Le Cheval Blanc India Rouge

Amber red with a nice white foamy head. Aromas of grapefruit and some resinous hops (Simcoe). Medium to full bodied, creamy, with notes of caramel and a pleasing piny bitterness. Long pleasing finish. An easy drinking IPA that I could drink all night long. On tap at Le Cheval Blanc

16 ounce sample on tap at the brewpub. Aroma has some sweet, sugary, citrus, and lightly hempy notes. Pretty quaffable. Mildly hazy amber body with a medium off-white head and nice lacing present. Lots of piney hoppiness present in this. It seems like Simcoe to me. Nice huskiness in the middle with some tannins present. Pretty dry, bitter, and hopped finish with some more pine and grapefruit. Pretty hoppy and pretty nice stuff.

au fût, une des belles réussite du cheval blanc, belle couleur rouge-brique, nez intense de houblon, belle amertume en bouche, finale longue et houblonnée.

Citrus hops aroma, orange/red, small white head. Bold taste of citrus(grapefruit), malt backing. Medium bodied, chewy, bitter as can be. Great version!

Plenty of citrus hops (lemon, tangerine more than grapefruit) blend with light caramel in the hop forward aroma. Hazy dark copper-amber coloured body is topped by a decent off white head that lasts well. Pungent and hoppy flavour with underlying caramel offers the citrus promised by the nose as well as some floral character. Medium bitterness takes the edge off the sweetness. Some bread/grain in the aftertaste especially. Medium body with moderate carbonation. Sampled on tap at the brewpub.

Draught. Dark copper-orange with a creamy small white head. The aroma is fruity - tangerine, orange oil, and soap. Very hoppy yet not exceedingly bitter. Flowery perfume flavour - tangerine, pineapple resin notes. Soapy middle/finish. Long and sweet bready finish. I enjoyed it but there definitely wasn’t much balance.
Half pint at the brewpub on June 1, 2007.

On tap at Brewpub 6.1%
Fair haze, neat classic. Amber with creamy top.
Green citric hops, quiet refreshing. Simply hoppy bitter character but well set up.
More of wet, green bitters up front, that traveled into middle of palate. Softer (still hoppy) finish. Good straight forward classic IPA.

Cloudy golden-copper body topped by a medium beige head. Intense beer, both on the nose and in the mouth. Nicely malted and “dirty” body. Strong roasted flavour, borderline nutty. Toasted bread with caramel. Distant peach and orange fruity note. Lots of intensely tasty earthy dirty hops. Powerful bitterness that feels a lot more than the advertised 62 IBU on the menu. Bitterness level is very high and the after-taste sticks to the back of the mouth forever. Excellent but might be a bit too much in the long-run (even for a hophead like me). If you wait for the taste to completely wash away between two sips you’ll need to shave halfway through your pint.