341 ml. Une robe orangée et très troublée dans laquelle flotte des millions de particules. Une tête mousseuse qui s’impose avec solidité. Une large dentelle qui décore mon verre. Un nez très riche de seigle et de marmelade de fruits tropicaux. De belles vapeurs caramélisées et un parfum d’alcool habilement floral. Au goût, des saveurs richement maltées qui vont à la rencontre de houblons très aromatiques et très amérisants. Une présence intelligente de l’alcool : il accompagne les houblons afin de stopper tout excès sucré. En bouche, le liquide me laisse une sensation liquoreuse. Les bulles aident à la buvabilité. En finale, l’alcool épicé, la chaleur vigoureuse et l’amertume musclée des cultivars s’unissent pour monter un très beau spectacle. Quelque chose comme une belle bête.

D’un brun "vaseux", une belle mousse sert de couvre-chef alors qu’une dentelle obligée est présente. Les arômes de houblons qui répondent une très bonne odeur nous amochent le nez dès les premiers reniflements. Ça sent la résine de conifères, les pamplemousses et aussi la salade de fruits qui se fait offrir des fleurs. Les saveurs me paraissent amères et acidulées. Certainement qu’on retrouve, à quelque part, des pointes fruitées, mais ce n’est pas majeur. Le seigle est là. L’arrière-goût dégouline d’amertume et l’alcool est bien intégré, même s’il peut paraître extravagant par moment, du moins, en finale. (594-010413)

341ml bottle poured into snifter. Pours a nice brown/orange with loads of particles. Some hint of foam resides in the middle of the glass, with a average/small ring forming around. Aroma is somewhat malty, with notes of caramel and cereals, but predominantly hoppy (hey, it’s 148 IBUs!). The hoppy aromas are rather piny, I’ll have to say...!
I don’t want to interrupt my train of ideas, but I do wish to mention that the 11% abv begin to be felt here...! Hum...oh well it seems I did interrupt it after all. Duh. Well, regarding the alcohol aspect, I thought I would feel it more in the aromas, but instead, and strangely, I feel it a bit more in my head now.
On to taste, it’s some rather nice sweetness, well blended with some massive bitterness. Bitterness which actually follows you pretty deep into aftertaste territory. Pretty much...forever. Regarding this aspect, seriously, it’s almost as intense as Stone’s Ruination IPA. Body is rather full, with a slick texture. Carbonation is rather soft. Overall, this is outstanding! Dunham just can’t stop surprising me. I went from completely avoiding them (before they had their new brewer) to totally craving their brews! This is also my first rye brew and although it’s certainly not a standard rye beer, it makes me want to try some others for sure! AAA brew.

Bottle 341ml. Pours brown/deep amber with low beige head. Some lacing. Aroma is sweet, citrus, tropical fruits, hops. Taste is of sweetness, harsh bitterness, fruits, resin. Cloying. Palate: Full bodied, sticky texture. Overall: Bitterness is to heavy. Lacking balance.

Aroma: Ether and alcohol are coming out strongly at first nose and then with great difficulty I was able to dig some cereal and grain notes. Appearance: Brown with red glints, very muddy, full of particles, very dense. Beige head is thick, creamy and very long lasting, sticking very well to glass and leaving a very nice lacing. Taste: Attack is fully cereal and grain with a strong alcohol and bitterness finish. In front of the tongue, we can feel cereal sugars doing a good job followed by hops bitterness sustained by alcohol at the back as finish. Flavors are caramel, cereal, grain, hay, a bit of pepper and grassy notes of cutting hops. A full body, round and syrupy texture with a surprising bitterness compared to a malt liquor. Flavors could gain being more elaborate. A good product that I fairly enjoyed.

pours hazy copper-orange with a decent beige-orange head, little retention. spicy, warming caramel and toffee, strawberry and cherries from the hops (!), some pine needles, boozy, peppery, fruity - also oranges. syrupy sweetness for sure but it’s gladly backed by a pine load, maybe leaving a slightly harsh finish. average to soft carbonation, medium body. interesting and intriguing.

Bottle (341 ml). Clear amber with a small quickly vanishing off-white head and some lacing. Aroma of resinous hops, sweetness notes, citrus/tropical fruits and subtle (hidden by resinous/sweetness) spiciness (probably from the rye). Taste is sweet with resinous hops, some spiciness and moderate to heavy bitterness. Heavy body. Sticky. Lack of balance. Not bad per se, but I didn’t enjoyed it very much... too harsh.

Bouteille 341 ml. 11%. Couleur brune voilée, mousse beige. Arôme de houblon agrumeux, un peu de conifère. En bouche, liquoreux à souhait, malt, le sucre qui arrive et qui est immédiatement expulsé par le houblon et l’amertume irréelle...suivra l’alcool, un peu de céréales et une amertume en finale qui ruine la langue. Une bière hors du commun.