Le Cheval Blanc Érable

Brewed by Le Cheval Blanc
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Montreal, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On tap at Brewpub
Clear amber gold with creamy line top.
Roasted, burnt aroma, grainy bellows.
Quiet smoky, smoked malt is the dominant theme here. Log lasting character, smoky with sweetness beneath.

not much of an aroma, but the flavour really does show the maple, but its a smokey maple, almost a msoke beer, with a touch of sweetness.

A smokey, medicinal malt nose, yellow,small white head. Taste of burnt paper, medium bodied, harsh. Sub par for these folks.

I had this at Chival Blac while I was in town for the Mondial. It had somewhat of a smoky flavor and aroma with hints of lemons or fresh ginger. The overbearing flavor, however, was this beer tasted like gauze pads smell. It had a band-aid flavored finish. There was no maple flavor at all. I would avoid this beer in the future.

Clear golden with topped by a small ring of foam. Smoked wheat on the nose. The main flavours of the beer are smoked wheat/wood and sweet malts. The advertised maple syrup flavour is barely noticeable. Sweet chewy malts (very sweet), a few spoons of brown sugar, a whole lot of smoke and that’s it. Would require a new “Sweet Smoked” style on ratebeer. Pleasant but rather simple. Maple beers are a spring custom in Quebec and this one is about as traditional as a shrimps poutine.

En fût. Verre de 12 oz à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblon fruité avec une pointe d’érable fumé. Apparence: La couleur est dorée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux. Saveur: Goût fruité avec une pointe d’érable. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’érable en arrière goût. (Rating #988)

Bu sur place en fut (10 oz). Blonde léèrement brumeuse, peu de collet. Arome de malte légé avec un peu d’herbe, o.k. Goût de malte fumé avec un petit soupson d’érable peu sucré. Intéressant!

Maple ale slightly smoked; on tap at the brewpub, hazy yellow honey hue, with a ring of white head, hint of smokiness in the nose, yeasty, fruity notes, in the aroma, follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a smoky character, earthy smoked peat, yeasty, hint of fruitiness, the maple aspect seems almost non-existent, leading towards a smoky, faint hops bittering finish.

660mL: Pale gold, thin white head. Immediately poor and oxidized problematic nose offers penny and cidery beginnings with olive-like acidity and mellow battery acid defaults. Quite empty in mouth, it strikes as being very metallic with dull flavours punctuating a mostly thin body. Feels like an old find from the cellar unfortunately.

(660ml bottle) Purchased at the brewpub on November 12, 2005 for $10. Pours a deep red body with a thin, almonde head. Nice carbonation. Very smokey nose and flavour with only a hint of maple. The sweetness was the weakness - as I was glad to have 3 others to share this with! Okay but I would have rather spent my $10 elsewhere...