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Le Cheval Blanc Extra Special Bitter


 Percentile 
68
overall
Brewed by Le Cheval Blanc
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Montreal, Canada

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
103.37/5.03.28/5.05.8%73.1English pint

Commercial Description:
Auburn ale.Hazelnut flavor and bitter taste. Can also be called Extra Bitter sometimes on the board at the brewpub.
 TaktikMTL (2749), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 14, 2009  
En fût. Verre de 20 oz à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblon avec une pointe de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée foncée. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblon avec une pointe de caramel. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement astringente. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume d’houblon en arrière goût. (Rating #2115)


 DougShoemaker (2855), Toronto, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Sep 26, 2005  
Rich malt/hop nose, amber, tiny cream head. Very hoppy start, followed by subdued malt. Light bodied, balanced, bitter toward the finish. Prettty good.


 Radek Kliber (3932), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 14, 2005  
Pours creamy top, golden amber. Sweet fruity, soft hop character in the nose much like their IPA. Clean bodied with recognizable hop character. Smooth . Neat and clean . Good bitter.


 richlikebeer (823), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/513/20
Mar 17, 2005  
on tap at the brewpub, pours a golden brown, with a creamy layer of tan head. aroma was hoppy, with hints of caramel malts. there was a lot of citrus, maybe orange mixed with the caramel malts on the front end of the taste, giving way to the pucker up bitterness of the end, with a long lasting bitterness well after the beer was gone.


 Goldorak (439), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Feb 19, 2005  
Deep golden, with slight reddish hues, with a light, clingy lace. Shy hoppy smell at first, but as the pint went down and got a little warmer the piney, almost pot-like goldings started to shine through. Lip-smaking and bitter, with decent carbonation for the style and good body with a long cereal finish. An enjoyable session ale.


 PrimeMinister (138), Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Feb 18, 2005  
Dark yellow with fast fading head. The aroma announced a bitterness invasion... which arrived as grapefruits and citrus aromas were felt. Interesting round palate. Good firm bitterness till the finish. I liked it.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2909), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 13, 2005  
Clear golden color with a very thin head. Aroma of peppery hops with hints of caramel. Flavor of peppery hops with hints of caramel and a strong, lasting, bitter finish. Lacks a little something to be really good.


 Eructoblaster (1477), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 8, 2005  
Light amber body topped with diminishing creamy head. Nice malty/hoppy aroma with herbal and spicy notes. Well-balanced and relatively complex taste. Flavors of hops (Golding) with herbal and grapefruit hints. Mild texture. Long bitter finish. Very nice!



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