Le Trou du Diable Biscornue

Brewed by Le Trou du Diable
Style: Amber Ale
Shawinigan, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Sample, at the Mondial de la bière 2007, savoured May 31 2007; eye: golden brown, clear, no effervescence, tiny almond head; nose: grainy hops, grapefruit, caramelized malt; mouth: cigarette (?), English malt, finale in caramelized malt, lightly acrid, creamy texture, not much carbonation, medium body, lightly bitter; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bue au Mondial de la bière 2007, savourée le 31 mai 2007; oeil : brune dorée, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse amande; nez : houblon granuleux, pamplemousse, malt caramélisé; bouche : cigarette (?), malt anglais, finale en malt caramélisé, légèrement âcre, texture crémeuse, peu carbonatée, corps moyen, légèrement amère; en résumé : correct

Draft at brewpub. Clear coppery amber. Spiderweb lace. Nutty, caramel and toffee malt aroma. Clean and refreshing. The crisp finishes balances the sweet, maply malts. Not bad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap at Nord-Ouest Café. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel (light) and malt with some herbal notes. Taste of caramel (light), malt. Bitterness in aftertaste. Far from their best...

On tap at Le Trou du Diable. Pours golden, with ok white head. Aroma is mostly malt. Taste is of nuts, malt, some spices. Good bitterness, but very malty. Not outstanding.

La Biscornue en fût au Saint-Bock. Une bière qui présente un corps cuivré. Une tête que je considère convenable. Un nez de petits fruits qui tourne autour de céréales timidement sucrées et légèrement granuleuses. Des saveurs portées par des houblons asséchants. Toujours ce petit côté fruité. Une levure anglaise? Des céréales qui me semblent être perdues dans le fracas des cultivars. Une sensation en bouche qui est correcte. Un pétillement légèrement élevé. Une texture qui souffre peut-être de ce constat. Une finale dans laquelle apparaît des notes sèches. Une bière très peu éloignée du territoire de la ESB. Une amber ale, vraiment?

On tap at brewpub. Golden, brownish ale with a white head. Low head retention, leaves a nice lacing. Tastesd of sweet caramel and berries, subtle bitterness on the finish. Good level of carbonation makes this one stand out.

on tap at brewpub. dark golden orange, nice off-white head, good retention, some lacing. nose: caramel malts, coconut, light diacetyls and malts. toasted malts, light acidity, pepper, some floral hops. soft to average carbonation, light to medium body.

Sampled on tap at the brewpub. Dark amber color, thin white head. Hoppy aroma. Taste consist of caramel, dark fruit and roasted malt. Bitterness of the yeast is dominant in the finish.

On tap at Brouhaha, amber color, with a beige head, with an earthy grainy toasted, caramel malt nose with a light herbal, vegetal floral leafy, grassy hop accent, with a hint of cookie dough and toffee in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a mild yeasty, flowery hop leafy note upfront and an earthy grainy toasted, biscuity, caramel malt character with some faint lemon, grapefruit peel grassiness, and a light floral cloverleaf bitterness, leading towards a grainy, toasty, biscuity maltiness, lingering earthy hop bittering finish.

Drank on tap (20 oz) at Brouhaha in Montreal, on July 3, 2010. Red dark little head. Aroma of crunchy malted barley, a bit fruity. Taste of light and dry barley and wheat, not much aftertaste other that it is bitter. Definitely not their best!

On tap at TDD. I picked this thinking it was a APA, oops. Aroma rich with milk chocolate and malty sweetness, some toffey. Taste is quite sweet and sticky, lacks a bit of hop presence. Not bad despite my surprise, but nothing great here.