 Rastacouere (5258), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 23, 2007 Updated: Nov 26, 2007
Now hear about this lovely and rocking little novelty. It is a cloudy golden ale topped by an honest sheet of white foam. Appealing and growing on you nose takes one aback by its rather estery fruity notions that march beside the skillful extraction which allows such clean and pure graininess, crunchy fresh cereals from the most humble and yet apt basic pale malts. Natural and engaging carbonation and its sibling yeastiness impart an invigorating texture which deploys its charms down to the bottom of the throat. Crisp noble hops appear more and more vigorous by the sip, grassy, leafy, yet more into bittering and balancing purposes than aromas. Now that’s a pleasant and unexpected surprise. An absolutely gorgeous little session ale, basically what could be made into a futuristic Saison if we ever come back to the hardcore farming. This is feeding by its mere texture, light in alcohol, hugely drinkable and charmingly flavorful, screaming its love for the ingredients it originated from while letting the drinker know of the masterful hands which are behind their integration.
Beerded_one (1570), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Sampled at 08 vt beerfest. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, yeast and fruitness. Flavor is lemon citrus, floral and earthy hops light fruit and a touch of spices. Light to medium body with a bitter finish
mabel (1594), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 4, 2008 [1271-20080410] bottle. Burnt hay grains aroma has a bit of alcoholic yeast and later quite a boozy sweat characteristic. Hazy, light yellow orange body with a quick white creamy head. Super yeasty hops with sweet hay finish that’s slightly funky. Medium body. Interesting but strange funky sweat notes.
(c/o GregClow, w/ blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)
josarah (69), Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Tap at VBF, minimal white head, hazy gold color, citrus nose. A nice malt sweetness with citrus, hay taste. Another great session ale for the summer.
tiggmtl (4170), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jul 11, 2008 Lemon citrus, floral and woody hop character greets the nose with sweet underlying malt base. Very hazy yellow-blonde body is topped by a shy but lasting white head - almost looks a bit like a witbier as it is somewhat viscous. Flavour reveals a lightly musty, honey-sweet malt character with tart wheat notable, plenty of lemon citrus, woody, earthy, haylike and floral notes from the hops but although the moderate bitterness overtakes the malt sweetness and lingers, it is never overwhelming. Somewhat spicy in the aftertaste. Light-medium body with lightly prickly carbonation that awakens the taste buds. Quite the revelation! If this were my local I’d be thrilled to be quaffing this all summer long. Shaker glass. Just above fridge temperature. Bottle (bottle conditioned) purchased at the brewery in mid-June.
blankboy (2563), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 15, 2008 Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, tupalev, jerc & mabel -- from the brewery via GregClow. Pours a hazy pale yellow with a small diminishing white head. Aroma of yeast, citrus and floral hops. Flavour: First thing I notice is the amount of hops, which is a pleasant surprise, especially for a Blond Ale from Quebec. Along with the hops there’s yeast, spices and a nice long bitter finish. Medium bodied. A Blond Ale that is hoppier then most beers in Canada, well done indeed!
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