Le Bilboquet LAffriolante

Brewed by Le Bilboquet
Style: Amber Ale
Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Pouring out a silken amber colour with a thick foamy head with soapy density and mild body carbonation. After a few short moments the head fizzles away and leaves a half inch cap of creamy beige foam atop the mild amber body. A wafting spice aroma with components of nutmeg, allspice, cloves and coriander accompany a mild roasted malt, toffee and brown sugar notes. A nice spicy aroma overall with a mild malt character peeking through the blend of spices. A bit sweet and peckish to start with mild caramel and toffee notes, a hint of honey or brown sugar and a rather full body. The spices take over entirely and warm my bones with full nutmeg and allspice notes. The finish has a warm alcohol linger and a noted spice flavor

Sample, 4-ounce, draught, during the Hivern’ales, savoured on January 25 2012; eye: caramel, hazy, beige head, light lacing; nose: malt, grain, light citrusy, slight medicinal; mouth: malt, grain, medicinal, slight citrusy, light floral hops, medicinal finale with presence of malt, medium body, average carbonation, slightly bitter, slick texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, 4 onces, en fût, bue lors des Hivern’ales, savourée le 25 janvier 2013; œil : caramel, voilée, mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : malt, grain, léger citrique, très léger médicinal; bouche : malt, grain, médicinal, très léger citrique, léger houblon floral, finale médicinale avec présence de malt, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, très légèrement amère, texture coulante; en résumé : correct

Re tasted March 21st 2013. Aroma: Subtle notes of spices and honey. Aromas are very difficult to get. Almost not sticking out. Appearance: Red, partially hazy, head is thick creamy and long lasting. Lacing is weak. Taste: Attack is slightly smoke with small notes of honey and pepper and a certain acidity. Finish is acid and sour. A bit unpleasant, too acid. I had tasted this beer in December 2011 and I was then thinking I had a bad bottle. But after 2 bottles, it did not improve.

Au nez on peut décelé des odeurs de grains, de poudre de thé glacé au citron et de miel très léger.Au gout les saveurs se collent aux arômes avec une petite amertume en final.En conclusion Une bière qui ce consomme facilement malgré ses 7% d’ alcool .

Heavy spices and yeast in the aroma, unique for an amber ale. Has a little bit of a generic amber ale flavor to it in the malts, not really a good thing considering how many bad amber ales are out there. The spices take this ale away from being boring but not far enough to make it great

500ml bottle, hazy dark amber-copper hue, with a frothy beige head, nice yeasty, spicy herbal lavender, coriander, curaçao nose, with a bready dough, honeyed grainy pale, toasted, wheat malt, orange note, and a light caramel, faint toffee, fruity accent in the aroma follows through a medium-bodied palate with mild honeyish marmalade, yeasty doughy, fruity, caramel, wheat, pale malt, spicy character, with some caramel candied orange peel, coriander, toffee flavours, leading towards an orange fruity yeastiness, spicy coriander, marmalade, doughy panettone, caramel finish.

Toffee and raisin nose. Hazy ochre, thick yellow head. Medium body. Honeycomb flavor with date accents. Floral dandelion finish. Surprisingly rich Anglo-Belgian character. Lovely.

500mL bottle to pint glass Aroma of apple, molasses, nutmeg and honey. Reddish amber colour with bubbly 1cm tan head. Taste is spicy with a bitter finish. Very creamy medium body with slightly astringent finish.

Bouteille 500ml. Couleur ambrée un peu voilée, mousse blanche. Arôme de miel, d’épices, un peu de caramel. Goût de miel, d’épices. Texture assez riche, carbonation moyenne.

500ml bottle. Gorgeous deep amber body, slightly cloudy, medium beige-yellow small bubbles head with an excellent retention. Aroma on the sweet side: caramel, grapefruit, honey, resin, herbal-floral. Taste is nicely balanced: citrus, resin, caramel, honey, tons of herbal hops. Nice long bitterness, thick texture and good carbonation. A late alcohol heat.