La Voie Maltée Soutien-Gorge Imperial IPA

Brewed by La Voie Maltée
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Jonquière, Canada

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Any first impressions?
-A veil of head soon becomes a ring around the cloudy orange.
-Juicy fresh fruit and flowers leap towards the nose at first, soon followed by underlying sandy hops (Simcoe?). Quite mild for what they call an Imperial IPA.
-Luxurious caramel and biscuity maltiness engulfs the orangey, wooden, earthy hoppiness.
-The soft effervescence gives way to another great Voie Maltée body.

What if you dig deeper?
-It finishes mostly with cereal and biscuity sweetness, which I love, but as it is (improperly) announced as an Imperial IPA, the feathery leafy hops are terribly disappointing.
-There aren’t enough aromatic hops to spell out Imperial IPA, there isn’t enough hop flavor, and there isn’t enough hop bitterness to lather the tongue. Quite puzzling.
-BUT! Once you get through the misnomer and actually enjoy your glass for what it is, this is a very enjoyable strong ale.

On tap at Vices et Versa, Montréal.

Dégustée en fût au Vices & Versa à Montréal. De couleur ambrée foncée et légèrement voilée. Nez malté de caramel doux, moyen-léger de houblon légèrement citrique et herbeux et aux faibles notes terreuses avec des notes de butterscotch et de fruits (agrumes, mangue). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon légèrement floral et citrique avec de faibles notes terreuses ainsi qu’un moyen goût fruité (mangue, notes d’abricots, traces d’agrumes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel sucré, des notes de butterscotch et des traces de biscuits puis en finale le houblon ressort légèrement en étant légèrement herbeux et accompagné de notes d’alcool et de traces de noix asséchantes. Post-goût moyen, moyennement amer de houblon avec des notes d’alcool, de noix et de fruits (pelures d’abricots). (hiver 2006-07)

Verre de 12 oz, à la brasserie de Jonquière. Arômes de pamplemousse et de houblon floral. Robe orangée et claire, faible mousse. Assez mince en bouche, un filet de caramel supporte le houblon floral et les agrumes. Finale moyennement amère. Annoncée à 7% d alcool et effectivement plus près d une IPA que d une DIPA.

Sampled on tap at Vices et Versa. Cloudy caramel pour with a thin white head. Strong aroma of citrusy hops. The flavor is dominated by C hops with a decent malt back bone and a solid bitter finish. The body is plump and the texture is creamy. As an imperial IPA it doesn’t stand out from the crowd but it’s well done.

An orange golden ale with a thin lacing white head A caramel malt with restrained floral hops in aroma, with unfortunate diacetyl. In mouth, a nice IPA with light malt, very dry, and good floral hops, not very citrusy. Overall, rather nutty. Medium bodied. A bit thin for an I2PA. On tap at Vices Versa, Dec. 16 2006. with ProbstK.

Dark amber in color, this Imperial I.P.A. for me is one of the best of itskind.You get the aroma and taste of fruits and hops, with some sweet caramel added to it. I had it on tap at Vices et Versa. Looking forward to more.

Clear orange pour with a slice of off-white head. Kinda catty smell with watermelon rather than citrus fruit aromas. The maltiness is rather meak despite some caramel and biscuit hints. Really quite sandy hop profile, powdered earth, dry and sucking the maltiness out basically, while its aromas are rather limited. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. It just doesn’t seem like the most pleasant hop selection.

5 oz. sample at Vices et Versa. App.: light brown-amber and clear. Aroma: caramel and toffee, diacetyl, a touch of fruit. Palate: med. body and med. low carbonation. Flav.: buttery, butterscotch and a hint of malt sweetness. A bit fo citrusy hops if you dig for it. A little bitterness and hop flavour to finish. Interesting, but no Imperial IPA.

(tap at Vices & Versa) Cloudy dark copper topped by an off-white ring. Earthy orange on the nose, rather faint. The most striking feature about the taste of this Imperial IPA is actually its lack of taste. The very light body (borderline watery) and the very soft carbonation made for a lifeless mouthfeel. A little touch of caramel, some earthy orange and barely noticeable hops flavour with a mildly bitter watery finish. Alcohol was present as it couldn’t hide anywhere in this thin body. A good soutien-gorge can improve an ordinary body. This Soutien-Gorge needs a good soutien-gorge.

Bu à Vices et Versa en fut (12 oz). Couleur thé un peu ombragé, petit collet avec de la dentel. Petit arome d’houblon fruité, faiblement amère. Goût d’houblon légé, agrume faible et un peu amère.