Le Grimoire Vitale

Golden in colour, very large lingering white coloured head, lots of lacing. The aroma is sour, spicy, yeasty, lots of apples. The flavour is also sour, heavy on the carbonation, grainy, spicy. Sour mouthfeel, light body, high carbonation. Finishes bitter, the sourness continues, harsh.

Why are there so many Quebec micros with bottle infection problems?

341ml bottle from La Trappe a Fromage in Gatineau, Quebec.
Opened on December 19, 2007.
No date.

Bouteille de 341 ml. La bière se présente avec une couleur jaune-soleil et une mousse modeste qui diminue rapidement. Au nez on découvre des arômes de céréales et de vinaigre. En bouche le corps est mince et les saveurs sont le vinaigre et le grain.

Bottle from trip to Montreal. Pale, hazy golden with a pillowy white head that quickly recedes into a thin, scummy looking layer of small bubbles. Mild, fruity aroma with a faint medicinal tinge. Medium body with moderate level of carbonation. Soft malt flavour off the top, dead in the middle, and some light sourness in the finish. I suspect this is mildly infected, but I also suspect that it’s made the beer a bit more interesting than it might’ve been otherwise. Still, it’s not very good.

Bottle. Pours a pale yellow-gold with a small diminishing white head. Very mild aroma and flavour of caramel malt, grain, light hops and fruit. Flavour’s watery and bland. Medium bodied. Not getting some of the foul or offensive notes that some are but it’s biggest fault, to me, is that it’s quite boring indeed.

Bottled. Blond beer. Simple, small head, watery, corny, and floral touch. Would not buy again.